Wanda Faye Wilcox (Xena) Memorial Scholarship The Department of Religion is thankful for the creation of the Wanda Faye Wilcox (Xena) Memorial Scholarship, which embodies well her values and commitments as an advisor and teacher. The link for donating to this scholarship is: https://gail.uga.edu/commit?search=71767083&desonly=1 Read more about Wanda Faye Wilcox (Xena) Memorial Scholarship
Carolyn Medine Appointed as the First All Shall Be Well Professor in Religion Congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Medine, who has been appointed as the inaugural All Shall Be Well Professor in Religion. Read more about Carolyn Medine Appointed as the First All Shall Be Well Professor in Religion
Wayne Coppins' Publications: Love, The Apocryphal Gospels, and the Christ Party Wayne Coppins published translations of three books: Oda Wischmeyer's Love as Agape, Jens Schröter's The Apocryphal Gospels, and F.C. Baur's The Christ Party in the Corinthian Community. Read more about Wayne Coppins' Publications: Love, The Apocryphal Gospels, and the Christ Party
Nathan Fleeson Curates Vampire Exhibit Case for Hargrett Library Congratulations to Nathan Fleeson who has curated an exhibit case titled "Not All Vampires are Evil" at UGA's Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The case explores the changing perspective of vampires as monsters towards good vampires as a basis for vampire fan culture. Read more about Nathan Fleeson Curates Vampire Exhibit Case for Hargrett Library
Chera Jo Watts Selected for the Inaugural UGA First Award! Chera Jo Watts has been selected as the Graduate Student Recipient for the Inaugural UGA First Award. Chera is pursuing an MA in Religion and a Graduate Certificate in African American Studies under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Medine. We congratulate her on this outstanding achievement! Read more about Chera Jo Watts Selected for the Inaugural UGA First Award!
Carolyn Medine named as a 2021‑2022 Women’s Leadership Fellow Congratulations to Prof. Carolyn Medine for being named to the 2021-2022 class of the university's Women's Leadership Fellows Program! For the UGA Today announcement, see "Ten UGA faculty members named 2021-2022 Women’s Leadership Fellows." Read more about Carolyn Medine named as a 2021‑2022 Women’s Leadership Fellow
RELI 8005 Canons and Their Discontents Credit Hours: 3 hrs. Canons in all dimensions, a field with unbroken ground. Case studies involve canon formation and institutionalization; canon's social effects, among them bonding and stratification; its impact on intellectual development, and hermeneutics. Redefining and engaging so multivalent a subject invites kaleidoscopic conversation from literature and religion to history and sociology. Level: Graduate Read more about RELI 8005
Carolyn Medine Publication "Ellipsis: Deconstructive Practice in the Work of Charles H. Long" By Carolyn Medine American Religion Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 2021), pp. 5-24 Open Access Link Abstract Read more about Carolyn Medine Publication