April 2025- In a special session of REL 270: Entertaining Religion, an online course taught by Professor Gary Laderman, actor…
Faculty News
Dr. Dianne Stewart Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2025–2026
April 2025- Congratulations, Dr. Dianne Stewart, on this well-deserved achievement. We are proud to share that Dr. Dianne M. Stewart,…
Find Yourself in Senior Symposium REL 490W Spring 2025
April 2025 – Ever wondered what you can do with a Religion degree in 2025 and beyond? Dr. Ellen Gough…
2024 Highlights from the Religion Department.
December 2024- The Religion Department organized a series of engaging and impactful events throughout 2024. In the Fall, we kicked…
Faculty Highlight: Professor Devaka Premawardhana’s New Article on ‘Tribalism’
December 2024- Professor Devaka Premawardhana’s article, published in Harvard Divinity, states that political tribalism may be here stay, fueled by…
Faculty Highlight: Remembering Paul B. Courtright
December 2024- The Department of Religion is deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed emeritus faculty member, Professor Paul…
Professors Wei Wu and Jiaying Lu Awarded Seed Grant for AI and Human Values Research”
December 2024- Professor Wei Wu (Emory Department of Religion) and Professor Jiaying Lu (Emory Nursing School’s Center for Data Science)…
“This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy.”
September 2024- Dr. Dianne Stewart and Dr. Kyrah Daniels co-authored a piece for the Religion Dispatches on former President Donald…
Dr. Reinders interview about his new book: Reading Tolkien in Chinese
July 2024- In a recent interview with Will and Hannah, Religion professor Dr. Eric Reinders talks about his recent book…
Faculty Highlight: Professor Dianne Stewart
August 2024- This month we would like to highlight our very own Religion Professor Dianne Stewart. On April 29, 2024,…