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Kaya Oakes to Present Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 9
People under 50 increasingly distrust institutions and “don’t like the ways in which politics and religion get tied together,” says Kaya Oakes, an author, journalist and writing teacher at the University of California, Berkeley. She will deliver the Joseph and…
New Research on How Families Handle Children Changing or Quitting Religion
Woosang Hwang, a doctoral candidate in human development and family science, was quoted in a Live Science article Quitting Religion? Mom and Dad Would Prefer a Slow Fade.
Environmentalist and Political Activist Winona LaDuke Speaking Wednesday for Democratizing Knowledge Project
The Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Project in the College of Arts and Sciences is presenting “An Evening with Winona LaDuke” on Wednesday, March 29, at 5 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. A leading environmentalist and political activist, LaDuke is revered for her…
Associate Professor Margaret Thompson on Changing Churches and Changing Communities
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, was interviewed by WSTM-TV for the story “Changing churches and how our faith reflects community changes.”
Associate Professor Margaret Thompson Discusses the Best and Worst Presidents
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, was interviewed by WSYR-TV for the story “Historians rank best and worst presidents.”
Memorial Service for Huston Smith to be Held on Sunday
Syracuse University will host a memorial service Sunday, Feb. 19, for the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith. Smith, former Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, taught at Syracuse from 1973-84 and died Dec. 30 at…
Spring 2017 Common and Diverse Ground Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Feb. 7
The University’s spring 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the “Hidden” Things that Divide Us, will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Feb. 7 dialogue, on “Marginalization, Faith and Secularism,” will be held…
Former Syracuse Religion Scholar Huston Smith Mourned
Ten years after the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith left Syracuse University’s Department of Religion, he updated his popular book “The Religions of Man” (1958) to include a chapter on indigenous traditions. Smith, who died Dec. 30 at age 97,…
3D Temples, Confession Apps and Virtual Shrines
Nearly every aspect of modern life intersects with digital culture and is being reshaped by rapidly changing technology. A new undergraduate course will investigate the ways religious practice is shaped by technology and how technological practice is shaped by religion….