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We seek to understand the symbiosis that exists between religions and other social and cultural systems, and view religion as an embedded phenomenon, one that cannot be studied apart from its surroundings.

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David Brakke

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…

CSR Spring Award Recipients

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…

Apply to the Visiting Scholars Program

CSR Visiting Scholar Program – Call for Applications 

Visiting Scholar – Call for Applications

The Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the continuation of our short-term visiting scholar program.

Patrick Dunn

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…

People Directory

Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Religion, Department of Classics; Professor, Department of History and Department of Comparative Studies
Professor, Department of Comparative Studies
Ph.D Student, Department of Comparative Studies
Lecturer, Department of Art History/NESA