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Welcome to the Department of Religion

Thank you for visiting the webpage for the Department of Religion at the University of Georgia. We greatly appreciate our graduate students, majors, minors, and the many other students who come into contact with our department. We welcome inquiries from prospective students, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and we strive to provide a stimulating and supportive environment for our current students.  

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Peabody Hall, the home of the Department of Religion, with sun lighting the front during a late winter afternoon. Photo by Dot Paul

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The Religion Department is happy to receive a large new cohort of MA and PhD students in Fall 2025. The new students gathered for an orientation and welcome lunch in August together with some returning students and faculty.
Dr Ingie Hovland, Assistant Professor in Religion & Women's and Gender Studies, has been selected as one of the Willson Center Faculty Fellows for 2025-2026 to provide time to start her next book project.
Many congratulations to Blessing Temitope Adewuyi, doctoral candidate in Religion, who has been awarded one of the highly competitive Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowships. Adewuyi is in the final stages of completing her doctoral dissertation in the area of religion and bioethics.

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The Religion Department is a wonderful place to study, thanks in a large part to the gifts of alumni and friends. Our generous donors help the Department's mission by funding visiting speakers, offering events to welcome new students and helping to offer special programs to the Religion classes. Honor those who helped shape your love of Religion by making a gift today.

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