
Sustainability and spirituality in the garden
A group of students is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.
Read MoreWe explore religious traditions in all of their complexity through comparative, contextual and thematic studies. Our courses are built on the established scholarly tradition of the study of religion as an academic, as opposed to a confessional, pursuit.
A group of students is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.
Read MoreBenjamin Velani is a Religious Studies and Government major.
Read MoreFifty undergrads in the College of Arts & Sciences will take part in paid research projects in Ithaca this summer with faculty from throughout the College.
Read MorePre-enrollment for Fall 2022 begins later this month. See a selection of the courses we are offering!
Read MoreUndergraduate students interested in the intersection of religion and politics or society can now apply for a new prize, to be given out next spring.
Read MoreRegistration is required to attend this virtual conference on April 4 and 5! Although known to specialists since the nineteenth century, the Aramaic incantation bowls have never been fully integrated into the field of Jewish Studies, largely due to their inaccessibility and the confounding nature of...
Read MoreSolina Kennedy '19 interviews Professor Jane-Marie Law for a new video, based on information she learned in a Cornell class.
Read MoreA $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.
Read MoreInterested in a specific religious tradition? Want to learn more about religious rituals throughout history and in the contemporary world? Consider a minor or a major in religious studies!
The honors program is open to religious studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior year to advanced, specialized, independent research and writing of a thesis.
Start with "Religion and Ecological Sustainability" (RELST 2273) or "Sensational Religion" (RELST 2276) or take one of the many other survey courses or seminars we offer.
Given in honor of Gelek Rimpoche the Weiner Family Summer Fellowship supports funding for summer experiential learning and research for an undergraduate student studying Buddhist practice.
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Your support enables the program to enhance the experience for undergraduate students. Gifts can help fund lectures and conferences, student research, distinguished speakers, and other program priorities. We will greatly appreciate and immediately put into use any gift, no matter the amount. Please consider a donation to the program Current Use Gift Fund.