Tagged As Religious Studies

A former student inspired Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and History Elias G. Saba to think more deeply about plants.

Hills will present the Grinnell Lecture “The Achievement of Identity: Soul Work, Salvation, and Black Manhood in the Religious Imagination of James Baldwin” — at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13. The presentation is part of a celebration of our faculty’s collective research accomplishments.

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and History Elias Saba has been awarded a 2024 Life Worth Living Faculty Course Development Fellowship from the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.

The grant will facilitate Hills' year-long sabbatical in 2025, during which he will embark on his second book project titled A Tale of Two Cities: Muscular Christianity and Red Pill Masculinity. The project promises to shed light on the complex intersection of American evangelicalism and contemporary popular culture.

On Yom HaShoah, we honor Holocaust survivor and Professor Emeritus Harold Kasimow, beloved teacher and adviser known for his empathy, his understanding, his thoughtful silences, and his kindness.

Darrius D. Hills, associate professor of religious studies, has been accepted to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for June 2023.

The Haitian Arts Digital Crossroads (HADC) presents Introduction to the Contemporary Roles
of Haitian Vodou from 5-7 pm on Monday, June 27,2022 in HSSC *N3110.

As a student in the course Studying Religion: Middle East (REL 103), which serves as an introduction to the religious studies major, you’ll be immersed in the history and religions of the Middle East.

Religion, Healing, and Health (REL 252) is an interdisciplinary course that explores the religious and social dimensions of healing worldwide. The course includes explorations of the complex relationships among spiritual practices, health, and wellness.

Harold Kasimow, Ph.D. — George Drake Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Grinnell College — is a leading scholar on interreligious dialogue and the author of several books. He will speak