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Laura Harrington Promoted to Senior Lecturer

Laura Harrington, CAS, Religion, explores the history of Mahayana Buddhism, with a focus on its intersections with politics, art, and material culture. In addition to numerous published journal articles, and book chapters, she is currently working on a book about the impact of covert CIA funding on Buddhism in Cold War America. She additionally teaches […]

Kira Ganga Kieffer op-ed in Los Angeles Times

Stop dismissing all vaccine skeptics as anti-science conspiracy theorists. Infection and death rates caused by COVID-19 are raging, but the rollout of the vaccines brings new hope that the pandemic will end and we will soon be back to normal. Yet, according to a recent Pew Research study, 40% of Americans are wary of receiving a vaccine. […]

Ateeb Gul publishes a chapter in a new volume on Islam

The chapter, titled “Juxtaposition, Tension, Play: The Development of Islamic Law and Legal Theory,” appears in New Methods in the Study of Islam, edited by Abbas Aghdassi and Aaron Hughes and published by the Edinburgh University Press (2022).

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. […]