Religious Studies at the University of Minnesota
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Investigating the role of religion in society, culture, and individual experience. Preparing students for life in a religiously diverse world.
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Religious Studies Program
Investigating the role of religion in society, culture, and individual experience around the globe and throughout time. Preparing students for life in a religiously diverse world.
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Hello Bluesky! We are the Religious Studies Program at the University of Minnesota. Our program brings together perspectives, approaches, questions, and expertise from many disciplines. We provide students with a range of analytical tools and knowledge of particular traditions and time periods.
Join our spring 2026 semester class about History of the Crusades with Professor Elijah Wallace.
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Join our spring 2026 semester class about History of the Crusades with Professor Elijah Wallace.
We have more spring 2026 courses coming your way! Check out Professor Ajay Skaria's course where you will learn more about Hinduism: Making Modern India. If you have any questions you can reach out to us anytime.
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We have more spring 2026 courses coming your way! Check out Professor Ajay Skaria's course where you will learn more about Hinduism: Making Modern India. If you have any questions you can reach out to us anytime.
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The American Academy of Religion announced that Anna Seastrand, a Religious Studies Core Faculty Member, won the 2025 Religion and the Arts Book Award for Body, History, Myth: Early Modern Murals in South India. We congratulate Professor Seastrand on this incredible achievement.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The American Academy of Religion announced that Anna Seastrand, a Religious Studies Core Faculty Member, won the 2025 Religion and the Arts Book Award for Body, History, Myth: Early Modern Murals in South India. We congratulate Professor Seastrand on this incredible achievement.
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Trace the history of Islam in America—from early exploration and the slave trade to Malcolm X and post transformations. Join RELS 3631: Islam in America: A History of the Present with Professor Aisha Ghani, Thursdays 4–6:30 PM, Spring 2026.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trace the history of Islam in America—from early exploration and the slave trade to Malcolm X and post transformations. Join RELS 3631: Islam in America: A History of the Present with Professor Aisha Ghani, Thursdays 4–6:30 PM, Spring 2026.
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Spring semester registration is now open! Join Professor Andrea Sterk for World of Christianity, offered every Monday and Wednesday. Examine the history, beliefs, and cultural influence of Christianity in a course designed to expand your perspective.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Spring semester registration is now open! Join Professor Andrea Sterk for World of Christianity, offered every Monday and Wednesday. Examine the history, beliefs, and cultural influence of Christianity in a course designed to expand your perspective.
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We have more classes coming your way this Spring! Check out this Religion and Culture course with Professor Aisha Ghani. Learn about tracing the origins and history about the Religion and Culture.
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We have more classes coming your way this Spring! Check out this Religion and Culture course with Professor Aisha Ghani. Learn about tracing the origins and history about the Religion and Culture.
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If you haven't or even have registered for spring classes yet still check out our Religious Studies department courses! Join Professor Atur Ranjani in learning more about the interesting topic of Death and the Afterlife.
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you haven't or even have registered for spring classes yet still check out our Religious Studies department courses! Join Professor Atur Ranjani in learning more about the interesting topic of Death and the Afterlife.
Join our spring 2026 semester class about History of the Crusades with Professor Elijah Wallace.
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join our spring 2026 semester class about History of the Crusades with Professor Elijah Wallace.
The American Academy of Religion announced that Anna Seastrand, a Religious Studies Core Faculty Member, won the 2025 Religion and the Arts Book Award for Body, History, Myth: Early Modern Murals in South India. We congratulate Professor Seastrand on this incredible achievement.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The American Academy of Religion announced that Anna Seastrand, a Religious Studies Core Faculty Member, won the 2025 Religion and the Arts Book Award for Body, History, Myth: Early Modern Murals in South India. We congratulate Professor Seastrand on this incredible achievement.
If you haven't or even have registered for spring classes yet still check out our Religious Studies department courses! Join Professor Atur Ranjani in learning more about the interesting topic of Death and the Afterlife.
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you haven't or even have registered for spring classes yet still check out our Religious Studies department courses! Join Professor Atur Ranjani in learning more about the interesting topic of Death and the Afterlife.
We have more classes coming your way this Spring! Check out this Religion and Culture course with Professor Aisha Ghani. Learn about tracing the origins and history about the Religion and Culture.
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We have more classes coming your way this Spring! Check out this Religion and Culture course with Professor Aisha Ghani. Learn about tracing the origins and history about the Religion and Culture.
Spring semester registration is now open! Join Professor Andrea Sterk for World of Christianity, offered every Monday and Wednesday. Examine the history, beliefs, and cultural influence of Christianity in a course designed to expand your perspective.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Spring semester registration is now open! Join Professor Andrea Sterk for World of Christianity, offered every Monday and Wednesday. Examine the history, beliefs, and cultural influence of Christianity in a course designed to expand your perspective.
Trace the history of Islam in America—from early exploration and the slave trade to Malcolm X and post transformations. Join RELS 3631: Islam in America: A History of the Present with Professor Aisha Ghani, Thursdays 4–6:30 PM, Spring 2026.
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trace the history of Islam in America—from early exploration and the slave trade to Malcolm X and post transformations. Join RELS 3631: Islam in America: A History of the Present with Professor Aisha Ghani, Thursdays 4–6:30 PM, Spring 2026.
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Tomorrow, Nov. 12 is the virtual book launch for ARCHIVAL IRRUPTIONS (Duke University Press, 2025). Please join me at 6pm Central (7pm ET)!
The event is part of the University of Minnesota’s History Book Club and you can register here: cla.umn.edu/history/news...
The event is part of the University of Minnesota’s History Book Club and you can register here: cla.umn.edu/history/news...
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Tomorrow, Nov. 12 is the virtual book launch for ARCHIVAL IRRUPTIONS (Duke University Press, 2025). Please join me at 6pm Central (7pm ET)!
