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Prabhavati C. Reddy

Prabhavati C. Reddy

Prabhavati Reddy, Adjunct Faculty of Religious Studies, is an interdisciplinary scholar with research focus in Hindu traditions, religious art and culture, Telugu literature and issues of goddess, women and religion. She holds a PhD from Harvard University (Sanskrit and Indian Studies) and masters' d...

Cuong Tu Nguyen

Cuong Tu Nguyen

Prof. Nguyen received his BA from Van Hanh University (Vietnam) and holds a PhD from Harvard University. He is a scholar of Sanskrit religious literature and Buddhist philosophy and religious thought. His research interests include History of Religions, South Asian Religions in general, and specifica...

BA in Religious Studies

The BA in religious studies is designed to give students an understanding of the major religious traditions of the world. The degree has a comparative and cross-cultural perspective that relates to global issues. Areas of study include Eastern religious traditions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hin...

RELI 212-001: Religions of Asia

Past Class
Spring 2024 -  Andy Daniel Thrasher   -  Section Syllabus

This course surveys religions of South and East Asia: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. This course seeks to describe religious and philosophical perspectives that shape South and East Asian worldviews. Particularly this course addresses the historical developmen...

RELI 212-DL2: Religions of Asia

Past Class
Spring 2024 -  Andy Daniel Thrasher   -  Section Syllabus

This course surveys religions of South and East Asia: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. This course seeks to describe religious and philosophical perspectives that shape South and East Asian worldviews. Particularly this course addresses the historical developmen...

RELI 100-DL2: Human Relig Experience

Past Class
Spring 2024 -  Susan E Bond   -  Section Syllabus

According to a recent study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2012), approximately six of the seven billion people in the world identify themselves as members of a faith tradition. Religion is a powerfuI force in the world, for good and for ill, and religious literacy should be a requirem...

Dying to take RELI courses in the fall?

Dying to take RELI courses in the fall?

The Fall 2022 semester offers a wider variety of Religious Studies courses, many of them new and rarely offered, such as: RELI 236, Religion and Film, taught by Fr. Alexander Webster. Roughly two dozen movies – arguably both great and entertaining – that feature Jesus of Nazareth and the early Chris...