Recent Faculty Publications

Jewish Messianic Thoughts in an Age of Despair (Kenneth Seeskin)

 

 

The Ethical Vision of Clint Eastwood (Sara Vaux)

 

 

Erotic Attunement: Parenthood and the Ethics of Sensuality between Unequals(Cristina Traina)

 

 

Transformations in Luther's Theology: Historical and Contemporary Considerations.

(Christine Helmer)

Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories

Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories (Barry Wimpfheimer)

 

 

The Madonna of 115 Street (Third Edition)

(Robert Orsi)

 

 

The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture (Kenneth Seeskin)


The Global Luther: A Theologian for Modern Times (Christine Helmer)

 

 

Buddhism Beyond the Monastery: Tantric Practices and their Performers in Tibet and the Himalayas (Sarah Jacoby and Antonio Terrone)

Wisdom of Bat Sheva: The Dr. Beth Samuels Memorial Volume (Barry Wimpfheimer)

 

 

Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings With Selections from Traditional Commentaries (Brook Ziporyn)

 

Rethinking the Human by J. Michelle Molina and Donald Swearer

 

 

Oncofertility: Ethical, Legal, Social, and Medical Perspectives (Teresa K. Woodruff, Laurie Zoloth, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, and Sarah Rodriguez, eds.)

 

» More selected faculty publications

News & Bulletins

        by Sara Anson Vaux

  • Cristina Traina's and Barry Wimpfheimer's new books were featured in the Fall 2011 issue of CenterPiece magazine published by the Office for Research.
  • Event by Dr. Iwamura on November 2nd has been CANCELLED
  • Barry Scott Wimpfheimer recently appeared on the JUF television program, Sanctuary. The video is linked here.
  • Ken Seeskin has been awarded the 2010 National Jewish Book Award for The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture in the category of collections and anthologies. This volume was edited by Ken and Judith Baskin, Knight Professor of Humanities at The University of Oregon.


  • "Religious studies Revival"! Article in Newsweek discusses resurgence of Religious Studies as undergraduate major, and references NU's own Robert Orsi
  • Robert Orsi has received the 2010 E. LeRoy Hall Award for Teaching Excellence. Weinberg College Teaching Awards applaud excellence in instruction, significant contributions to curricular innovation, exemplary mentoring of research and independent study, and fostering of a sense of community both inside and outside the classroom.
  • In 2009-2010, the Department of Religious Studies organized a series of panel discussions, one each quarter, aimed at bringing together Northwestern scholars in various fields whose work engages topics of religion. Co-hosted by the Brady Program in Ethics and Civic life, and co-sponsored by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, the series was very successful, and Religious Studies looks forward to continuing to foster interdisciplinary dialogue across Northwestern's many diverse and exciting communities.

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Upcoming Events

Playing with the Torah Scroll The Performance of Ritual Objects on the Jewish Stage
February 28, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Yair Lipshitz, Mandel Fellow, Hebrew University Co-sponsored by the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies, Religious Studies and Performance Studies  

Fruitful Austerity: Constituting the Auspicious Body in Hindu Women's Performance of the Chaṭh vrat
February 29, 2012 • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tracy Pintchman, Director of International Studies and Professor of Religious Studies Program at Loyola University Chicago, will give a talk on Hindu women's performance of one particular ritual, a votive rite called the Chaṭh vrat.   

» Past events

Overview

The Department of Religious Studies at Northwestern University is a diverse community of scholars, comprising outstanding professors, graduate students and undergraduate majors and minors, who study the history, texts and lived religious practices that have shaped our world. Home to 14 full time faculty and numerous other visiting faculty and joint appointments, the department is known for its breadth, interdisciplinary emphasis, excellence in teaching and award winning faculty scholarship.

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Religious Studies Photos

February 6, 2012