New Book by Donna Freitas
Congratulations to Professor Donna Freitas of our own Religion Faculty for her new book, Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America’s College Campuses, just released by Oxford University Press. Professor Freitas and the Lilly Foundation-funded study on which “Sex and the Soul” is based are featured in “Better than Sex” […]
Conference on Religion and Comics
The conference, “Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels,” held from April 11 through April 13, 2008, was a three-day event that featured a keynote lecture by James Sturm, author of the graphic novel, The Golem’s Mighty Swing and Director for the Center of Cartoon Studies; presentations by fifteen graduate students, professors, and […]
Undergraduate Religion Association in the News!
Congratulations to the Undergraduate Religion Association on holding their most successful event to date! “Tea and Tie-Dye,” (Tuesday, December 5th) drew about 25 students to the Religion Department basement, and merited a write-up in the December 6th issue of the Daily Free Press. Thanks to Professor Gina Cogan for lecturing, and to the URA executive […]
Prof. Paula Fredriksen lectures at Princeton University
The Spencer Trask Lectures at Princeton University were founded in 1881, and have featured scholars in a wide variety of areas, from Niels Bohr to Susan Sontag to Eric Hobsbaum to Alfred Kazin. In October 2007, PAULA FREDRIKSEN had a turn. Her three lectures on “Sin: The Early History of an Idea” provided an aerial […]
Stephen Prothero’s Religious Literacy Named Quill Winner
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know – and Doesn’t was named a 2007 recipient of the Quill Book Award in the religion and spirituality category. The annual honors are taped this year at the Lincoln Center in Washington, DC and will be televised on October 27th on NBC. Read about Professor Prothero’s own reaction […]
Shari Rabin Blogs for Faithnet
It’s not Facebook — It’s Faithbook, “a place where college students can discuss a serious topic: their experiences with faith and religion.” And CAS’s own Shari Rabin is amongst its inaugural six bloggers with her own “Chuztpah Chronicles.” Says Religion Department Chair Stephen Prothero, who had Rabin in his class, “I knew she could write.” […]
The Religion Department is Now Officially Hip
On Monday, March 19, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart welcomed our own Professor Steve Prothero, who dropped by to discuss his new book Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know — and Doesn’t. Prothero, whose seven-minute appearance garnered him laughter and applause from the audience, even managed to receive an on-air book endorsement […]
New Prothero Book Poses Questions About American Religious Literacy
Congratulations to Department of Religion Chair Steve Prothero, whose new book, Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know– and Doesn’t (HarperSanFransisco, forthcoming March 13) has generated a wealth of media attention in recent days. Choose from the links below to read selected articles about Prof. Prothero’s new book. Also, make sure to catch his […]
BU Today: Comics Conspiracy – Bu Religion Grad Student Invents Local Lore in New Graphic Novel
When A. David Lewis, a Ph.D. candidate in religion and theological studies, isn’t studying biblical literature, he’s plotting action-packed tales for his comic books. Last fall, Lewis (GRS’10) teamed up with illustrator Jason Copland to publish Empty Chamber, a “rock ’em, sock ’em, two-part miniseries” whose conspiracy theory plot takes place in Boston.
Department of Religion Announces New Fellowship
Ancient Christianity Fellowship Now Available The Department of Religion at Boston University announces a new doctoral fellowship to support students working in Ancient Christianity, Origins to Late Empire. The fellowship provides full tuition plus a stipend of $16,500.00/year for five years. The student will be eligible to assist in teaching only in the third year, […]