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  • Sam Boyd
    Professor Samuel Boyd was selected as a member of the Faculty Leadership Institute Fellowship for the AY 2022-2023. The fellowship gathers faculty members from a variety of departments to discuss issues of administration at various levels within the
  • Kingdoms of Faith
    Prof. Catlos鈥檚 book Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain (Basic Books: 2018) has just been signed by Kronik publishing in Istanbul, which will produce a Turkish translation in 2024. The book has already been translated into Spanish,
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    Dr. Loriliai Biernacki gave a paper for the Keynote Interdisciplinary Panel for the International Society for Contemplative Studies held February 1-5. Her paper 鈥淔irst-Person Ontologies鈥 addressed using models of ontological subjectivity as a way of
  • Aun H. Ali
    As part of their work on the DEI submcommittee of the Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Aun Hasan Ali, assistant professor of religious studies, and Stephanie Su, assistant professor of art history, have been awarded a $33,500 grant from the
  • Cover of The Sea in the Middle
    Professor Catlos was interviewed on the New Books Network, regarding his new text book and source anthology, The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650-1650 and Texts from the Middle: Documents from the Mediterranean World, 650-1650 on the
  • Cover of The Sea in the Middle
    Prof. Catlos announces the publication of two books: The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650鈥1650 and Texts from the Middle: Documents from the Mediterranean World, 650鈥1650 co-written and co-edited, respectively with Thomas Burman (
  • Professor Deborah Whitehead
    Professor Deborah Whitehead was distinguished with an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for her above-and-beyond commitment to helping religious studies students succeed. The awards, chosen by the Graduate School each year, specifically recognize
  • Inseparable Across Lifetimes book cover
    Holly Gayley, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, received a 2021 Kayden Translation Award for her book, Inseparable Across Lifetimes: The Lives and Love Letters of the Tibetan Visionaries Namtrul Rinpoche and Khandro Tare Lhamo. An inspiring
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    Please join us April 10 from 4:00 to 6:30 MDT for a symposium and book launch for Voices from Larung Gar: Shaping Tibetan Buddhism for the Twenty-First Century, an anthology edited by Dr. Holly Gayley. More information and
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    Religious Studies professors Brian Catlos and Holly Gayley will be featured at an event celebrating 2019 faculty achievements hosted by the Center for Humanities & the Arts. Professor Catlos will be recognized for his book, Kingdoms of Faith: A
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