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Research Forum: “New light on the Arabic writings of Omar ibn Said” A presentation by Carl Ernst and Mbaye Lo The enslaved African Muslim scholar Omar ibn Said, who wrote an autobiography in Arabic in 1831 while enslaved in Bladen County NC, has attracted attention as a striking example of the presence of Muslims in […]

RELI 501 and the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies will be hosting a guest lecture: “On Embedding the Bible in the Human Past: The Beginnings of Historical Criticism.” Michael Legaspi, Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Jewish Studies at Penn State University, is giving the lecture. Anyone with an interest in the […]

This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 related travel and gathering restrictions. We hope to re-schedule in the Fall. On Tuesday, March 17, there will be a Public Lecture by Elizabeth Stone and Paul Zimansky (Stony Brook University). Here is a description: "Beginning in 2015, a Stony Brook University expedition directed by Elizabeth Stone […]

This talk has been postponed; we hope to re-schedule in the Fall. The Christianity and Culture Minor presents: "Hip Hop, Black Aesthetics, and the Unordinary Sacred"

The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion is hosting a series of symposiums on Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) throughout the year. The first symposium, “The Historical Exploitation of Black and Brown Bodies at UNC: Learning from the Past to Change the Present,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, 1:30–3 p.m.  REGISTER HERE   Panelists: […]

Dr. Joseph Winters Alexander F. Hehmeyer Associate Professor of Religious Studies and African & African American Studies Duke University September 23, 2020 3:30 PM Click to Register Dr. Winters' talk examines hip hop at the intersection of black studies and theories of the sacred. While hip hop exhibits different kinds of religiosity, his project situates […]

Dr. Youssef Carter, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, will be a key note speaker in the Department of African, African American, & Diaspora Studies' Colloquium series! The talk is titled: "The Overwhelming Event and Black Testimony from the Immanent Divine". "Within the past year, two prominent hip-hop artists — Kanye West and Jay Electronica — […]

"Since late antiquity, a connection was made between Jews and the psychological state of despondency based, in part, on the link between melancholy and Saturn, and the further association of the Hebrew name of that planet, Shabbetai, and the Jewish Sabbath. This depiction seemingly contradicts the common assumption that Judaism is a life-affirming religion that […]

Schochet Family Lecture – remote lecture organized by Carolina Public Humanities and hosted by Wake Tech Community College. Co-sponsored by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. With Andrea Cooper, Department of Religious Studies

A Distinguished Scholar Webinar featuring Bart D. Ehrman Bart D. Ehrman, James A. Gray Professor of Religious Studies, is the author or editor of more than 30 books, including the forthcoming Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. According to the most recent Pew Research Poll, 72 percent of all Americans believe in a literal heaven […]

Interested in Jewish Studies? Undergrad or Grad student? Want to meet like-minded students? Join the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies for their "Menashe" Netflix Party! Join this GroupMe for the link or scan this QR: tinyurl.com/MenasheNetflixParty

Prof. Barbara Ambros will be taking part in the following documentary film viewing, which is also co-sponsored by our department and moderated by Ph.D. candidate, Joanna Smith. Alone Again in Fukushima  A documentary screening and conversation This spring will mark the tenth anniversary of the triple disaster that on March 11, 2011, brought an earthquake, […]

The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to hold its inaugural Undergraduate Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 13, 2021, 5:00PM-7:00PM. For the Zoom link, click here. Meeting ID: 967 6706 6005 Passcode: religion

On Friday, May 14, 4:00-5:30PM, the Department of Religious Studies is pleased to hold its Graduation Ceremony via Zoom. You are cordially invited to attend. The Zoom link is here Passcode: 290786 During the ceremony, we will announce the honor society recipients in each subfield, then participants will be invited to informal student-faculty-friends meet-and-greet breakout […]

See a preview of the webinar here! Register here. The webinar is free. $10 suggested donation: https://go.unc.edu/PeckFundDonation

Join us for a conversation between Nomanul Haq (Dean, University of Management and Technology, Lahore) and Carl Ernst (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Islamic studies, UNC Chapel Hill). The Kitāb al-Ṭawāsīn of the Sufi al-Ḥallāj (d. 922 CE) is a fascinating versified mystical treatise of a monumental and intriguing figure in the history of Sufism. Ḥallāj was mercilessly executed by […]

Curious about Religious Studies at UNC? Love pizza? Join us on Thursday, 9/29 at 6:30pm for an introduction to Religious Studies at UNC (and yummy pizza, of course). Please email Adam Tatum (agtatum@live.unc.edu) for more information.

Emerging Scholars Lecture with Emily Branton, department of religious studies. Remote event via Zoom. Registration will be required, please check back in early November for registration link. Monday, November 14, 2022, 5:30pm, remote event: Zoom “Breathing out violence:” Fake News and other dangerous speech in Ancient Israel In the era of social media, we are […]

Webinar by Professor Jodi Magness Hosted by Prof. Bart D. Ehrman (This event will not be recorded) Time: Wednesday March 1, 2023 6:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Registration Link    https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P-QfyEAKQhOgfDwl54T6ng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ5TWcKl-pw Since 2011, Professor Jodi Magness has been directing excavations in the ancient village of Huqoq in Israel's Galilee. The excavations have brought […]