JDP students, Dr. Dheepa Sundaram would like to invite you all to an open house and lunch with Dr. Lucia Hulsether on Thursday, April 23 🎉
Open House: Sturm 266, 10:30-11:30am, coffee, juice, bagels
Lunch: Sturm 380, 12pm, Snarf's Sandwiches. MUST RSVP by 7pm April 22: forms.gle/8xuvhBLkir6z...
The JDP community is invited to Taylor Muma's Dissertation Defense!
Title: "Otherness and the Trinity: Toward a Critical Reimagining of Christian Divinity from a Postcolonial Ethos"
Date & Time: Thursday, May 7th, 2026, 1-3pm MT
Check your email from the JDP Office for location/Zoom link.
Next week JDP students Zane Johnson, Kirsten Dalquist, Andrew Robb-Scott, and David Kemp will critically reflect on Capitalist Humanitarianism alongside its author Dr. Hulsether
Panel RSVP for Zoom: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Lecture RSVP for Zoom: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please join several JDP faculty TOMORROW, Friday, April 17th at 12pm online or in-person for the event, "Failure and Resilience in Academia." These are amazing professors and this will be a spectacular panel!
In-person, Sturm 287
Online Zoom link: udenver.zoom.us/j/9454208048
Two imported student announcements! 🤩
JDP GSA Award nominations are OPEN for students/outstanding faculty! Determined by total number of nominations, self-nomination encouraged: forms.gle/wtCWP5zvQTFx...
Iliff Student Senate positions, self-nominations encouraged: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The JDP is invited to a special talk by Dr. Christy Cobb on Wednesday, April 15th, on Apocryphal Literature hosted by Profs & Prints Denver.
When: 5pm, Wednesday, April 15th
Where: Woodie Fisher Kitchen & Bar
Buy your tickets: events.ticketleap.com/tickets/prof...
Next Thursday Iliff is having its Vincent Harding public lecture by Dr. Miguel Diaz, titled "Queering Diplomacy: Affirming Differences, Rejecting Division, and Empowering the Catholicity of Humanity"
Register for FREE: www.iliff.edu/event-calend...
Livestream it: youtube.com/live/YUmz0yg...
Congratulations to JDP alum Dr. Ginger Morgan who will soon transition into serving as Associate Professor of Pastoral and Spiritual Care and the Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities!
preshouse.org/blog/staff-t...
Congratulations to David Kemp for passing their proposal defense yesterday! This is a big accomplishment on the PhD journey and we look forward to seeing where you go!
Title: Christian Reproductions: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Social, Religious, and Political Perceptions of Queerness in the USA
On Wednesday, April 8, 6:00pm Eastern Time, NYU is hosting a Zoom event with three editors from major religion publications!
They will discuss how to write and publish articles about religion for broad readerships, share tips and things to avoid, and more
Register here: nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for David Kemp!
Title: "Christian Reproductions: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Social, Religious, and Political Perceptions of Queerness in the USA"
Date/Time: Wed, March 18, 1:30pm MT
Check your institutional email for room number and Zoom link
Join JDP professor Dr. Amy Erickson as she engages with Dr. Melanie Harris to bridge the gap between theology and action for food justice initiatives within Colorado communities
Wed, March 25, 2026
5:30pm: Reception, 6:30pm: Conversation
Cost: $5
More info & RSVP: polo.feathr.co/view_email?c...
Congratulations to Shobha Muniyappa for passing her Proposal defense yesterday! This is a major accomplishment on the PhD journey and we cannot wait to see your final project!
The title of Shobha's Proposal was: TheoEthics of the Jeevana of Dalit Women’s Un/Touchable Bodies in Rural Karnataka
Tomorrow from 12:30-2:30pm is the annual Tea for the JDP! Stop by anytime within those hours for a free drink and snacks on the JDP
Everyone is welcome! See you there!
Come attend the launch party for the JDP GSA's new journal, the Journal of Auto-Academia! Read the Inaugural Volume here: iliff.libguides.com/journal-of-a...
Ever wanted to visit Italy? Ever wanted to learn about Christian art in Italy? Here is your opportunity with a trip being organized by Dr. Miguel De La Torre and the Italian Castello Sonnino International Education Center! Email him for the full itinerary and to RSVP: mdelatorre@iliff.edu
Have questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. about what is happening with the JDP and the exciting changes coming in the future? Then stop by Iliff BEC 218 anytime between 1-3pm on Tuesday, February 17th, for Cookies & Questions (and coffee!)
The JDP Graduate Student Association has just launched a merch store for JDP branded items! All funds go to the GSA for supporting student conference reimbursements. Shop here and contribute directly to students: www.bonfire.com/store/jdp-st...
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb 3, at 12pm in the Chambers Center Garden Room (Room 190) for “Black Christianities: Racialized Purity Culture as Theological Haunting”.
Students, faculty, staff, and community members all welcome!
The JDP Community is invited to a proposal defense for Aric Frenkel!
Title: "The United Rights of America: An intervention on the Convenient Marriage Narrative."
Date/Time: January 21, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm MT.
Check your institutional email for zoom link.
Happening THIS week on Thursday, January 15th! Come hear Dr. Andrea Stanton speak about Technology as a Social Tool.
RSVP at the provided link or find it in your institutional email: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy Conference has extended the proposal deadline for papers, panel discussions, roundtables, and creative presentations‼️
Email Dr Adam Brett (abrett@uls.edu) a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biography ASAP‼️
About the conference: religionnews.com/2025/12/02/u...
Thinking about a Ph.D. in Religion? Then the Joint Doctoral Program has you covered! Apply online now, priority deadline is January 8th: www.du.edu/duiliffjoint
#PhD, #phdlife, #religion, #doctorate, #ReligiousStudies, #denver, #coloradolife
The 2026 Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Regional Conference of the AAR has EXTENDED its submission deadline until Sunday December 14th at midnight!
Submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for the March 27-28th conference and Register for it at this link: www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
Stop by the Iliff library today November 20th or tomorrow November 21st for the Trans Day of Remembrance altar.
All the lives lost worldwide remind us the fight against patriarchy and gender domination is far from over. It requires all of us to stop this violence and the systems causing the harm.
See you at the JDP AAR Reception this week!
Also, if you already saw this post no you didn't 🤫 (we forgot to put the time of the event)
❗The AAR-RBS Regional Conference at UCCS on March 27-28, 2026, needs volunteers❗
You will get free registration/meals. Email Dr. Jeff Scholes (jscholes@uccs.edu).
Also, consider submitting a paper, panel, or roundtable proposal (due November 28): www.rmgpregion.org/2026-call-fo...
See you there!!
JDP students should submit a paper for: THE 2026 ALBERT CLARK AWARD for the best papers in Religious Studies or Theology
Cash prizes + winning papers to be published in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, The National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
thetaalphakappa.org/clark-awards/