Joint Doctoral Program in the Study of Religion - DU/Iliff
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We believe innovative and exciting academic inquiries depend on conversations between people who approach the study of religion from different angles.
Website: du.edu/duiliffjoint/
❗Apply Now for 2026-27❗: https://www.du.edu/duiliffjoint/apply-program
Website: du.edu/duiliffjoint/
❗Apply Now for 2026-27❗: https://www.du.edu/duiliffjoint/apply-program
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Come attend the launch party for the JDP GSA's new journal, the Journal of Auto-Academia! Read the Inaugural Volume here: iliff.libguides.com/journal-of-a...
February 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Come attend the launch party for the JDP GSA's new journal, the Journal of Auto-Academia! Read the Inaugural Volume here: iliff.libguides.com/journal-of-a...
Ever wanted to visit Italy? Ever wanted to learn about Christian art in Italy? Here is your opportunity with a trip being organized by Dr. Miguel De La Torre and the Italian Castello Sonnino International Education Center! Email him for the full itinerary and to RSVP: mdelatorre@iliff.edu
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Ever wanted to visit Italy? Ever wanted to learn about Christian art in Italy? Here is your opportunity with a trip being organized by Dr. Miguel De La Torre and the Italian Castello Sonnino International Education Center! Email him for the full itinerary and to RSVP: mdelatorre@iliff.edu
Have questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. about what is happening with the JDP and the exciting changes coming in the future? Then stop by Iliff BEC 218 anytime between 1-3pm on Tuesday, February 17th, for Cookies & Questions (and coffee!)
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Have questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. about what is happening with the JDP and the exciting changes coming in the future? Then stop by Iliff BEC 218 anytime between 1-3pm on Tuesday, February 17th, for Cookies & Questions (and coffee!)
The JDP Graduate Student Association has just launched a merch store for JDP branded items! All funds go to the GSA for supporting student conference reimbursements. Shop here and contribute directly to students: www.bonfire.com/store/jdp-st...
February 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The JDP Graduate Student Association has just launched a merch store for JDP branded items! All funds go to the GSA for supporting student conference reimbursements. Shop here and contribute directly to students: www.bonfire.com/store/jdp-st...
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb 3, at 12pm in the Chambers Center Garden Room (Room 190) for “Black Christianities: Racialized Purity Culture as Theological Haunting”.
Students, faculty, staff, and community members all welcome!
Students, faculty, staff, and community members all welcome!
January 25, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb 3, at 12pm in the Chambers Center Garden Room (Room 190) for “Black Christianities: Racialized Purity Culture as Theological Haunting”.
Students, faculty, staff, and community members all welcome!
Students, faculty, staff, and community members all welcome!
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Aric Frenkel!
Title: "The United Rights of America: An intervention on the Convenient Marriage Narrative."
Date/Time: January 21, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm MT.
Check your institutional email for zoom link.
Title: "The United Rights of America: An intervention on the Convenient Marriage Narrative."
Date/Time: January 21, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm MT.
Check your institutional email for zoom link.
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Aric Frenkel!
Title: "The United Rights of America: An intervention on the Convenient Marriage Narrative."
Date/Time: January 21, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm MT.
Check your institutional email for zoom link.
Title: "The United Rights of America: An intervention on the Convenient Marriage Narrative."
Date/Time: January 21, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm MT.
Check your institutional email for zoom link.
Happening THIS week on Thursday, January 15th! Come hear Dr. Andrea Stanton speak about Technology as a Social Tool.
RSVP at the provided link or find it in your institutional email: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
RSVP at the provided link or find it in your institutional email: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Happening THIS week on Thursday, January 15th! Come hear Dr. Andrea Stanton speak about Technology as a Social Tool.
RSVP at the provided link or find it in your institutional email: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
RSVP at the provided link or find it in your institutional email: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy Conference has extended the proposal deadline for papers, panel discussions, roundtables, and creative presentations‼️
Email Dr Adam Brett (abrett@uls.edu) a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biography ASAP‼️
About the conference: religionnews.com/2025/12/02/u...
