RLST News and Events

Vincent Burgess has received the Sage Diversity Fellowship to pusure his PhD in the Asian Religions Program in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, beginning in fall 2011. Congratulations Vince!

M.A. graduate (summer 2011) Kristian Diaz will be headed to the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology for a joint PhD program in Religious Studies and Social Change. There he will be studying under Dr. Luis Leon. This summer DU will be sponsoring Kristian's attendance at the annual Hispanic Theological...

Dominic Martinez, a recent MA graduate, and Professor Greg Johnson will be presenting papers on contemporary Native Hawaiian religious life at the upcoming Native American and Indigenous Studies Association annual meeting in Sacramento. Martinez's paper considers intersections of Hawaiian and Mormon traditions, especially as expressed in renewed canoeing practices. Johnson's...

Public panel on "Ecumenism in Tibet" with Ringu Tulku, & Visiting Scholars took place Thursday, April 18th at 7p.m. in the British Studies Room on the 5th floor of Norlin Library. This was part of a conference titled, "Translating Buddhist Luminaries: A Conference on Ecumenism and Tibetan Translation." In nineteenth-century...

Professor Loriliai Biernacki was awarded the University of Colorado Marinus Smith Award for 2013. The award is given for having a significant impact on undergraduate education. The award will be given in a ceremony on April 13th, 2013.

Loriliai Biernacki gave two presentations at the Regional AAR in Denver, April 5-6, 2013, one on cognitive science and tantra, and the other as part of a panel discussing the work of Robert Orsi.

Eric Haynie, Maureen Kelly, and Jonathan Peterson will present papers at the Rocky Mountain/ Great Plains Regional AAR conference April 5-6, 2013. The three papers comprise a panel, “Formations of Subjectivity in Modernity: Its Forms, Functions, and Pitfalls.” Eric’s paper is on “Askesis, Gelassenheit, and the Project of Life,” Maureen’s...

Eric Haynie, Maureen Kelly, and Jonathan Peterson will present papers at the Rocky Mountain/ Great Plains Regional AAR conference April 5-6, 2013. The three papers comprise a panel, “Formations of Subjectivity in Modernity: Its Forms, Functions, and Pitfalls.” Eric’s paper is on “Askesis, Gelassenheit, and the Project of Life,” Maureen’s...

Lynn Ross-Bryant Pilgrimage to the National Parks: Religion and Nature in the United States Introduced by Jordan Sass and Deborah Whitehead ______ Sam Gill Dancing Culture Religion Introduced by John Thibdeau and Greg Johnson ______ Rodney Taylor Confucius, the Analects: The Path of the Sage Introduced by Joanna Piacenza and...

M.A. candidate Krissy Peterson organized a successful panel on religious diversity at CU's Diversity and Inclusion Summit on November 15, 2012. The panel included students from a variety of religious perspectives, who discussed their experiences on campus. The event was well attended by students, faculty and staff.