The event is part of the University of Minnesota’s History Book Club and you can register here: cla.umn.edu/history/news...
The event is part of the University of Minnesota’s History Book Club and you can register here: cla.umn.edu/history/news...
Explore the spiritual and cultural dimensions of South Asian art. Art of India, offered this spring by the Religious Studies Department, examines how artistic traditions reflect history and faith.
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Explore the spiritual and cultural dimensions of South Asian art. Art of India, offered this spring by the Religious Studies Department, examines how artistic traditions reflect history and faith.
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Are you interested in understanding religion from a global & cultural perspective?
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Are you interested in understanding religion from a global & cultural perspective?
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
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Are you interested in learning more about key theories and the methods in the academic study of religion? Register to Professor Katharine Gerbner's spring semester course Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion.
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Are you interested in learning more about key theories and the methods in the academic study of religion? Register to Professor Katharine Gerbner's spring semester course Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion.
Are you interested in learning more about key theories and the methods in the academic study of religion? Register to Professor Katharine Gerbner's spring semester course Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion.
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Are you interested in learning more about key theories and the methods in the academic study of religion? Register to Professor Katharine Gerbner's spring semester course Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion.
Are you interested in understanding religion from a global & cultural perspective?
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Are you interested in understanding religion from a global & cultural perspective?
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
Enroll in RELS 1001 with Professor Sarah Dees : Spring Semester, M/W 2:30–3:45 PM.
Unforgivable Discussion Recap:
Last Tuesday, we hosted a powerful and honest conversation with Kevin O'Neil who shared insights from his book Unforgivable, and Patrick Wall brought deep experience and perspective to the discussion.
🎥 Check it out when you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTKT...
Last Tuesday, we hosted a powerful and honest conversation with Kevin O'Neil who shared insights from his book Unforgivable, and Patrick Wall brought deep experience and perspective to the discussion.
🎥 Check it out when you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTKT...
Unforgivable: Clerical Sexual Abuse from New Ulm, MN to Guatemala
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October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Unforgivable Discussion Recap:
Last Tuesday, we hosted a powerful and honest conversation with Kevin O'Neil who shared insights from his book Unforgivable, and Patrick Wall brought deep experience and perspective to the discussion.
🎥 Check it out when you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTKT...
Last Tuesday, we hosted a powerful and honest conversation with Kevin O'Neil who shared insights from his book Unforgivable, and Patrick Wall brought deep experience and perspective to the discussion.
🎥 Check it out when you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTKT...
We want to highlight the release of Katharine Gerbner's groundbreaking book, Archival Irruptions: Constructing Religion and Criminalizing Obeah in Eighteenth-Century Jamaica. Duke University Press, 2025.
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We want to highlight the release of Katharine Gerbner's groundbreaking book, Archival Irruptions: Constructing Religion and Criminalizing Obeah in Eighteenth-Century Jamaica. Duke University Press, 2025.
Religious Studies Assistant Director Awarded 2025 Ann Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize
Congratulations to Nathanael Homewood, Assistant Director of the Religious Studies Program, whose book Seductive Spirits has been awarded the 2025 Ann Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize.
Congratulations to Nathanael Homewood, Assistant Director of the Religious Studies Program, whose book Seductive Spirits has been awarded the 2025 Ann Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize.
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Religious Studies Assistant Director Awarded 2025 Ann Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize
Congratulations to Nathanael Homewood, Assistant Director of the Religious Studies Program, whose book Seductive Spirits has been awarded the 2025 Ann Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize.
Congratulations to Nathanael Homewood, Assistant Director of the Religious Studies Program, whose book Seductive Spirits has been awarded the 2025 Ann Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize.
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I'm thrilled that my book is coming out this month, and even more thrilled to be on this fall lineup from @dukepress.bsky.social - so many amazing authors and titles! Check out the whole fall lineup here: dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/n...
October 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm thrilled that my book is coming out this month, and even more thrilled to be on this fall lineup from @dukepress.bsky.social - so many amazing authors and titles! Check out the whole fall lineup here: dukeupress.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/n...
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Check out the list of terrific #NewBooks we're releasing this month, including "Archival Irruptions," by Katharine Gerbner @ktgerbs.bsky.social: buff.ly/oH4sMaj
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out the list of terrific #NewBooks we're releasing this month, including "Archival Irruptions," by Katharine Gerbner @ktgerbs.bsky.social: buff.ly/oH4sMaj
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Don’t miss this!
On October 14th at 4 PM, join Kevin O'Neill and Patrick Wall in conversation about Unforgivable, a critical look at abuse and accountability in the Catholic Church.
📍 Location: Northrop Crosby Seminar room
#Unforgivable #KevinONeill #PatrickWall #UMNEvents #religiousprogram
On October 14th at 4 PM, join Kevin O'Neill and Patrick Wall in conversation about Unforgivable, a critical look at abuse and accountability in the Catholic Church.
📍 Location: Northrop Crosby Seminar room
#Unforgivable #KevinONeill #PatrickWall #UMNEvents #religiousprogram
September 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Don’t miss this!
On October 14th at 4 PM, join Kevin O'Neill and Patrick Wall in conversation about Unforgivable, a critical look at abuse and accountability in the Catholic Church.
📍 Location: Northrop Crosby Seminar room
#Unforgivable #KevinONeill #PatrickWall #UMNEvents #religiousprogram
On October 14th at 4 PM, join Kevin O'Neill and Patrick Wall in conversation about Unforgivable, a critical look at abuse and accountability in the Catholic Church.
📍 Location: Northrop Crosby Seminar room
#Unforgivable #KevinONeill #PatrickWall #UMNEvents #religiousprogram