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September 29, 2025
Spirituality and Technoscience in UFO Contact Modalities
Event Start Time: 2:30 pm
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
October 24, 2025
Davis Colloquium: Christianity and Healing
Event Start Time: 9:30 am
Event Location: 1120 Thompson Library
Event Location: 1120 Thompson Library
March 27 - March 28, 2026
Religion and Pyschedelics: Critical, Cross-Cultural, Cross-Disciplinary Approaches
Event Start Time: 10:00 am
Event Location: TBA
Event Location: TBA
Recent News
David Brakke Joins American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced the election of its new members for 2025, which includes David Brakke, Professor and Engle Chair in the History of Christianity in the…
2024-2025 Student Award Winners
At the April 22 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Institute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to…
CSR Visiting Scholar Program – Call for Applications
Visiting Scholar – Call for ApplicationsThe Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the continuation of our short-term visiting scholar program.
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Patrick Dunn Named 2025 Iles Award Winner
Congratulations to our 2025 Iles Award winner, Patrick Dunn. His project, We Are Not Alone: UFO Myth in the Anthropocene, explores the interplay of mythic and technoscientific forces in the modern…
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Director, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Professor, Department of English