Multifaith Scholar JoyceLyn Bentley ‘22, guest speakers to commemorate the legacy of Imam W.D. Mohammed with symposium
March 4, 2022
Bentley and distinguished Imams will present remarks to celebrate the legacy of the influential American Muslim leader.
Religious Studies faculty publish report on public religion scholarship
September 7, 2021
Supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, the project examined the digital landscape in which scholars of religion reach public audiences.
Elon students participate in annual religious studies conference
March 24, 2021
6 Elon undergraduates presented at the virtual American Academy of Religion's Southeastern regional conference with the theme of Race, Religion, and Health: Epidemics of Disparity
Elon faculty participate in Henry Luce Foundation project on public religion scholarship
February 17, 2021
Multi-institutional grant aims to re-imagine the relationship between religious studies and the public square.
Religion on the Borders virtual symposium featured interdisciplinary discussions of border spaces
February 15, 2021
Elon faculty members and visiting scholars participated in the third ‘On the Edge’ symposium organized by the Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society
Pollster discusses presence of white supremacy in U.S. Christianity with Elon audience
November 9, 2020
Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and author of "White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity," spoke to the Elon community virtually about his most recent book.
Elon students present research at annual religious studies conference
March 3, 2020
Five Elon undergraduates speak at the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion in Athens, GA, one takes best paper prize.
Liz Kineke to speak on the relationship between religion and journalism on March 2
February 25, 2020
Kineke, former executive producer for CBS Religion & Culture and an award-winning journalist, will discuss her insights from her career on the religion beat.
Su’ad Abdul Khabeer to speak on race, religion, and hip-hop on Feb. 27
February 13, 2020
Su’ad, a professor and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program at University of Michigan, will speak and perform based on her 2016 critically acclaimed book, Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States.
Omid Safi to speak on Sufi poetry on Nov. 7
October 31, 2019
Safi, a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies at Duke University, will lecture based on his recent book, "Radical Love — Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition," a collection of Sufi poetry with commentary.