Professor Anthony Petro Interviewed by BUCH About Health Humanities
Professor Anthony Petro talked with the BU Center of Humanities about bringing health humanities to Boston University. In the interview, Professor Petro emphasized why BU is perfect for this kind of program, citing the University’s “incredible resources — including…superb medical and public health schools, relevant classes in departments as varied as classics, philosophy, anthropology, and […]
PhD Candidate Kira Ganga Kieffer Publishes Article in Religion & Politics
BU Religion PhD Kira Ganga Kieffer has published an article with Religion & Politics. In the article, “Why Some Vaccine Skeptics Are Fighting Covid-19 Restrictions,” Kira asks and answers: how does religion factor into both vaccine skepticism and opposition to Covid safety measures? “Examining the anti-coronavirus vaccination contingent as part of a larger movement of vaccine […]
PhD Student Kate Stockly Receives CMAC Doctoral Fellowship for Fall 2020
Kate Stockly has received a CMAC (The Center for Mind and Culture) Doctoral Fellowship for Fall 2020 to advance the writing of her dissertation, tentatively titled “Gender/Sex in Post-Secular Spirituality: A socio-bio-cultural interpretation of gender/sex differences and religious ritual.” CMAC offers a range of fellowship opportunities, including Doctoral Fellowships for Ph.D. students working on dissertations. […]
PhD Candidate Kira Ganga Kieffer Awarded BU Women’s Guild Award
The department congratulates PhD candidate Kira Ganga Kieffer for receiving a 2020 BU Women’s Guild Award! See the list of winners, including Kira, here.
PhD Candidate Jordan Conley Wins Prestigious Dissertation Grant
Jordan Conley, ABD in the Ancient Mediterranean Religions track, has won a major grant from the North American Patristics Society to complete her dissertation next year. Conley’s dissertation addresses the world of a late antique Egyptian saint’s shrine and is entitled ““Bodies, Blessings, and Bile: Sensory Encounters at the Shrine of Saints Cyrus and John.” […]
BU PhD Tazeen Ali Joins 2020 Young Scholars in American Religion Program
BU PhD Tazeen Ali, who is an Assistant Professor at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, joins a prestigious cohort of other early career scholars at the Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture. The Young Scholars Program assists early career scholars in the improvement of their teaching and […]
Katz Video Celebration
The BU Department of Religion collected video messages from the Katz family, previous awardees, and professors to honor Lydia and Zoe. View the video below.
Lydia Beyer and Zoe Beard Win Department Awards
The BU Department of Religion would like to congratulate Lydia Beyer and Zoe Beard for winning Katz Awards. The Katz Award, dating back to 1968, recognizes undergraduate students of religion who have demonstrated both academic excellence and an unwavering commitment to community service. Lydia is a Political Science and Religion double major. “I am so […]
BU Religion PhD Amina Chaudary Writes and Produces Film
PhD and award-winning documentarian Dr. Amina Chaudary produced a short film, Emptying Sacred Spaces, on worship during the coronavirus crisis. Watch the video on Vimeo.
Professor Anthony Petro Named National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching Professor
BU Religion Professor Anthony Petro will be the next NEH Teaching Professor at Boston University. According to an email from CAS Dean Sclaroff, “[t]his appointment enables each incumbent to launch a significant new Humanities educational initiative in CAS and the Core Curriculum. In the past these have included a summer study program in Athens, Greece; […]