Email Dr Adam Brett (abrett@uls.edu) a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biography ASAP‼️
About the conference: religionnews.com/2025/12/02/u...
United Lutheran Seminary to host 'A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy' Conference, February 27–28
United Lutheran Seminary
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January 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy Conference has extended the proposal deadline for papers, panel discussions, roundtables, and creative presentations‼️
Email Dr Adam Brett (abrett@uls.edu) a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biography ASAP‼️
About the conference: religionnews.com/2025/12/02/u...
Email Dr Adam Brett (abrett@uls.edu) a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biography ASAP‼️
About the conference: religionnews.com/2025/12/02/u...
Thinking about a Ph.D. in Religion? Then the Joint Doctoral Program has you covered! Apply online now, priority deadline is January 8th: www.du.edu/duiliffjoint
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Thinking about a Ph.D. in Religion? Then the Joint Doctoral Program has you covered! Apply online now, priority deadline is January 8th: www.du.edu/duiliffjoint
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
The 2026 Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Regional Conference of the AAR has EXTENDED its submission deadline until Sunday December 14th at midnight!
Submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for the March 27-28th conference and Register for it at this link: www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
Submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for the March 27-28th conference and Register for it at this link: www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
AAR-RBS, RMGP Region - 2026 Call for Proposals
Register for the 2026 Conference
Registration must be completed here: https://cvent.me/n1q4wg.
$20 for students, adjunct faculty members, independent scholars, or community members
$30 for non tenure-...
www.rmgpregion.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The 2026 Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Regional Conference of the AAR has EXTENDED its submission deadline until Sunday December 14th at midnight!
Submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for the March 27-28th conference and Register for it at this link: www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
Submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for the March 27-28th conference and Register for it at this link: www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
Stop by the Iliff library today November 20th or tomorrow November 21st for the Trans Day of Remembrance altar.
All the lives lost worldwide remind us the fight against patriarchy and gender domination is far from over. It requires all of us to stop this violence and the systems causing the harm.
All the lives lost worldwide remind us the fight against patriarchy and gender domination is far from over. It requires all of us to stop this violence and the systems causing the harm.
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Stop by the Iliff library today November 20th or tomorrow November 21st for the Trans Day of Remembrance altar.
All the lives lost worldwide remind us the fight against patriarchy and gender domination is far from over. It requires all of us to stop this violence and the systems causing the harm.
All the lives lost worldwide remind us the fight against patriarchy and gender domination is far from over. It requires all of us to stop this violence and the systems causing the harm.
See you at the JDP AAR Reception this week!
Also, if you already saw this post no you didn't 🤫 (we forgot to put the time of the event)
Also, if you already saw this post no you didn't 🤫 (we forgot to put the time of the event)
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
See you at the JDP AAR Reception this week!
Also, if you already saw this post no you didn't 🤫 (we forgot to put the time of the event)
Also, if you already saw this post no you didn't 🤫 (we forgot to put the time of the event)
❗The AAR-RBS Regional Conference at UCCS on March 27-28, 2026, needs volunteers❗
You will get free registration/meals. Email Dr. Jeff Scholes (jscholes@uccs.edu).
Also, consider submitting a paper, panel, or roundtable proposal (due November 28): www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
See you there!!
You will get free registration/meals. Email Dr. Jeff Scholes (jscholes@uccs.edu).
Also, consider submitting a paper, panel, or roundtable proposal (due November 28): www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
See you there!!
AAR-RBS, RMGP Region - 2026 Call for Proposals
!Call for Proposals OPEN!
The 2026 Conference of the Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Region of the Religion and Bible Society/American Academy of Religion will be held on March 27th and 28th, 2026 at the ...
www.rmgpregion.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
❗The AAR-RBS Regional Conference at UCCS on March 27-28, 2026, needs volunteers❗
You will get free registration/meals. Email Dr. Jeff Scholes (jscholes@uccs.edu).
