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Visit the Religiology blog to read about our recent departmental colloquium with Dr. Toni Alimi from Princeton on his recent book, Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics.

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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Visit the COLA newsletter Extra Credit to read an interview with Dr. Chad Seales about the relationship and interconnected history of religion and AI.

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November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Join us Friday, Nov. 7, for our colloquium with Dr. Nicholas Harkness from Harvard, discussing his recently published chapter, "Sound," in Critical Terms for Religious Studies (2nd Ed.). 11:30am-1:30pm in BME 3.204.
Please email [email protected] to RSVP and receive the materials.
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Check out the link below to read COLA's Life & Letters article about Religious Studies professor Dr. Jason Roberts’s research and teaching on shamanism:
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October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Department of Religious Studies is seeking to appoint a one-year postdoctoral fellow with a specialization in Religion and Health.

Please visit tinyurl.com/3tf6cftf for the job posting and more information. Review of applications will begin Dec. 1, 2025.
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Mallory Matsumoto on her new book, The Maya Myths: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors, published by Thames & Hudson on September 30, 2025. This is sure to become the standard introduction to Mayan myths for years to come!
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October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Department of Religious Studies is seeking to appoint a two-year postdoctoral fellow with a specialization in Religion, Healing, and Magic in Late Antiquity.

Please visit tinyurl.com/2k8bmyz5 for the job posting and more information. Review of applications will begin Oct. 31, 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
On Monday, Oct. 20, we will host Dr. Toni Alimi from Princeton for our departmental colloquium, discussing excerpts from his recent book, Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and receive materials if interested.
October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Chad Seales on the publication of his new edited volume, The Routledge Handbook of Religion and American Culture. This volume represents the cutting-edge of scholarship on religion in the U.S. and an indispensable resource for students and scholars.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We're excited to announce our newest faculty member, Dr. Katherine Taronas. An art historian who focuses on the art and architecture of the Late Antique Mediterranean and Byzantine Empire, Dr. Taronas starts this Fall as Assistant Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read about our recent conference from earlier this month, "Neighborhood Religion in Roman Antiquity."
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September 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read about our conference from April, Imagining the Dazzling Body.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This year we were able to offer several of our students Field Research Grants to pursue their studies in places outside of UT. Visit the Religiology blog to read about their travels.
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May 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read about The Mormon Giant, a documentary about the history of the Church of Latter-day Saints through the lens of professional wrestling.
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May 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read about a conference we held last month on Islamic Distinction led by international scholars.

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May 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read how former UT grad Nishita Pondugula is using her Religious Studies major in pursuit of her OB/GYN.

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May 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Come see The Mormon Giant, a new documentary by David Walker, Assc. Prof. of Religion Studies at UC Santa Barbara, on the history of the Church of LDS as told through the lens of professional wrestling.

Thursday, 4/17, 5:00pm at the Prothro Theater in the HRC. More info: tinyurl.com/5dttydcv
April 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read about our recent colloquium with Rice professor Dr. Judith Brunton, speaking about religion, oil, and the Calgary Stampede.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Visit the Religiology blog to read an interview with a former UT Religious Studies grad who used data analytics to track the frequency of religious terms in political rhetoric through the years.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Visit our Religiology blog to read a book review on portraiture and sacred imagery in the early modern Hispanic world, by current PhD student Marina Schneider.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hello! We're the Department of Religious Studies at UT-Austin. As we transition here to Bluesky, please visit our website or our Religiology blog to learn more about us.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM