Religious Studies

When the FBI began mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Buddhist priests were among the first to be incarcerated. "American Sutra" tells the story of Japanese American Buddhists (the largest group of Buddhists in the United States at that time) in the context of anti-Japanese sentiment during World War II and draws parallels to contemporary challenges to religious freedom facing Americans today.

Power and God-Talk: Apophaticism in Pseudo-Dionysius and Rowan Williams

Alberta Ferrario will discuss the controversial concept of Hinduism and offer possible ways to understand and talk about this complex tradition at 7:30 p.m. April 9, 2019, Rosenfield Center Room 101.

David Loy will analyze social and ecological issues from the perspective of arts, religion, and ecology, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, 7:30–9 p.m. Noyce Science Center, Room 1023.

Plaque highlights Kasimow’s new book about the response of diverse religious thinkers to the pope’s call for more interreligious dialogue.

Kathryn Lofton will explore the convergence of pop culture and religion on Sept. 26-27, 2018.

Jolyon Thomas ’01 will explore Japanese spirituality and its relation to animism.

Gates Scholar Sylvester Johnson will give two lectures on diverse topics at Grinnell College on Oct. 25-26, 2017.

Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his ensemble sing the poetry of the iconoclastic mystic Kabir in the vigorous and joyful folk style of the Malwa region.

Timothy Dobe, associate professor and chair of religious studies, awarded Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship for Recently Tenured Scholars.