Dr. Daniel Morehead returns to Missouri State University during Public Affairs Week! Awakening Your Brain: The Neurobiology of Spirituality Thursday, 12 April 2018 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Glass Hall 102 Free and open to the public. Why does the human brain seem to be “wired” for spirituality, yet deeply resistant to it? How does brain science help us understand the nature our … [Read more...] about Awakening Your Brain: The Neurobiology of Spirituality
by Jane Terry Everyone is invited to the first Spring 2014 meeting of our sister organization, LINKED, Missouri State's Interfaith Dialogue & Service Club Join Samantha Nichols and other students Tuesday, January 21, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in PSU 312A for the first Spring 2014 meeting of LINKED, the new interfaith student organization devoted to service. Check out the … [Read more...] about LINKED meeting next Tuesday!
by Jane Terry Wonder what it would be like to be an archaeologist? Now you can find out! Everyone is invited to attend a Conversation with Dr. Gabriel Barkay, noted archaeologist and professor at Bar Ilan University and Jerusalem University College, on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00-1;30 p.m. in Strong 004. Dr. Barkay will share his incredible journey as a … [Read more...] about Conversation with Dr. Gabriel Barkay
by Jane Terry MSU Religious Studies alumna, Dr. Rachel M. (McBride) Lindsey (B.A., 2006), was recently hired as the Associate Director for the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Lindsey will have direct oversight of the Center's curricular developments, the new minor in religion and politics, and … [Read more...] about REL Alumna Hits the Ground Running at Danforth Center
Religious Studies faculty member John Schmalzbauer was quoted extensively in the July 10, 2013 issue of the Christian Century. With a circulation of 36,000, the Century has long been the unofficial voice of mainline Protestantism in the United States. In his Editor’s Desk column, Christian Century publisher John Buchanan referenced Schmalzbauer’s article on the … [Read more...] about Religious Studies Professor Featured in “Christian Century”