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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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At the April 16 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Insitute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive…

Congratulations to our 2024 Iles Award winner, Matt Maynard! Matt is a PhD candidate in Classics. He is writing a dissertation on the god Pan and ancient Greek ideas about wilderness. Shurouq…

The Center for the Study of Religion has made some changes to their grant and award cycle for the 2024 calendar year. Savko Undergraduate Research Grants will now be provided during Spring terms…

The Center for the Study of Religion congratulates Robin Judd and Michael Swartz on multiple prestigious awards!

Robin Judd has won two National Jewish Book Awards for her recent book…

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Michael Swartz
Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Ph.D. Student, Department of Comparative Studies
Ph.D Student, Department of Comparative Studies
Melissa Curley
Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Studies