by Jane Terry The students in REL 358 Yoga and Meditation, taught by Dr. Stephen Berkwitz, enjoyed an enlightening evening of presentations and discussions around the course's final assignment, a creative project. As an opportunity to engage in experiential learning, analyzing and summarizing an aspect of yoga and/or meditation learned during the course, students … [Read more...]
by Jane Terry The Religious Studies Club traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma in late March to visit various religious congregations and museums in that city, as well as eat plenty of delicious food at some of the congregations and area restaurants. Their stops included: the Mosque at the Islamic Society of Tulsa, the Sherman Miller Museum, the Hindu Temple of Greater Tulsa, the … [Read more...]
Mark G. Boyer, a part-time faculty member in the Religious Studies Department of Missouri State University, Springfield, for 29 years and a retired Catholic priest, recently announced the publication of five new books in 2017. An Abecedarian of Sacred Trees: Spiritual Growth through Reflections on Woody Plants (Wipf & Stock, 2016), a companion … [Read more...]
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 Princess … [Read more...]
by Jane Terry Given the evidence that a person's religious beliefs and practices, as well as their spiritual and emotional well-being, are integral to their physical health, the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University, funded in part by a grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning, has created new courses that directly benefit students … [Read more...]