Also, consider submitting a paper, panel, or roundtable proposal (due November 28): www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
See you there!!
You will get free registration/meals. Email Dr. Jeff Scholes (jscholes@uccs.edu).
Also, consider submitting a paper, panel, or roundtable proposal (due November 28): www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
See you there!!
JDP students should submit a paper for: THE 2026 ALBERT CLARK AWARD for the best papers in Religious Studies or Theology
Cash prizes + winning papers to be published in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, The National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
thetaalphakappa.org/clark-awards/
Cash prizes + winning papers to be published in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, The National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
thetaalphakappa.org/clark-awards/
The Clark Award - Theta Alpha Kappa
2026 Albert Clark Award Call for Papers You are invited to submit a paper for: THE 2026 ALBERT CLARK AWARD for the best papers in Religious Studies or Theology $1000.00 award for the best undergraduat...
thetaalphakappa.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
JDP students should submit a paper for: THE 2026 ALBERT CLARK AWARD for the best papers in Religious Studies or Theology
Cash prizes + winning papers to be published in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, The National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
thetaalphakappa.org/clark-awards/
Cash prizes + winning papers to be published in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, The National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
thetaalphakappa.org/clark-awards/
Join Religious Studies outside Sturm 266 for a cookie and some friendly encouragements to 'sweeten' your Week 9! Students - Faculty - Staff: All are welcome and please bring a friend or colleague. See you Wednesday November 5th from 12-1pm!
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Join Religious Studies outside Sturm 266 for a cookie and some friendly encouragements to 'sweeten' your Week 9! Students - Faculty - Staff: All are welcome and please bring a friend or colleague. See you Wednesday November 5th from 12-1pm!
The Bangor Theological Seminary Center (BTS Center) is hiring a part-time remote Research Assistant to support their shared EcoPreacher work and other research initiatives. $30/hour for approximately 200 hours annually.
Job description: thebtscenter.org/research-ass...
Job description: thebtscenter.org/research-ass...
thebtscenter.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Bangor Theological Seminary Center (BTS Center) is hiring a part-time remote Research Assistant to support their shared EcoPreacher work and other research initiatives. $30/hour for approximately 200 hours annually.
Job description: thebtscenter.org/research-ass...
Job description: thebtscenter.org/research-ass...
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Dann Buchanan titled: "Mysticism as Epistemic Procedure: The Path to Understanding in Eihei Dogen and Teresa of Avila"
Date & Time: Monday, November 3, 1-3pm MT
Check your institutional email for room number and Zoom link.
Date & Time: Monday, November 3, 1-3pm MT
Check your institutional email for room number and Zoom link.
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Dann Buchanan titled: "Mysticism as Epistemic Procedure: The Path to Understanding in Eihei Dogen and Teresa of Avila"
Date & Time: Monday, November 3, 1-3pm MT
Check your institutional email for room number and Zoom link.
Date & Time: Monday, November 3, 1-3pm MT
Check your institutional email for room number and Zoom link.
Are you thinking about a Ph.D. in Religion? Then you should check out the Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) 🤩
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
October 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Are you thinking about a Ph.D. in Religion? Then you should check out the Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) 🤩
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
Multiple upcoming Dissertation and Proposal defenses, check your institutional email for all abstracts, room numbers, and Zoom links.
October 17, 2pm - 4pm MT: Jason Andrus dissertation defense. Title: "Islamic Political Anti-Theology."
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October 17, 2pm - 4pm MT: Jason Andrus dissertation defense. Title: "Islamic Political Anti-Theology."
1/4
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Multiple upcoming Dissertation and Proposal defenses, check your institutional email for all abstracts, room numbers, and Zoom links.
October 17, 2pm - 4pm MT: Jason Andrus dissertation defense. Title: "Islamic Political Anti-Theology."
1/4
October 17, 2pm - 4pm MT: Jason Andrus dissertation defense. Title: "Islamic Political Anti-Theology."
