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April 13, 2018
Religious Studies major Rob Lisak is the recipient of the 2018 Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies, which will help support his study abroad trip to China with the Arizona in Hangzhou program.
Rob Lisak…
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April 8, 2018
Religious Studies is proud to announce the 2017-18 Rombach and Bretall Award Winners (listed alphabetically): Lexie Clark, Samantha Montes, and Blayne Roach.
Congratulations to our outstanding Religious Studies students!
Read (in their words) how …
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Dec. 8, 2017
Religious Studies Professor Rae Erin Dachille and her Arizona in Bhutan Program were recently featured in an article in UA Family News. Click here to read more: Professor Who Brings Buddhist Studies to Life.
Professor Dachille will be…
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Dec. 7, 2017
Join Religious Studies Professors Caleb Simmons and Alison Jameson on an exciting trip to India!
As part of this 5-week program, you will spend 3 weeks traveling around the South Indian state of Karnataka and discovering the rich…
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Dec. 7, 2017
Thinking about studying abroad? Did you know that as a Religious Studies major there are scholarship opportunities to help you fund your trip?
SILLC Global Award – Application Deadline January 22, 2018
The competitive SILLC…
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Oct. 25, 2017
Professor Karen Seat (Head of Religious Studies and Classics and Director of SILLC) will be presenting her research at two conferences this Fall. She will be presenting a paper titled “The Symbiosis of Social and Fiscal Conservatives: Gender and…
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Sept. 19, 2017
In a new book, UA Religious Studies Professor Alejandro Nava explores the concept of "soul" from two major perspectives: the religious traditions of Judaism and Christianity, as well as the context of contemporary music and culture.
In…
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Aug. 25, 2017
The Department of Religious Studies & Classics is launching a new undergraduate minor in New Testament Language and Literature. More information can be found at religion.arizona.edu/new-testament. In this minor, students learn to read New…
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June 29, 2017
Joey Horowitz, who graduated from the University of Arizona in May 2017, shares why he chose to major in Religious Studies. During his senior year at UA, Joey was accepted into 8 law schools with funding, including three full scholarships. He is…
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April 4, 2017
Mandala Events This Week
Sponsoring Units: College of Humanities, Departments of Religious Studies and Classics, & East Asian Studies.
Every day from 9am-5pm through Thursday, April 6, Tibetan Buddhist monks are working on creating a mandala…
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March 16, 2017
The University of Arizona Religious Studies Program’s Response to Vandalism of the Islamic Center of Tucson (ICT) and Threats to the Tucson Jewish Community Center (JCC)
A core mission of the Religious Studies Program at the…
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Feb. 28, 2017
Dr. Peter W. Foley (1961-2016)
In Memoriam
Dr. Peter W. Foley, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Faculty Associate in the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, as well as the founding director of the…