Senior Annie Rupani, double major in Anthropology & Religion and Miss Pakistan World.
Annie Rupani (CAS’11) is a former United Nations intern, an outreach officer for the Islamic Society of Boston, and a student ambassador at the Howard Thurman Center (BU’s multicultural center). Last summer she added another title to her remarkable résumé: Miss Pakistan World. By Corrine Steinbrenner click here to read more
Was the Last Supper a Seder?
A Lecture with Jonathan Klawans Associate Professor of Religion Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:00 PM The Florence & Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University 213 Bay State Road The Department of Religion, The Boston University Hillel House, The Boston University Catholic House and Marsh Chapel
An Interview with Dr. Jonathan Klawans in the New Vilna Review
“Dr. Jonathan Klawans is a scholar, teacher and author whose work focuses on the period of Jewish history extending from the destruction of the First Temple to the destruction of the Second Temple”. New Vilna Review March 22, 2011
Watch Stephen Prothero on The Colbert Report
Click the image below to see Stephen Prothero appearance on The Colbert Report to help Stephen find a new faith. “Stephen Colbert gave up Catholicism for Lent and the rumor is that he’s going to tire quickly of his newfound Judaism. So I am slated to be on the show on Tuesday, March 29, to […]
GE HONG AND THE FORMATION OF THE MEDIEVAL DAOIST TRANSCENDENT
A Lecture by Boston University’s Professor Thomas Michael On March 23, the Program for Scripture and the Arts will present a lecture by Professor Thomas Michael: Ge Hong’s (283- 343) Shenxian Zhuan stands out as one of the most powerfully innovative and influential texts of the entire Daoist religion. This work successfully established the image […]
A lecture by Noami Seidman, “Sexuality, Secularization, and the Rise of Modern Jewish Literature”
Please join us for the lecture “Sexuality, Secularization, and the Rise of Modern Jewish Literature” Presented by Noami Seidman, the Koret Professor of Jewish Culture and director of the Center for Judaic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California March 31, 2011, 5:00 Boston University Hillel, 213 Bay State Road, 4th Floor This […]
Lecture by Professor Stephen Prothero regarding Islamophobia
Islam Awareness Week 2011 Monday, March 21st, 2011: 6:00pm in the College of Communication, Room 101 640 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA Sponsored by The Islamic Society of Boston University
Jennifer Knust in Sunday’s Boston Globe.
“BU religion professor Jennifer Wright Knust, 44, on the Bible’s ambiguous stance on holy matrimony.” by James Sullivan February 27, 2011 Click here to read the full article.
Unprotected Texts…Discussion & Book Signing featuring Prof. Jennifer Knust
Prof. Knust is featured in articles in Newsweek and CNN
Thursday: Department of Religion 15th Annual Lecture
Click here to listen to WBUR’s broadcast of the lecture. David Frankfurter Exorcising the World: New Perspectives on Christianization and Culture Join us for a lecture by BU’s William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of the Appreciation of Scripture, David Frankfurter, when he discusses the spread of Christianity in the ancient world. What was Christianity’s appeal as […]