Explore religious traditions in all of their complexity
About Us
We explore religious traditions in all of their complexity through comparative, contextual (in specific historical or cultural contexts), and thematic studies.
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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.
Affiliated programs at Cornell
Our program is closely connected through joint faculty members, cross-listed courses and collaborative events and projects to departments and programs across campus like: anthropology, art history, Asian studies, classics, Jewish studies, history, philosophy, Literatures in English, Near Eastern studies and romance studies.
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Program News
Spring 2023 religious studies classes
Pre-enrollment for Spring 2023 classes begins on November 2 for undergraduate students at Cornell.
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Undergrad summer learning supported by Weiner Family Fellowship
Emma Plowe '23 attended a summer retreat at the Jewel Heart Tibetan Learning Center with support from the Weiner Family Summer Fellowship.
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Desert sounds offer lessons in solitude and community
In a new book, Kim Haines-Eitzen explores the rich range of desert sounds and what they can teach us about place, the past, solitude and community.
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Sustainability and spirituality in the garden
A group of students, including some Nexus Scholars, is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.
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'Confront the awkward, the grim, the daunting, head on...'
Benjamin Velani is a Religious Studies and Government major.
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First cohort of A&S Nexus Scholars chosen for summer research positions
Fifty undergrads in the College of Arts & Sciences will take part in paid research projects in Ithaca this summer with faculty from throughout the College.
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Fall 2022 Religious Studies Courses of Interest
Pre-enrollment for Fall 2022 begins later this month. See a selection of the courses we are offering!
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More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours
On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
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