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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.

Saba Awarded ‘Life Worth Living’ Fellowship

Mar 21, 2024

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and History Elias G. Saba has been awarded a 2024 Life Worth Living Faculty Course Development Fellowship from the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. The $15

Darrius Hills Awarded Prestigious Fellowship from the Louisville Institute's Sabbatical Grant for Researchers

wellsmat — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:30:36 +0000

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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.

Darrius Hills Awarded Prestigious Fellowship from the Louisville Institute's Sabbatical Grant for Researchers

Feb 20, 2024

Darrius Hills, associate professor of Religious Studies, has been honored with a prestigious fellowship from the Louisville Institute's Sabbatical Grant for Researchers program. This $40,000 grant is

Planting Seeds of Hope

stolzeja — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 22:13:05 +0000

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Jacqueline Hartling Stolze

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Harold Kasimow: Teacher, Scholar, and Mensch

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Harold Kasimow speaks at the Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, in honor of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance, May 7, 2019.

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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.

Planting Seeds of Hope

Apr 17, 2023

Anyone walking by Professor Harold Kasimow’s Grinnell home on a Friday night in the 1970s might have been moved to pause and take in the sounds and colors coming from the modest two-story house. They

Darrius D. Hills to Receive $2,850 Grant with the NEH Summer Institute

mozoyesen — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:00:10 +0000

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

Darrius D. Hills to Receive $2,850 Grant with the NEH Summer Institute

Apr 04, 2023

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

Introduction to the Contemporary Roles of Haitian Vodou

clayton — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:25:31 +0000

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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.

Introduction to the Contemporary Roles of Haitian Vodou

Jun 23, 2022

What: "Introduction to the Contemporary Roles of Haitian Vodou" presented by Dr. Petrouchka Moise and Hougan Jean-Daniel Lafontant and moderated by Dr. Fredo Rivera. When: Monday, June 27, 2022, 5-7

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The Intertwined Study of Religion and History

anderssa — Sat, 14 May 2022 02:41:49 +0000

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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.

The Intertwined Study of Religion and History

May 14, 2022

What does it mean to study religion? And what part does history play in religion? As a student in the course Studying Religion: Middle East (REL 103), which serves as an introduction to the religious

Alternative Perspectives on Healing

anderssa — Sat, 14 May 2022 02:32:36 +0000

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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.

Alternative Perspectives on Healing

May 14, 2022

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

Harold Kasimow will speak on Holocaust Remembrance Day

fleeners — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:00:06 +0000

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“Remembrances of a Child Holocaust Survivor”

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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

Harold Kasimow will speak on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Apr 21, 2022

Harold Kasimow, Ph.D., was born in rural Poland in an area now in Lithuania. As Nazi troops began systematically killing or deporting Jews, his father managed to hide the family under a cattle barn

College Mourns Professor Tyler Roberts

regenold — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:50:28 +0000

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Tyler Tillinghast Roberts, professor of religious studies, died Thursday, June 3, at the age of 61.

College Mourns Professor Tyler Roberts

Jun 09, 2021

Tyler Tillinghast Roberts, professor of religious studies, died Thursday, June 3, at the age of 61. Tyler was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and grew up in Stowe, Vermont. He graduated from Brown