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RELS Faculty Alex Kaloyanides Featured on World's Leading Podcast on Myanmar

Take a Moment to Tune In as Dr. Kaloyanides speaks about the 19th century Baptist mission in Burma.
March 19, 2021

"Myanmar Musings (opens in new browser window) is the world's leading podcast with researchers and thinkers on issues relating to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar."

"Who were the Baptists and why are they important to Burmese history? In our 50th episode we talk...

1st Place Goes to RELS Graduate Student David Flaherty

Best Graduate Paper
March 17, 2021

Congratulations to David Flaherty, a Master's student in the Department of Religious Studies, for winning "Best Graduate Paper" at the 2021 North Carolina Religious Studies Association (NCRSA) Conference. David presented his paper, "Strike A Pose: How Hijras Pose on Digital Religious Platforms," in which he explores the ways hijras, a group of individuals in India who do not identify...

Wow! Take a Look. RELS Fall & Summer 2021 Classes are HERE

March 15, 2021

RELS class descriptions for fall and summer are here!

Summer 2021 RELS courses (opens in new window)

Fall 2021 RELS Undergraduate...

Black Muslim Experiences Wed Feb 17, 2021

Round Table Discussion
February 17, 2021

A round table of Black Muslim scholars and activists speaking on areas of expertise to highlight the varied Black Muslim experiences within the US. This event, hosted by the Women's Studies Program, and co-sponsored by the Religious Studies Department, is intended to draw attention to the ways in which Black Muslims are very much a part of not just the Muslim narrative in the US, but overall...

Julia Moore in local and national news

Julia Moore appeared in WCNC and NEWSWIRE
June 16, 2020

On June 10th, Julia Moore appeared in Charlotte's WCNC to explain 'cancel culture.'

George Floyd's death creating 'cancel culture' for companies making racially insensitive comments

Author: Lana Harris
5:57pm June 10th, 2020

"CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the wake of George Floyd’s death, companies are increasingly being...

Article by Julia Moore in Inside UNC Charlotte

Racism, Religion and Black Suffering
June 16, 2020

"George Floyd’s death has caused many people to demand new laws that reform American policing tactics. However, laws must be backed by genuine conversations between police and the communities they serve. Floyd’s death exposes the unhealed wounds of America’s racial past and until entire communities—non-Whites and Whites—discuss this past, reform measures will not be enough to keep Black people...

Department Statement of Solidarity

Department Statement of Solidarity
June 2, 2020

As faculty of the Department of Religious Studies, we express our profound sadness and anger at the most recent revelations of America’s long-standing violence against Black bodies.

To our African American colleagues and students: we see you; we grieve with you; we pledge to become ever more effective allies in dismantling white supremacy and its systemic legacies. As scholars of...

Celia Sinclair contributes to Wabash Center's Vlog Series

Covid-19 and Interviews: Vlog with Celia Sinclair
May 15, 2020

From Celia Sinclair:

James Tabor in Bible History Daily

James Tabor on "The Three Most Important Women In Mark's Gospel -- All Unnamed"
May 15, 2020

Read the article here.

Kent Brintnall receives Grant from Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning

"Shaping Teaching and Learning in Stand-Alone M.A. Programs in Religious Studies"
April 3, 2020

Dr. Brintnall, who will take over as Director of Graduate Studies beginning in fall 2020, has received a grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Learning that will fund a gathering of directors of stand-alone M.A. programs in Religious Studies so that they can learn from each other about the unique...

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