The Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University and the Center for Asian Research at Arizona State University hosted a conference in Springfield, Missouri, “Theravāda Civilizations and Their Others,” at the Hotel Vandivort on 1-3 June, 2017. Several scholars of Buddhism from around the country gathered to discuss new works in Theravāda Studies, present papers, … [Read more...] about MSU Religious Studies Department Hosts Theravāda Buddhism Conference
Victor Matthews, dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs has an article, "The Art of Lying in King David's Court," which will be included in the May issue of Biblical Theology Bulletin. The bulletin is published in honor of the late John Pilch. … [Read more...] about Latest Article Published
Congratulations to Dr. Austra Reinis, Professor of History of Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University, on being awarded a Fulbright Teaching and Research grant! Her sabbatical year, Fall 2017 and Spring 2018, will take her to Germany where she will teach a course at the University of Leipzig on “The Correspondence Network of … [Read more...] about Religious Studies Professor Awarded Fulbright Grant
The Missouri State University Board of Governors designated six students as the 2016-17 Citizen Scholars at its meeting today (Dec. 15). But what makes a good citizen scholar? These students were selected for their dedication to the public affairs mission of the university through course work, activities and service-learning opportunities. “The drive that these students … [Read more...] about Religious Studies Student receives Citizen Scholarship
The newly revised and expanded 4th edition of Dr. Victor Matthews' book Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East (Paulist Press, 2016) has just been published. It is an anthology of ancient Near Eastern literature, laws, political documents, and stories that share parallel themes and in some cases parallel historical events with biblical narratives … [Read more...] about Book revision published