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Dr. Isaac Weiner receives 2026 Ratner Award
Join us in congratulating Dr. Isaac Weiner, who was among this year's recipients for the Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award.
The Ratner Distinguished Teachings Awards are…
2025 - 2026 Award Winners
Join us in celebrating this year’s award winners. The center received many impressive applications for our awards and grant applications this year. Congratulations to all our winners!
Religious Studies Alumni Highlight: Called to Serve
Read about Sister M. Xavier Schulze, a Comparative Studies-Religious Studies track alumni in the article "Called to Serve" by Todd Jones, published in the Ohio State Alumni Magazine.
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Spring 2026 Visiting Scholar
The Center for the Study of Religion (CSR) will continue its visiting scholar program this February, hosting Dr. James Dennis LoRusso, program director of religious studies in the Department of…
Religious Field Trips: Undergrads Visit Ohio Religious Organizations
In November 2025, 100 undergraduate students enrolled in the "Introduction to Comparative Religions" course had the opportunity to visit four religious organizations throughout Central Ohio. The…
The 2025 Davis Colloquium: Christianity and Healing
The 2026 Don and Barbara Davis Colloquium on Christianity was held on on Friday, October 24 in the OSU Thompson Library. This year’s topic, "Christianity and Healing," explored the relationship…
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion
On November 21, 2025, CSR Director Isaac Weiner spoke at a pre-conference workshop for directors of centers of religion and public life at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion …
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…
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…