The Sperry Writing Prize is awarded annually to up to five students for the best essay, body of essays, or research paper written in any course offered by the Religion Department.
On Friday, May 3, students enrolled in Religion 43 (Buddhism in America) were able to enjoy a very special guest lecturer: George Takei of "Star Trek" fame.
On Monday, May 6, the Department of Religion sent an open letter to President Beilock, Provost Kotz, and Dean of the Faculty Smith in response to the May 1, 2024, events on campus.
On Wednesday, April 24, seven monastics from the Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California, paid a visit to Prof. Ohnuma's "Buddhism in America" course.
Prof. Randall Balmer writes an opinion piece about evangelicalism and his late father, an evangelical minister. Balmer says he suspects that his father "would be uneasy about the direction of contemporary evangelicalism."
This prize for outstanding writing is awarded on an annual basis for the best essay, body of essays, or research paper written for Department of Religion course.