Was Black Sabbath actually Satanic? 🤘 I’m deconstructing the myths behind the band’s "evil" image from the perspective of religious studies.
Watch now on 15 Grams of Religion: youtu.be/cGa0_CMPDtQ
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Can you recommend a good 101 on eschatology? This is for a friend who was listening to "Prof." Jiang on the topic. So a podcast or short article would be great.
Dr. Rachel Gordan has recently been invited to join the Executive Committee of the Academic Council for the American Jewish Historical Society.
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Graduate Student, Rajani Maharjan, has been awarded the Research Abroad for Doctoral Students Grant from the UF International Center!
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#MorningReads Study mapping LGBT-affirming Christian churches across the U.S. and finds strong geographic clustering. Affirming churches more common in the NE, Midwest, & West, but undersupplied in the South—shaping LGBTQ access to religious capital & well-being. #ReligionStudies #QueerSpaces
Dr. Yaniv Feller gave a presentation on the critiques and self-critiques of museum exhibits at the University of Vienna for the Jewish-Muslim Thought and Theology Annual Conference.
#religion #uf #universityofflorida #religiondepartment #religionstudies #ufreligion #UniversityofVienna #museum
📍 Faculty Presentation 📍
Dr. Terje Ostebo gave a presentation for the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on the topic of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his agenda for the country.
#religion #uf #universityofflorida #religionstudies #UFReligion #Ethiopia #EPRDF
6/🔥 This is a cleaner, testable theory that matches how people actually reason
📉 it also explains why religion shrinks as science fills causal gaps - fewer gaps, fewer mind-attributions
#CognitiveScience #ReligionStudies #Psychology #TheoryShift
"Our Primary Expertise: A Future for the Study of Religion" by Russell T. McCutcheon
www.rutgersuniversit...
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Congratulations to Dr. Feller for receiving the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich!
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We are pleased to invite you to a Pizza Study Break on Wednesday, October 29th at 12:30PM in Pugh Hall. Professors from the Bud Shorstein Center and Department of Religion will be there so you can learn more about the courses and eat free pizza!
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Congratulations to UF Religion alumna Dr. Venu Mehta for receiving a prestigious Templeton Religion Trust grant!
Read below to learn more!
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Religious Experiences Shrinks Part Of The Brain
www.scientificamerican.com/article/reli...
Dr. Poceski was recently invited to give a lecture on Chan/Zen Buddhism for a Graduate Course in UF's Architecture Program.
If you are interested in Religion, feel free to DM us or email info@religion.ufl.edu
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Research Associate & Visiting Faculty – Harvard Divinity School, USA
Women’s Studies in Religion Program (WSRP)
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
Details: higherjobz.com/harvard-divi...
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Research Associate & Visiting Faculty – Harvard Divinity School, USA
Women’s Studies in Religion Program (2026–2027)
Deadline: 15 October 2025
More details: higherjobz.com/research-ass...
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Professor Bron Taylor and UF Religion Alumni recently participated in the ISSRNC at UC Santa Barbara!
The presentations can be found using the links in our bio!
If you are interested in Religion, feel free to DM us or email info@religion.ufl.edu💌
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🌟Department of Religion Alumni Spotlight 🌟
Learn about Yael Hamaoui -- a recent UF Religion Pre-Law alumnus. 👨⚖️📖
#religion #uf #universityoffloida #florida #academicexcellence #student #studentachievement #studyreligion #religiondepartment #religionstudies #UFReligion #gators #studentspotlight
"Borícua Muslims: Everyday Cosmopolitanism among Puerto Rican Converts to Islam" by Ken Chitwood
Check out his book to learn more about the lives of Puerto Rican Muslims.
#religion #uf #UFReligion #gators #book #religionstudies #alumni #puertorico #muslim #borícua #AmeRícan
Join us for the virtual lecture “Leo Baeck and His Imperial Contexts” with Dr. Yaniv Feller on Sunday, August 17 at 2:00 PM EST. Join directly via this link—no registration needed: us02web.zoom.us/j/8673754221...
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Thinking about majoring and minoring in religion?
Check out the information and go to our Linktree to see more information about the major and minor!
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Looking for a class to add to your fall schedule? Check out these classes with the Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies and Religion Department!
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📙Faculty Book Highlight📜
"Localizing Salafism
Religious Change among Oromo Muslims in Bale, Ethiopia" by Dr. Terje Ostebo.
Check out his book to learn more on the Ethiopian Salafism movement in the 1990's.
#religion #universityofflorida #florida #studyreligion #religionstudies #UFReligion
🌟Department of Religion Student Spotlight 📷
Learn about Rachel Warren -- a UF Religion alumnus whose undergraduate path in religion led them to psychology graduate studies.
#uf #universityofflorida #florida #studyreligion #religionstudies #UFReligion #gators
Recently UF Professor, Dr. Rachel Gordan, published an article on how the Jewish people were represented in novels 70 years ago. See the post to learn more!
#religion #uf #universityoffloida #florida #college #studyreligion #religionstudies #UFReligion #gators #jewishstudies #jewish #books
Professor Feller recently wrote a review on Jeffrey Abt's Book "Too Jewish or Not Jewish Enough"
Read on for more details
#religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion #religionstudies #UFReligion #gators #bookreview #judaism #jewishstudies #JewishMuseumofNewYork
Dr. Narayanan recently went to Paris to visit the Musée Guimet's exhibition: Angkor Royal Bronzes: Art of the Divine". Read on for more details.
#religion #uf #universityoffloida #florida #college #academicexcellence #religionstudies #gators #museeguimet #vishnu #hinduism
Dr. Ostebo was recently invited to give a talk at the University of Messina on the ongoing conflicts in the Horn of Africa. Read on for more details.
#religion #uf #universityoffloida #florida #college #academicexcellence #religionstudies #gators #hornofafrica
🌟Department of Religion Undergraduate Student Spotlight 🌟
Keep up the excellent work Peyton!
If you are interested in Religion, DM us or email info@religion.ufl.edu
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