Dr. Stephen Berkwitz, MSU Religious Studies Department Head and Professor of Buddhism, presented a paper recently at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford's graduate student workshop, "Political Poetics Across Buddhist Traditions: Gandhara, Sri Lanka, and Tibet". Besides taking advantage of the opportunity to meet students interested in Buddhist studies, … [Read more...] about Dr. Stephen Berkwitz Presents at Ho Center for Buddhist Poetics Workshop
This past weekend, Dr. Matt Kuiper (Professor of Islam), and Dr. Vadim Putzu (Professor of Judaism), accompanied three of our graduate students, Lindsey Argo, Cameron Enochs, and Kayla Jenkins, and one undergraduate student, Brooke Matejka, to the annual American Academy of Religion Conference - Midwest region. As chair of the Study of Judaism section, on Friday afternoon … [Read more...] about REL Students, Faculty Attend Midwest AAR Conference
by Dr. Vadim Putzu Sunday, February 24, I hosted a panel on how to address non-Christians in the classroom and in the workplace as part of a series of initiatives intended to educate about diversity and inclusion, which will continue throughout this semester with a Shattering the Silences evening with the regional representative of the Anti-Defamation League in late … [Read more...] about Fighting Antisemitism: How to Address Non-Christians in the Workplace and the Classroom
Dr. Charles W. Hedrick, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies, has just published another book with the Publisher Wipf and Stock in their premier Cascade Series. The title is: Unmasking Biblical Faiths: The Marginal Relevance of the Bible for Contemporary Religious Faith. Hedrick says that his book aims to address many of the challenges to traditional … [Read more...] about Emeritus Distinguished Professor Dr. Charlie Hedrick Publishes New Book
Last Thursday, Religious Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Vadim Putzu, was invited to give a lecture at the Thomas Moore Johnson Library and Museum in Osceola, MO. Dr. Putzu shares his experience with us: Tom Johnson, the grandson of Thomas Moore Johnson (whom I have been writing about in the past year), invited me to talk about “Judaism Past and Present” for their … [Read more...] about Dr. Vadim Putzu Invited to Speak at Johnson Library and Museum