Events

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Immersive and Experiential Learning in the Religious Studies Classroom

CTL Teaching Workshop
Justin McDaniel (University of Pennsylvania)
Sep 28, 2023 at -

Justin McDaniel’s courses involving immersive and experiential…



PSCO Opening Lecture by Yael Fisch, Title TBA

PSCO Lecture
Yael Fisch (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Sep 28, 2023 at -

The opening lecture of the Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins. Note that there will be a dinner before the lecture, starting at 5:30pm; the lecture will start at 6:30pm.

This meeting will be in-person…



RELS PhD Application Information Session

Anthea Butler (RELS Department Chair), Jolyon Thomas (RELS Graduate Chair)
Oct 9, 2023 at -

The Graduate Group in Religious Studies will hold a Zoom webinar for students who are interested in applying to the PhD program. Topics to be covered include basic eligibility requirements, English language…



Candace Lukasik, "Martyrs and Migrants: Coptic Christians and the Transnational Politics of Persecution"

Religious Studies – SNF Paideia Special Lecture
Candace Lukasik (Mississippi State University)
Oct 10, 2023 at -

Shuttling back and forth across sites of transnational migration between Egypt and the United States, this talk examines how American religious imaginaries of global Christian persecution have remapped Coptic…



Bringing Insight from Allied Disciplines into the Religious Studies Classroom

CTL Teaching Workshop
Jolyon Thomas (University of Pennsylvania)
Oct 19, 2023 at -

The wide range of both research methodology and subject matter in Religious Studies means that it is an inherently interdisciplinary field. Consequently, nearly all scholars in Religious Studies will have a foot in…



Seema Golestaneh, "Unknowing of Place: Wandering, Listening and Sufi Epistemologies in Iran"

RELS Colloquium
Seema Golestaneh (Cornell University)
Oct 26, 2023 at -

As authorities continue to frown upon public gatherings, Sufis in Iran have sought alternative methods of convening that allow them to maintain spaces of autonomy…



AAR/SBL Practice Talks

Religious Studies Colloquium
Sam Herrmann, Kirby Sokolow
Nov 9, 2023 at -

Two RELS grad students will give practice talks for the upcoming AAR/SBL conference. Presenters will deliver practice versions of their talks, field questions from the audience, and receive feedback on delivery.…



AAR/SBL Practice Talks, Round 2

RELS Colloquium
Jeremy Steinberg, Hallie Nell Swanson
Nov 16, 2023 at -

Two RELS grad students will give practice talks for the upcoming AAR/SBL conference. Presenters will deliver practice versions of their talks, field questions from the audience, and receive feedback on delivery.…



Penn Faculty and Grad Students at the AAR/SBL Annual Meetings

Nov 17, 2023 - Nov 21, 2023 at -

Below is a list of Penn faculty, graduate students, and recent graduates (marked with *) who will be presenting at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. A full program book can be found…



University of Pennsylvania Boardman Reception at the AAR

Nov 18, 2023 at -

Come join us at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Antonio, TX!