Penn State Religious Studies

Professors and students promoting the academic study of religion at Penn State! Visit our website: @PSULiberalArts

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Congratulations to @PSU_ArtHistory prof Amara Solari for this terrific story on her work on religious murals in the Yucatan. https://t.co/iXuOSkUq4i Check out the video!

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A blessed Ramadan to all who are fasting tomorrow. Palm Sunday is April 2, and Passover starts April 5. It's a holy season for many!

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Also next week, we will welcome the brilliant @ProfBetancourt for a lecture on "Byzantine Camp Aesthetics and Queer Approaches to Antiquity in Byzantium." Thursday 3/30 @ 6pm. Info on poster.
NOT to be missed!

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MANY co-sponsored events today and into the weekend!
Today: 3:30, 124 Sparks: Hindus, Muslims, and Untouchables in 18th Century South Asia
4:30 in 157 Burrowes: Ukrainian Orthodoxy Updated: Challenges and Promises Ahead. Details:
https://t.co/WydrQSLLOf

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Harshbarger deadline is midnight tonight! https://t.co/J2K2ciCMdN

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Students! Apply now for the "best paper/project addressing religion" prize. Deadline March 15. All Penn State students from all campuses are eligible. Apply here: https://t.co/BRiSeIB83U @PSUHistory @psu_cams @PSU_ArtHistory

[Penn State Religious Studies @RelStudiesPSU]

Students! Apply now for the "best paper/project addressing religion" prize. Deadline March 15. All Penn State students from all campuses are eligible. Apply here: https://t.co/BRiSeIB83U @PSUHistory @psu_cams @PSU_ArtHistory

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Tuesday is Harshbarger day!
Melissa J. Wilde (UPenn) "Birth Control Battles: How Race and Class Divided American Religion" 4 pm in 102 Weaver and via Zoom webinar https://t.co/U9iQZkEUj8 More details: https://t.co/jTU3Gwy1xu

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@PSULiberalArts @PSU_ArtHistory Thanks to Elaine and all the good folks @webstersbooks

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Mexican chocolate cake! We're upping our game for the next SSR talk tomorrow, 2/22, 12:15 in 240 Borland! Amara Solari: “Performing the Passion in the Monastery of Santa Clara, Dzidzantún, Yucatán.” @PSULiberalArts @PSU_ArtHistory https://t.co/8yQLv2is0E

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TODAY is our big ALL-RLST meeting. Please join us at 3 pm in 102 Weaver (coffee and cookies!) or on Zoom to help plan for the coming year. All welcome. Details here: https://t.co/vttZ5JpdF8

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Don't miss this talk TODAY, 12:15 p.m. 240 Borland Lab. “Artificial Intelligence: Deifying Objects in the Ancient Near East” with Dr. Jen Singletary https://t.co/US2FPe1O0k @psu_cams

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Religious Studies is pleased to co-sponsor this great event TODAY, 4 p.m. @psu_cams

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CAMS is delighted to welcome Dr. Nicole Brisch of the University of Copenhagen, who will give a public lecture titled, "When Gods and Goddesses Eat: The Daily Ritual of Feeding the Gods in Ancient Mesopotamia," on Friday, Jan. 27, 4-5:15 pm in Weaver 102. Join us!

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Congrats to our own @piercesalguero (@PSUabington)! He is leading an international effort to translate texts on "meditation sickness" and just garnered key support. https://t.co/jpjRr6d4ay

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So many great events - here's one for tomorrow!

Dr. Semontee Mitra (@PSUEnglishDept) on "Are Hindu Festivals and Religion Still Sacred?” 

Wed, 1/18, 12:30-1:30pm
101 Old Botany

All invited - Chai and samosas! @jvanbirk @piercesalguero

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Regarding our event tomorrow, here is an important perspective that has been under-reported: https://t.co/DoH6PR081r

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Join us Friday, 11 a.m., 102 Weaver for a discussion on "Images of the Prophet Muhammad and the University classroom" featuring Religious Studies and @PSU_ArtHistory profs. @PSUHumanities @PSULiberalArts
More information: https://t.co/1kdfKaTxXh

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Today at 4 pm, @psu_cams begins their new series on Material Religion with Dr. Ra’anan Boustan, Princeton University: "Space: The Huqoq Synagogue Mosaic and the Viewing Experience" Hybrid in 102 Weaver! @PSULiberalArts https://t.co/hJyYO8UASA

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Mandala project(ion) ends today. Final touches from 10 am to noon. Final ceremony beginning 12:20 pm. with @piercesalguero @PSULiberalArts @psuasianstudies @PSU_ArtHistory https://t.co/ztdPgGOOka

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The Mandala project(ion) begins today! Watch live here: https://t.co/ztdPgGPm9I