Religion Students Recipients of Humanities Scholars UROP Awards
Luca Del Deo, a Religion major, conducted research with Dr. Deeana Klepper (CAS Religion and History) on a project titled “The Creation of… More
April Hughes Promoted to Associate Professor
April Hughes is a scholar of medieval Chinese Buddhism whose work uses lenses of history, politics, and art—including Chinese Buddhist manuscripts and mural… More
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.… More
Kira Ganga Kieffer receives Robbins Award for Article of the Year
Kira Ganga Kieffer has received the Thomas Robbins Award for article of the year from Nova Religio for her article, “Manifesting Millions: How… More
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… More
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… More
Prof. Frank Korom presents lecture “From Guru to Sheikh to Qutb”
Prof. Frank Korom to give lecture at the 2nd Public Lecture of the Anthropological Institute.
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… More
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… More