The Study of Religion at Dartmouth
Religion lies at the core of all cultures and societies. Many students find that a major, modified major, or minor in Religion is an excellent choice of concentration in the liberal arts.
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J. Edward Wright returns to Religion Department for Spring 2019 Term
J. Edward Wright returns to the Religion Department this Spring Term for his 7th teaching term at Dartmouth! In 19S, he'll be teaching REL 4: Religions of Israel: The Hebrew Bible, and REL 57.06: History of Heaven.
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"Mind, Body, and the Myth of Holism in Early China"
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at 4:30pm in Moore B03, Edward Slingerland will give the James & David Orr Memorial Lecture on Culture & Religion at Dartmouth, "Mind, Body, and the Myth of Holism in Early China." Open to all. Reception follows.
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Vaughn Booker Jr. gives keynote address at Martin Luther King Jr. employee breakfast
At the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. employee breakfast, Assistant Professor of Religion Vaughn Booker Jr. '07 drew on the words of King and fellow civil rights leaders James Lawson and Mary Lou Williams to talk about the transformative value and dignity of work.
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Greed & God
Why is money so important to us? In his recent TED-type talk in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Prof. Devin Singh points to Christianity for an explanation.
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Nancy Frankenberry on "The Fate of Radical Empiricism & the Future of Religious Naturalism"
Nancy Frankenberry, John Phillips Professor in Religion Emeritus, has published “The Fate of Radical Empiricism and the Future of Religious Naturalism” in Pragmatism and Naturalism: Scientific and Social Inquiry After Representationalism, just published by Columbia Univ. Pr.
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Andrew Nalani '16 speaks at Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Event
Religion major Andrew Nalani '16 spoke at a recent Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Event. Nalani, originally from Uganda, spoke about the transformative role of education at an event hosted by the foundation's Goalkeepers campaign and timed to coincide with the 2018 U.N. General Assembly.
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Gil Raz awarded Luce Foundation grant
Professor Gil Raz has received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for a four-year project, "Advancing Daoism: Epigraphic and Archeological Materials as Sources for Daoist Lived Religion.
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Reiko Ohnuma new Religion Department Chair
Prof. Reiko Ohnuma has been named Chair of the Department of Religion. She is a specialist in the Buddhist traditions of South Asia, and also teaches courses on Hinduism.
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2018 Student prizes awarded
Graduating Religion students Kourtney Kawano, Victoria Campbell, Christopher Huberty, and Peyton Ragsdale were awarded prizes at the Department's Commencement Reception on Saturday, June 9.
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Recent Publications
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"God's Spirit Lives in Me": Metaphysical Theology in Charleszetta "Mother" Waddles' Urban Mission to the Poor
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"Map is Not Territory, Menu is Not Meal"
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Divine Currency: The Theological Power of Money in the West
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“The Heretical, Heterodox Howl: Jackals in Pāli Buddhist Literature”
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