During a recent visit to Israel, Dr. Cooper had the privilege to meet Rabbi Anat Sharbat, whose spiritual work in Hostage Square inspired her to write the article, “Hostages Square in Tel Aviv is one of the most religiously diverse synagogues.” Amid war, grief, fear and pain, Rabbi Sharbat and others have found creative and uplifting ways to connect to each other and find some solace.
Each year, Professor Jonathan Tan presents a lecture in Professor Anurag Gupta’s course, “Managing in a Global Economy”. Professor Tan’s lecture this Saturday, April 13th 2024, will be on Southeast Asia: History, Geopolitics, Challenges and Opportunities,” as the class will be doing a study tour of Indonesia and Malaysia this summer.
A conversation with Professor Jonathan Tan on the discipline of Asian American Studies within Ethnic Studies at CWRU, as well as the place of Asian Americans in contemporary discourse of politics, society, race, and culture in the United States.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Clark Hall, Room 206
In this lecture, Katherine Dugan will examine the history of the science of Natural Family Planning–starting with the “rhythm” method of the 1920s through the app-based methods of the 2020s. This lecture interweaves medical history with Catholic history in order to tell the story of how what is now known as NFP came to be practiced. In addition to tracing the history of these methods, the lecture also details some of the biographical history of the medical doctors and scientists committed to this work.
Thursday, April 18th, 2024 4:30-5:30 pm (In person or live stream)
The event is free, registration is required for those who want to attend in person
The event will be held at:
Allen Memorial Public Library, 110 Euclid Ave. Zverina Room, 3rd floor
Live stream details will be available here
Associate professor Joy R. Bostic is giving the opening keynote address at St. John’s College,
University of Oxford for the Mystical Theology Network’s Mysticism and Action conference,
March 19-21. Her keynote address “‘It Feels So Good to Be Alive’: Vital Unity, Africana
Cosmology and Embodied Sociality as Spiritual Practice” includes excerpts from her upcoming book
on Africana religion and popular culture
Siegal Lifelong Learning is holding an upcoming two-part remote lecture.
Join Dr. Regennia N. Williams Tuesdays, April 9 & 16 | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET as she facilitates a discussion about the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and beyond as seen through the work of Wadsworth Jarrell, Jae Jarrell, and Nelson Stevens.
Students are invited to attend free of charge.
For more information, click here. For registration click here.
Professor Deepak Sarma, in addition to their University duties, is a cultural consultant for Netflix, Mattel, and Moonbug, and has worked on projects such as “Deepa & Anoop” and “CoComelon Lane”. For the last several years, they consulted on the new YouTube series, “Ghee Happy”, which has just been awarded the 51st Annie Award’s “Best TV/ Media – Preschool” in the field of 2023 animation! The series is a playful reimagining of the Hindu deities as little kids discovering their powers in a deity daycare. Full episodes, shorts, and music videos can all be found at the Ghee Happy Studio on YouTube. From all of us here in the Religious Studies Department, we wish you a warm congratulations, Deepak!
Enrollment is open for RLGN 173: Introducing Judaism, an excellent way to broaden the depth of your religious studies! Join today to take advantage of the expertise of our own Professor Alanna Cooper.
Counts as Arts & Humanities Breadth Requirement
The college is looking for up to eight first-year students to become inaugural recipients of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation’s Fellowship in the new Experimental Humanities program at Case Western Reserve!
This is a bold initiative to integrate the liberal arts and STEM in order to address the rapidly evolving technological landscape and today’s most pressing societal issues.
Students in this exciting program will blend humanities-oriented critical reflection with hands-on experimenting and skills development in new technologies, enabling them to ask deep questions about the ethical, philosophical and socio-cultural implications of scientific and technological change.
We encourage first-year (2023-24) students who have a passionate interest in this area of study to apply for the Mandel Fellowship by no later than Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, for a chance to be part of the inaugural class, which begins with the 2024 spring semester.
Faculty members in the Department of Religious Studies will be presenting and participating in panel discussions on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics at the 2023 American Academy of Religion annual meeting.
Click here to learn more about the topics and panels covered