Religious Studies

“Bridging Faith and Health," a new micro-credential badge program, focuses on holistic patient care

The professorship brings scholars from around the world to teach courses on Buddhism.

Jon Ivan Gill, of Gustavus Adolphus College, delivered the Powell Lecture in Religious Studies, exploring hip-hop's influence and intersections with philosophy, religion and social justice.

Karunatilaka’s “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” won the 2022 Booker Prize. He discussed his works with Assistant Professor of English Dinidu Karunanayake in Turner Theatre.

The first training for the new micro-credential badge will be offered in October.

Jessica Gisclair, Brian Pennington, Will Pluer and Stacey Thomas have embarked on the program, which helps faculty build expertise in leadership education and integrate it into a coming class.

Karunatilaka will converse with Assistant Professor of English Dinidu Karunanayake in Turner Theatre on Monday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m. The Sri Lankan author’s “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” won the 2022 Booker Prize.

The British Association of American Studies awarded Associate Professor of Religious Studies Andrew Monteith’s “Christian Nationalism and the Birth of the War on Drugs” the Arthur Miller Institute Best First Book Prize

Professor of Religious Studies Amy Allocco delivered seven invited lectures and conference presentations in five countries and offered six workshops during her full-year sabbatical

On Aug.. 15, 2024, faculty and staff gathered at Elon University for the fourth annual Global Pedagogy Workshop, focusing on how study away programs can better prepare students for the complexities of a rapidly changing world.