1/4
JDP faculty Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi has published an open-access ebook entitled "Emerging Trends in Congregational Engagement and Leadership," available for download here: www.mdpi.com/books/reprin....
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
JDP faculty Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi has published an open-access ebook entitled "Emerging Trends in Congregational Engagement and Leadership," available for download here: www.mdpi.com/books/reprin....
Congratulations to Eunjin Jeon who passed her proposal defense yesterday!!! 🥳
This is a huge step forward and the JDP is proud of the work you have put in! We cannot wait to see your finished dissertation.
This is a huge step forward and the JDP is proud of the work you have put in! We cannot wait to see your finished dissertation.
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Congratulations to Eunjin Jeon who passed her proposal defense yesterday!!! 🥳
This is a huge step forward and the JDP is proud of the work you have put in! We cannot wait to see your finished dissertation.
This is a huge step forward and the JDP is proud of the work you have put in! We cannot wait to see your finished dissertation.
Hey you! 👀 Are you interested in a Ph.D. in Religion? Learn more about the Joint Doctoral Program at the University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology and APPLY HERE: www.du.edu/duiliffjoint...
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hey you! 👀 Are you interested in a Ph.D. in Religion? Learn more about the Joint Doctoral Program at the University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology and APPLY HERE: www.du.edu/duiliffjoint...
Iliff School of Theology Presents How We All Get Free, exploring justice, faith, and collective liberation.
Next event is Monday, September 29th featuring conversation with Paula Yoo. Hear as she describes events that led to the 1992 LA riots.
Register for FREE: www.eventbrite.com/e/paula-yoo-...
Next event is Monday, September 29th featuring conversation with Paula Yoo. Hear as she describes events that led to the 1992 LA riots.
Register for FREE: www.eventbrite.com/e/paula-yoo-...
Paula Yoo: How We All Get Free Series
“Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992"
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September 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Iliff School of Theology Presents How We All Get Free, exploring justice, faith, and collective liberation.
Next event is Monday, September 29th featuring conversation with Paula Yoo. Hear as she describes events that led to the 1992 LA riots.
Register for FREE: www.eventbrite.com/e/paula-yoo-...
Next event is Monday, September 29th featuring conversation with Paula Yoo. Hear as she describes events that led to the 1992 LA riots.
Register for FREE: www.eventbrite.com/e/paula-yoo-...
You can register free for the upcoming JCRT Conference on Theory & Theology! The conference brings together leading scholars in religious studies, theology, and cultural theory to explore emerging research, engage in interdisciplinary dialogue: jcrt.org/religiousthe...
Conferences And Calls For Papers
Conference On Populism, Nationalism, and the Future of Democracy
When: Sept. 26-27, 2025
jcrt.org
September 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You can register free for the upcoming JCRT Conference on Theory & Theology! The conference brings together leading scholars in religious studies, theology, and cultural theory to explore emerging research, engage in interdisciplinary dialogue: jcrt.org/religiousthe...
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Eunjin Jeon!
Title: "Becoming Beautiful: K-pop, Faith, and the Embodied Identities of Emerging Young Women."
Date and Time: Monday, September 29, 2:00pm-4:00pm Mountain Time.
Check your institutional email for Zoom link and room location.
Title: "Becoming Beautiful: K-pop, Faith, and the Embodied Identities of Emerging Young Women."
Date and Time: Monday, September 29, 2:00pm-4:00pm Mountain Time.
Check your institutional email for Zoom link and room location.
September 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Eunjin Jeon!
Title: "Becoming Beautiful: K-pop, Faith, and the Embodied Identities of Emerging Young Women."
Date and Time: Monday, September 29, 2:00pm-4:00pm Mountain Time.
Check your institutional email for Zoom link and room location.
Title: "Becoming Beautiful: K-pop, Faith, and the Embodied Identities of Emerging Young Women."
Date and Time: Monday, September 29, 2:00pm-4:00pm Mountain Time.
Check your institutional email for Zoom link and room location.