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After he graduated from Hamilton as a dual major in classical languages and religious studies, Dylan Thayer ’13 discovered his interest in the law and decided to earn a degree at Vanderbilt Law School. One key to his success there? All that writing he did back at Hamilton.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Plate’s letter, written in response to The Atlantic’s America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches, outlined the “surprising reuses” of old Christian churches in Utica.
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Lillia McEnaney ’17, a master's candidate in museum studies at NYU, returned to Hamilton to guest teach in Sacred Journeys. As an undergraduate she majored in archaeology and religious studies.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies Brent Plate participated in several scholarly gatherings in Sweden and Korea this semester.
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Here’s the main question College Chaplain Jeff McArn has his students explore in his American Freedom and Religious Thought class: what exactly is American freedom? Does it include equality of opportunity and socioeconomic mobility? If so, how do communities that struggle with poverty fit with this perception of freedom?
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Panelists from South Korea, China, Pakistan, and Lebanon talked about their religions in the Faith Around the World program, part of International Student Week’s offerings.
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Seth Schermerhorn published a chapter in Indigenous Religions, part of Routledge's Critical Concepts in Religious Studies series.
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Oxford University Press has published Perpetua Athlete of God by Edward North Professor of Classics Emerita Barbara K. Gold. This major new investigation of an important early Christian martyr confronts contemporary questions of gender, religion, and martyrdom, according to the publisher.
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“Exploring Sacred Centers through Virtual Reality,” by Associate Professor of Religious Studies Abhishek Amar, appeared on the EDUCAUSE Review blog.