The Eighth North American Syriac Symposium will convene on June 16-19, 2019.

Check out Religious Studies Fall 2018 courses as you shop this semester.

Religious Studies is pleased to welcome postdoc, Charrise Barron to the Department!

Prof. Thomas Lewis' most recent book, Why Philosophy Matters for the Study of Religion and Vice-Versa, has been highlighted on the prominent academic website the Syndicate. The website devotes itself to the intellectual discussion of scholarship in the Humanities. To join the discussion on Prof. Lewis' book click here.

Jae Hee Han comes to Brown after receiving his PhD in Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Religious Studies is pleased to announce the winners of this year's McVickar's Prize!

D. Max Moerman, Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College, Columbia University will present a lecture on Thursday, April 12 at 5:30pm in the Petteruti Lounge.

We are pleased to announce the arrival of Jae Hee Han who will become an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in the area of New Testament/Early Chrisitanity beginning July 1, 2018.

Brown is pleased to announce that the University is to be the location of Eighth North American Syriac Symposium in June 16-19, 2019.

Beginning in January 2018, we are pleased to be accepting applications for our new Ph.D. track in Islam, Society and Culture.