Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society

Russaw, esteemed theological scholar, lectured to challenge the traditional thinking of a well-known story in the Bible and explored the importance of a woman in the Israelites conquering of Jericho.

Russaw is an associate professor of the Old Testament at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminar and an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, where she serves as the chair of the African American Biblical Hermeneutics program unit.

Five Elon students presented research at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Southeast Region.

Bentley and distinguished Imams will present remarks to celebrate the legacy of the influential American Muslim leader.

Faculty gathered Monday night to reflect on the center's origins and successes in creating space for interdisciplinary study involving religion.

The annual Conference on Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion will be held at University of California, Riverside on Feb. 18 through Feb. 20.

The Forum on Education Abroad recognized Wilbourne's research, which explores on impact of Japanese imperialism on a traditional Buddhist drum dance from Korea called “seungmu," or "Monk's dance."

The Assistant Professor of Geography was selected as the 2022-24 CSRCS Scholar to support public scholarship on religion and health.

Department of Religious Studies faculty presented research and participated in leadership roles at the joint annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), which took place in San Antonio, Texas.

Allocco worked with Xenia Zeiler to organize the two linked panels, “Intensification vs. Sweetening? New Patterns in Contemporary Hindu Representation and Practice,” as one outcome of the Collaborative International Research Grant they were awarded by the American Academy of Religion