Join us for a conversation with Dr. Wylin D. Wilson, Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School. We will discuss the intersections of Bioethics, Gender, and Theology.

Congratulations to Anderson C. Moss-Weaver (M.A. ’19) on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Bates College. His scholarship explores how twentieth-century African American poets and novelists imagine Black religious worlds—rooted in sacred collective memory and the mystical sensations of freedom. He also examines African-American engagements with East and South Asian religious and philosophical thought to envision liberation beyond the standard Western canon.

Join Department of Religion post-doctorate and certified yoga instructor, Hannah Howard, as she leads us in a meditative yoga practice. Feel connected to yourself, your peers, and the world around you as we reflect and move in the beautiful Georgia Museum of Art.

**Please bring your own yoga mat. We will have limited supplies of yoga mats for students needing a mat.

Faculty from the University of Georgia’s Department of Religion recently presented their research at the XXIII International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) World Congress, held in Kraków, Poland. The IAHR Congress is one of the most significant international gatherings for scholars of religion, bringing together researchers from around the globe to share their work and engage in cross-cultural dialogue.

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. They are engaging with a variety of interesting research topics in the areas of theologically engaged anthropology, the anthropology of Christianity, the history of Hinduism, the study of Buddhist traditions, early Christianity and New Testament studies, and discipline-based educational research in Religion classrooms. Welcome!

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.

Meet us at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia to seek spiritual connection through nature,  movement, and community.

A Spiritual Well-Being event #BeWellUGA

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. Her specific research topic is personhood in Christian theology and African traditions, with a special focus on implications for the ethics of human enhancement technologies. Adewuyi is working with Dr. Carolyn Medine as her major professor. 

Amanda Walls, Academic Professional Associate in the Religion Department, has been selected as a 2025 Special Collections Fellow. UGA's Special Collections Fellows create active learning courses in which students engage with archival materials housed on campus. Congratulations, Amanda!