Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society

Allocco will study in Tamil Nadu, India, beginning in summer 2023, documenting the songs, traditions and art forms created by a family of intergenerational pampaikkārar, drummer-priests. The pampaikkārar are unstudied Hindu musicians and ritual specialists.

Three members of the Class of 2023 and two members of the Class of 2022 have been selected for the prestigious program that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 140 countries.

Attorney Nigel Howard donates 50 pieces by M.G. Raffic Ahamed which were recently installed in the offices of the Core Curriculum on the second floor of the Global Commons.

Through a two-year fellows program, the six students in this multidisciplinary cohort will undertake mentored undergraduate research projects, enroll in specialized coursework and engage in community-based learning with diverse religious communities.

Claussen's article was published in the February 2023 issue of The Journal of Scriptural Reasoning.

The plan will broaden and deepen the university’s commitment to multifaith understanding and to preparing Elon graduates to navigate a complex and diverse world.

Three Elon undergraduates spoke at the American Academy of Religion, Southeast Region’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Twelve scholars from across North America come together for the center’s fourth annual symposium.

Twelve scholars from across North America come together for the center’s fourth biennial symposium.

The Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) Conference was held on Feb. 3 and 4 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.