Mar 21, 2008
Religious Scholar Gregory D. Alles will Present Two Lectures April 8
He will speak about Pithoro, god of the Rathwa people of India, and the globalization of religious studies Gregory D. Alles, professor and chair of the…
He will speak about Pithoro, god of the Rathwa people of India, and the globalization of religious studies Gregory D. Alles, professor and chair of the…
His lecture will explore the emergence of comparative religion in China Yen-zen Tsai, director of the Graduate Institute of Religious Studies at National…
After taking a class on cult controversy in the United States, Jaclyn Vazquez ’07 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) wanted to explore the topic more in-depth. This year…
University of Delaware Press has published Literature, Religion, and East/West Comparison: Essays in Honor of Anthony C. Yu, a book edited by Eric Ziolkowski…
When Benjamin Berlow ’06 (Palmerton, Pa.) arrived at Lafayette, he knew he wanted to major in psychology. He also knew he wanted to make Jewish studies…
Robin Rinehart and her Women, Religion, and Society class will host a brown bag presentation on “From Footbinding to Botox: Beauty or Manipulation? Women…
Abdessalam Ben Maissa, a Fulbright Visiting Specialist from Morocco, is joining classes, interacting with students, giving public lectures, meeting with…
The African Association for the Study of Religions has honored Kofi Opoku, professor of religious studies, for his outstanding record as a scholar and…
Stephen Lammers, Helen H.P. Manson Professor of the English Bible, will speak on “Were They Weapons of Mass Disappearance or Weapons of Mass Information?…
Robin Rinehart, associate professor of religion, will speak on “What To Do with a Goddess: Categories and Boundaries in Sikhism and Religious Studies”…