Congratulations to Dr. Bashir Yusuf Mundi Congratulations to Dr. Bashir Mundi who completed his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Kenneth Honerkamp in Spring 2024. Read more about Congratulations to Dr. Bashir Yusuf Mundi
J. Derrick Lemons Receives Creative Research Award Congratulations to Dr. Derrick Lemons who has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Albert Christ-Janer Creative Research Award! He will be recognized alongside UGA's other 2024 Research Award winners during Honors Week. Read more about J. Derrick Lemons Receives Creative Research Award
Religion’s Graduation Reception for 2024 Graduates & Family Members Dear Religion Colleagues and Graduate Students, Our annual graduation reception will take place on Friday May 10, from 2PM-5PM in Adinkra Hall, which is on the fourth floor of Memorial Hall. We will be honoring graduating majors and graduate students in Religion and Arabic . Accompanying family members are welcome. Please RSVP. We would love to see all colleagues and graduate students there to congratulate our 2024 graduates! Read more about Religion’s Graduation Reception for 2024 Graduates & Family Members
Hammad Khan receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Congratulations to Hammad Khan for receiving a 2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award! The Center for Teaching and Learning administers the Outstanding Teaching Assistant (OTA) award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction. This award recognizes teaching assistants who demonstrate superior instructional skills while serving in the classroom or laboratory. Read more about Hammad Khan receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
A Tribute to Dr. Robert H. Ayers In recognition and memory of Dr. Robert Ayers, who holds a very distinguished place in the history of our department, we are happy to share the following tribute, which L. Michael Thompson sent us to mark what would have been Dr. Ayers' 106 birthday on February 24, 2024: A Tribute to Dr. Robert H. Ayers Read more about A Tribute to Dr. Robert H. Ayers
Prof. June McDaniel to deliver Howard Lecture on "Contemplative Psychology: Some Eastern and Western Understandings of the Mind and Spirit" This lecture compares ideas of religious and mystical experience in Eastern and Western understandings of the self. We shall examine models of how the self is constructed, and how visionary experience works. It explores the question: How do people perceive God in Western psychology and Indian philosophy? Read more about Prof. June McDaniel to deliver Howard Lecture on "Contemplative Psychology: Some Eastern and Western Understandings of the Mind and Spirit"
Dr. Jodie Lyon selected as a recipient of the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award Congratulations to Dr. Jodie Lyon for being selected as a recipient of the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award! Read more about Dr. Jodie Lyon selected as a recipient of the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award
Director of IAAS and All Shall Be Well Professor of Religion, Dr. Carolyn Jones Medine, participates in the 2023 Interfaith Coalition Conference for Global Citizens Read more about Director of IAAS and All Shall Be Well Professor of Religion, Dr. Carolyn Jones Medine, participates in the 2023 Interfaith Coalition Conference for Global Citizens From August 21 – 23, 2023, over 200 delegates from around the world gathered in Seoul and Iksan, South Korea, for the Interfaith Coalition Conference for Global Citizens where meetings and dialogue centered around the theme, “Shaping our Future Together: Engaged Spirituality in the Era of Crisis.” The ICCGC launched in 2020 and aims to promote global citizenship education in religious communities. Delegates to the 2023 ICCGC included youth group members, government officials, religious practitioners, and scholars, among them Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Professor Dr.
