Department News
Religion and the Global Future - New Spring 2019 Course
New and One Time Only Course Religious Studies 137Spring Semester 2019Tuesdays 1:30-3:30
Timothy Powell: In Memory
It is with profound sadness that the Department of Religious Studies announces the passing away of our wonderful colleague, Dr. Timothy Burgess Powell, on November 1, 2018.
SACRED STUFF: Religious Bodies, Places, and Things
New Course with Donovan Schaefer this fall!
Justin McDaniel - "Classroom Trailblazer"
RELS356301 Living Deliberately: Monks, Saints and the Contemplative Life
With particular strengths in the study of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, the African-American religious experience, and material and visual culture, The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania emphasizes historical and critical approaches, as well as interdisciplinary exploration within and beyond Religious Studies.
Faculty Bookshelf
Beyond the Binary
Cultural studies have reached a theoretical impasse.
The FBI and Religion
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has had a long and tortuous relationship with religion over almost the entirety of its existence.
Religion and the Self in Antiquity
Many recent studies have argued that the self is a modern invention, a concept developed in the last three centuries.
The Throne Carrier of God
This book constitutes a comprehensive investigation of the life and teachings of one of the most famous Sufis of the Iranian world.
Aisha’s Cushion
Media coverage of the Danish cartoon crisis and the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan left Westerners with a strong impression that Islam does not countenance depiction of religious imagery.
Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity
This book considers the early history of Jewish-Christian relations focussing on traditions about the fallen angels.
Jews, Christians, and the Roman Empire: The Poetics of Power in Late Antiquity
In histories of ancient Jews and Judaism, the Roman Empire looms large.
The Voice of My Beloved
The Song of Songs, eight chapters of love lyrics found in the collection of wisdom literature attributed to Solomon, is the most enigmatic book of the Bible.