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 […]

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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 […]