The abortion debate is largely presented as a stark divide between secular people who support access to abortion care and religious people who oppose it. This false binary has obscured the diversity of religious positions on the issue.
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December 02, 2021
In this interview with Adam Torres, Georgina Emerson '09 MALS '14 talks about redefining the language of power, reframing history to focus more on women, and creating a more equitable world for future generations.
November 12, 2021
A free drag show at Collis Common Ground Friday night featured three performers from Seattle. "Dragmouth" was presented by the Department of Religion in collaboration with the Office of Pluralism and Leadership. The evening concluded with a discussion and Q&A facilitated by Sara Swenson, an assistant professor in religion....
October 11, 2021
The Sperry Writing Prize is awarded to Emilie Bowerman '23, Yevheniia Dubrova '24, and Nicole Tooper '24.
October 06, 2021
Centuries-old academic honor society now includes 22 students from the Class of '22.
September 20, 2021
This summer, Prof. Darryl Wilkinson from the Religion Department led an archaeological survey of rock art sites in northern New Mexico, with the assistance of three Dartmouth undergraduates: Gabrielle Cooper, Emily Andrews and Emma Garland.
May 18, 2021
The Religion department welcomes Sara Swenson! This year Professor Swenson will teach REL 1.11: Women and Religion: Sisters, Seekers, Sages; REL 2.01: Religions of Southeast Asia; and REL 41.07: Buddhism, Gender, and Sexuality in Southeast Asia
May 15, 2021
Congratulations to Max Pumilia '22, Religion Major, being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa!
April 01, 2021
As part of the on-going efforts to transition to an actively anti-racist department at Dartmouth College, the faculty of the Religion Department announce the establishment of a series of panel discussions and colloquia focusing on the intersection of race and religion.
March 30, 2021
In a Bloomberg News story about evangelicals Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffress speaking in favor of vaccines, Randall Balmer, the John Phillips Professor in Religion says, "Among a segment of the population that apparently is resistant to the vaccines, I think their voices will carry weight."