Among the thirty-six scholars who joined the Dartmouth faculty in 2016 are two new Religion professors: Zahra Ayubi and Devin Singh. Read more about them in Dartmouth Now (click title to get to link).

To honor the graduating majors and minors of the Department of Religion, the faculty are holding a commencement reception on Saturday, June 11, 2016, from 4:30-6:30pm, in 209 and 210 Thornton Hall. The Department's annual prizes are also given out at this event. All graduating majors, modified majors, and minors and their families are welcome to attend....

In his op-ed article in Religion Now, Devin Singh notes that "the Panama Papers caught some of the most powerful people on the globe in the act of self-dealing. Now the public wants the guilty to come clean, step into the light, and confess their financial misdeeds."

By almost any reckoning, argues Randall Balmer in his article in Religion & Politics, Ted Cruz's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination presents voters with several paradoxes. But the paradox that most intrigues Prof. Balmer is Cruz's ties to evangelicalism....

The exhibit “Daoist Ritual and Practice” at Baker-Berry Library Main Street, curated by Professor Gil Raz, explores religious interactions in traditional and modern China and will be on display at the library from April 11 through June 24, 2016.

Religion professors Zahra Ayubi and Randall Balmer were guests on New Hampshire Public Radio's Exchange program, commenting on a new study by the Pew Memorial Trust that finds that Americans - especially American women - tend to be more religious than people in other developed countries.

The Religion Department invited prospective majors and minors to celebrate Spring, explore the Religion major and minor, and enjoy free gelato on Wednesday, March 30, on the Thornton Hall front lawn. Read alumni stories on our website under "Undergraduate - Career Information."