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Religious Studies

Why Study Religion?

 

International and Interdisciplinary Scholarship

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Religion shapes, and is shaped by, every other dimension of human society. It is impossible to fully understand politics, law, history, or science without understanding religion. We invite you to learn more about the most interdisciplinary field in the university: Religious Studies.

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Spotlight: First-year graduate students

Our first-year religious studies graduate students are diverse in their backgrounds and passions; however, they now embark on their academic endeavors together at Northwestern.  

Get to know  Lugyal Bum, Juliana Sexauer, Daniela Rosas and Yannick Lambert! 

Click here to read more about our first-year graduate students' passions and experiences in their first year of graduate school. 

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Find Your Direction

 
Alumna Adina Goldman had a path that led her from pre-med to English literature and biological anthropology and then to religious studies and music.

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Professor KB Dennis Meade receives a grant from the Crossroads Community Fellows Project!
Click below to read more about Professor Dennis Meade's and her film "Crossing the Kalunga Line: A Cinematic Biography of a Revival Scientist"

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Spotlight: First-year graduate students
Professor KB Dennis Meade has received a grant from the Crossroads Community Stories Fellows Project!
Congratulations Dr. Levy!
Faculty colloquium advances discourse on 'Buddhist Masculinities'
Ph. D. candidate Nisheeta Jagtiani receives SARF fellowship grant

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