The Critical Study of Religion and the Future of the Humanities: A Conference

Matthias Grünewald, The Temptation of St Anthony
April 28 - April 29, 2016
12:00AM - 12:00AM
Ohio Union Interfaith Room and Barbie Tootle Room

Date Range
2016-04-28 00:00:00 2016-04-29 00:00:00 The Critical Study of Religion and the Future of the Humanities: A Conference The Center for the Study of Religion Presents: The Critical Study of Religion and the Future of the HumanitiesSponsored by the Humanities and the Arts Discovery ThemeIf you would like to request a copy of the conference program, please email: religion@osu.edu Thursday, April 284:30-6:00 Ohio Union Interfaith RoomKeynote talk by Timothy Renick, Georgia State University, “Why Study Religion? Rethinking the Value of the Religious Studies Major”Reception to follow.Friday, April 299:30-4:30 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle RoomMini-conference and workshop on the critical study of teaching of religion, with presentations by OSU faculty and students9:30-12:00 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle RoomPresentations by OSU faculty followed by discussionIntroductory Remarks by Hugh Urban (Center for the Study of Religion)David Brakke (History),  “The NEH and Demons”Daniel Reff (Comparative Studies), "Christian Missionaries and Indigenous Others"Hannibal Hamlin (English), "The Bible as Literature in the Secular Public University"Short BreakIsaac Weiner (Comparative Studies), “Religion out Loud”Carolina Lopez-Ruiz (Classics), "From 'Classical' to 'Mediterranean': researching religion and cultural exchange”Scott Levi (History), “The National Endowment for the Humanities: The View from Asia”12:00-1:00 Lunch Break1:00-3:00 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle RoomRoundtable Discussion with Students on teaching religion and religion in the classroomParticipants: Sara Liebler, Jeremy Foster, Dillon Sampson3:00-4:30 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle RoomRoundtable Discussion on Religious Studies at OSU and possible collaborative projects between faculty, students and academic unitsThis event is free and open to the public.For more information contact Dr. Hugh Urban.This conference is funded by a grant from the Humanities and the Arts Discovery Theme. Please visit the Discovery Themes webpage to find out more about this initiative.  Ohio Union Interfaith Room and Barbie Tootle Room America/New_York public

The Center for the Study of Religion Presents: The Critical Study of Religion and the Future of the Humanities

Sponsored by the Humanities and the Arts Discovery Theme

If you would like to request a copy of the conference program, please email: religion@osu.edu 


Thursday, April 28

4:30-6:00 Ohio Union Interfaith Room
Keynote talk by Timothy Renick, Georgia State University, “Why Study Religion? Rethinking the Value of the Religious Studies Major”
Reception to follow.

Friday, April 29

9:30-4:30 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle Room
Mini-conference and workshop on the critical study of teaching of religion, with presentations by OSU faculty and students

9:30-12:00 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle Room
Presentations by OSU faculty followed by discussion

Introductory Remarks by Hugh Urban (Center for the Study of Religion)
David Brakke (History),  “The NEH and Demons”
Daniel Reff (Comparative Studies), "Christian Missionaries and Indigenous Others"
Hannibal Hamlin (English), "The Bible as Literature in the Secular Public University"
Short Break
Isaac Weiner (Comparative Studies), “Religion out Loud”
Carolina Lopez-Ruiz (Classics), "From 'Classical' to 'Mediterranean': researching religion and cultural exchange”
Scott Levi (History), “The National Endowment for the Humanities: The View from Asia”

12:00-1:00 Lunch Break

1:00-3:00 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle Room
Roundtable Discussion with Students on teaching religion and religion in the classroom
Participants: Sara Liebler, Jeremy Foster, Dillon Sampson

3:00-4:30 Ohio Union Barbie Tootle Room
Roundtable Discussion on Religious Studies at OSU and possible collaborative projects between faculty, students and academic units


This event is free and open to the public.

For more information contact Dr. Hugh Urban.

This conference is funded by a grant from the Humanities and the Arts Discovery Theme. Please visit the Discovery Themes webpage to find out more about this initiative.