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University Lectures for 2015-2016 Announced
University Lecture Series 2015-2016The Center for the Study of Religion at OSU has scheduled five talks for the 2015-2016 University Lecture series. Each scholar, prominent in a variety of…

Community Lectures for 2015-16 Announced
Information about the 2015-2016 Community Lecture SeriesThe Center for the Study of Religion at OSU Community Lecture Series on "Religions of the World Past and Present" provides a non-academic…
2015 Iles Award Winner - Kati Fitzgerald, Department of Comparative Studies
Kati Fitzgerald of the Department of Comparative Studies has been chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Robert L. and Phyllis J. Iles Award for Graduate Study of Myth, which is…

Tom Kasulis receives a 2015 Distinguished Scholar Award
Thomas P. Kasulis, professor of Comparative Studies and director of the Center for the Study of Religion, has received a 2015 Distinguished Scholar Award from OSU's Office of Research.
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Tom Kasulis Participates in Japanese University Colloquia Focusing on Book Translation
During the winter break, Tom Kasulis, Professor of Comparative Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion, participated in three Japanese university colloquia focusing on the…

Sarah Iles Johnston elected president of American Society for the Study of Religion
Sarah Iles Johnston, Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Religion and professor of classics, has been elected president of the American Society for the Study of Religion. Her term…

2014 Iles Award Winner - Wenyuan Shao, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Wenyuan Shao of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures has been chosen as the recipient of 2014 Robert L. and Phyllis J. Iles Award for Graduate Study of Myth, which is…

Religion Out Loud
A new faculty member in the Comparative Studies Department, Isaac Weiner, has just published his first monograph. It's available for purchase at NYU Press, or through Amazon. Religion Out…
2013 Iles Award Winner - Erin Wagner, Department of English
Erin Wagner of the Department of English has been chosen as the recipient of the second annual Robert L. and Phyllis J. Iles Award for Graduate Study of Myth, which is administrated by the Center…