We invite you to join us for the 2020 Fellows Celebration! Come and show your support for Religious Studies faculty who will have new books represented at this event.

Come to our catered dinner! Students considering the major or minor are welcome to join as well. Don't forget to RSVP.

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 […]

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 — […]