Past Events



Commencement

May 18, 2015 at -



Penn Lightbulb Cafe presents "Why There’s Opposition to Depictions of Muhammad"

Apr 7, 2015 at -

After events like the attacks on Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical weekly that routinely published caricatures of Muhammad, and on other satirists and cartoonists in Europe, many may be wondering if depictions of…



Hinduism Presentation

Oct 15, 2014 at



Avery F. Gordon, "The remains of a prison"

Apr 25, 2014 at

The Departments of Religious Studies, History and Sociology of Science, Slavic Studies, and the School of Nursing would like to invite you to a talk by Dr. Avery Gordon, Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara.…



Jamal J. Elias (Penn), “Religious Exceptionalism: Teaching Religion in the Academy”

Apr 25, 2014 at -

Please join us for the final RELS CTL workshop of the 2013-2014 academic year, where we will discuss the overarching issues that pertain to teaching about religion in an academic setting, and the particular…



Jason Pine, "The Methlab Demiurge of Heartland America"

Apr 17, 2014 at



2014 Boardman Lecture & Symposium: "Religion and Material Culture"

Apr 4, 2014 at -

LUNCH & SYMPOSIUM - F65 Huntsman Hall, Univ. of Pennsylvania  

11:45am - Lunch…



Center for Teaching and Learning Event: Annette Y. Reed (RELS), "After World Religions: New Challenges and Opportunities"

Mar 6, 2014 at -

Theoretical approaches to the study of religion across traditions and cultures are often at odds with practical strategies for introducing undergraduates to those very traditions and cultures. How can…



Darren Sherkat, "Getting Beyond Believing but not Belonging"

Mar 5, 2014 at

Darren Sherkat is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at SIU Carbondale. He has published 54 articles in peer-…



Center for Teaching and Learning Seminar: Choose Your Own Advenutre: Creating a Sylllabus With a Narrative

Dec 5, 2013 at