Religiology

Community Discussions

The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house — AUDRE LORDE The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Religious Studies and the Institute for Historical Studies (IHS) recently hosted a forum to discuss “Prop A in the Context of Race and Policing in Austin, Texas,” bringing together community organizers, historians,… read more

Celebrate International Archaeology Day

LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin UT has a long history of excavating ancient religious sites. James Wiseman’s excavation of the “Fountain of the Lamps” in Corinth and The Ostia Synagogue-area Masonry Analysis Project directed by professor emeritus L. Michael White have trained students in excavation techniques and inspired articles… read more

More Events

Religious Studies Alum Mac McCann Writes About Music at Largest LGBTQ-Inclusive Church in America

With 4,400 members, Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, TX is the largest LGBTQ-inclusive church in the country. UT Religious Studies alum Mac McCann visited the congregation to learn more about the music that brings people together. Link to article:https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/cathedral-of-hope-with-its-full-orchestra-may-have-the-best-church-music-in-dfw-7063621?storyPage=2 Short Bio: Mac McCann graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in… read more

“Reformed Monasticism and the Narrative of Cistercian Beginnings” Article by Dr. Martha Newman recently published in Church History

Dr. Martha Newman’s article, “Reformed Monasticism and the Narrative of Cistercian Beginnings,” appeared in the recent volume of Cambridge University Press’s Church History. In it, she argues that reform is less a specific set of changes than a rhetorical use of the past that authenticates current practices and affirms that… read more

More News

Trafficking Hadassah: Collective Trauma, Cultural Memory, and Identity in the Book of Esther and in the African Diaspora

The Sympathetic Consumer: Moral Critique in Capitalist Culture

Paradigm Shifts in Early and Modern Chinese Religion

Conversation with Martha Newman

Conversation with Alan Strathern

Community Discussions

Celebrate International Archaeology Day

Religious Studies Alum Mac McCann Writes About Music at Largest LGBTQ-Inclusive Church in America

“Reformed Monasticism and the Narrative of Cistercian Beginnings” Article by Dr. Martha Newman recently published in Church History

Doctoral Student Curates Inaugural Black Religions and Spirituality Day

Religious Studies Alum Mac McCann Writes About Music at Largest LGBTQ-Inclusive Church in America

Conversation with Dr. Nathan Leach about the upcoming conference, “Haiti and Decolonization in Biblical and Religious Studies: Christian Origins, Liberation Theology, and Vodou”

Graduate Student Alex Kreger Writes Music Inspired by Durkheim’s “Elementary Forms”

Trafficking Hadassah: Collective Trauma, Cultural Memory, and Identity in the Book of Esther and in the African Diaspora

“Reformed Monasticism and the Narrative of Cistercian Beginnings” Article by Dr. Martha Newman recently published in Church History

CATCH UT @ SWCRS

The Sympathetic Consumer: Moral Critique in Capitalist Culture

Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes

Religious Studies at the University of Texas

Reviews

Conversations

Events

News

Religious Studies at the University of Texas

Tags