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Prof. Virginia Garrard-Burnett publishes two new books on Protestantism in Guatemala

Posted: Oct 8, 2009

Garrard-Burnett, Associate Professor in History and Religious Studies, has garnered critical acclaim from the Guatemalan press for her work

UT Summer Bible Institute Makes Headlines

Posted: Aug 10, 2009

"Teaching the Bible in Texas Public Schools," a teacher training institute run by the Department of Religious Studies, garnered considerable local media attention.

The University of Texas at Austin Introduces New Bible Curriculum Instruction Courses for Public School Teachers

Posted: Aug 4, 2009

Event: The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Religious Studies and Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins will host a "Teaching the Bible in Texas Public Schools" Summer Institute.        When: Aug. 4-7        Where: The University of Texas at Austin, Waggener Hall. A campus map is available online.        Background: Twenty-one Texas public school teachers are participating in the "Teaching the Bible in

Call for Papers: Japan Anthropology Workshop, March 2010 at UT-Austin

Posted: May 26, 2009

The conference theme is "Religion, Ritual, and Identity in Japan." The organizers call for panel and individual paper proposals that lay out Japanese contexts within the general scope of anthropological portrayal.

Religious Studies Department sponsors colloquium in Italy on New Testament and Christian origins

Posted: May 13, 2009

The program is part of the ongoing Colloquia on Material Culture and Ancient Religion

Prominent scholar discusses and compares recent cases of revelation

Posted: Mar 30, 2009

Ann Taves, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, presents the talk, "Channeled Entities and Revealed Texts: A Group Psychology of Revelation"

Talk examines the question, "What makes us human?"

Posted: Feb 13, 2009

Catherine Weinberger-Thomas, visiting professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, presents the talk, "From Ape to Cyborg: New Debates on Human Nature."

Scholar discusses connection between "Yoga and Warfare"

Posted: Feb 13, 2009

David Gordon White, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, discusses meanings of the term "yoga" as attested in sources from the Rig Veda down to the Yoga Sutras, and their connection to warfare and the apotheosis of the warrior.

Professor delivers lecture on culture and interstellar communication

Posted: Jan 14, 2009

Prof. John Traphagan spoke in November at the SETI Institute in a joint colloquium with the Carl Sagan Center.