The Elon Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society highlights and promotes the interdisciplinary study of religion, culture, and society. This faculty-led center draws together faculty from disciplines across Elon’s campus, with students, staff, community members, and experts from the region and beyond. The Center will work to foster research, teaching, and dialogue that informs community knowledge and action.
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Ripple Conference | Student Stories Showcase
March 8, 2019
During this year’s Ripple Conference, students from across several universities shared their personal multifaith stories. Speakers include: – Hannah Podhorzer (moderator; Elon University) – Molly Herman-Gallow (Elon University) – Ahmed Hamed (Ohio Wesleyan) – Fri Momin (North Carolina State University) – Andrew Huffman (Warren Wilson) – Lallo Yadeta (Elon University) The Ripple Conference is an
What’s Happened Over the Summer? | A panel discussion
September 1, 2017
Panelists include Drs. Jeffrey Pugh (Religious Studies), Megan Squire (Computer Science), and Tony Crider (Physics) as well as journalist and Elon alumna Jasmine Turner ’15. News clip compilation credit: Paul Leblanc (Elon student) Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society (CSRCS) and the Council on Civic Engagement. (197)
Dr. Emily Filler | The God Who Saves and the God Who Kills
April 14, 2017
The Israelites’ exodus from Egypt in the Hebrew Bible is frequently invoked as a profound and enduring example of liberation. But whose liberation? How does the Exodus look different from the perspectives of the text’s “others”? Emily Filler of Earlham College facilitated a lively discussion of these questions and of the biblical texts that prompt
“Guide to the End Times” is a theological book by Elon’s own Jeffrey C. Pugh and part of the book-podcast series “Homebrewed Christianity” in which prominent theologians write for non-academic audiences. In his guide, Pugh reflects on his misspent youth in an apocalyptic cult and goes after Rapture Culture and its “bad theology.” Also present
The Face of the Syrian War | Dr. Najib Ghadbian
September 9, 2016
Elon University’s Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society (CSRCS) welcomes Najib Ghadbian, a special representative for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces to the United States and United Nations. Ghadbian speaks to the Elon community about the current state of the Syrian civil war, the war-torn country’s future, and
Stand Your Ground | Kelly Brown Douglas
April 25, 2016
Kelly Brown Douglas is a professor of religion at Goucher College with areas of expertise in Women’s Theology and Sexuality & Black Church studies. In her “Stand Your Ground” lecture, she addresses the evolution of the Black Lives Matter campaign and the construction of the black body historically, and in today’s society. (318)
Robert Jones, CEO of the polling organization Public Religion Research Institute and columnist for The Atlantic, was on hand to discuss two critical factors in this year’s presidential election: race and religion. In addition, he addressed the PRRI’s most recent polling data, released on Jan. 28 just ahead of the Iowa caucuses, which shows the
A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Dr. Charles Marsh
November 12, 2015
Marsh’s 2014 book, “Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer,” has been reviewed in several prestigious venues, including the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Many scholars have been drawn to Marsh’s work because of the unique insight and controversy his book provides into Bonhoeffer’s life and death in the Nazi regime and
Kosher/Soul | Michael Twitty
November 12, 2015
Being African American and Jewish is for many a combination that many can’t wrap their heads around. However, for thousands of Jews of color; having heritage, faith and family in both Diasporas—African and Jewish—and their many intersections means creating material, social and ideational lives that interweave identities and histories. For Michael Twitty, this includes food
Shuly Schwartz, the Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History and Walter and Sarah Schlesinger Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary, offers insight to students at Elon about the history of American Jewish feminism with her lecture, “Rugelach, Rummage Sales, Rabbis and Rosh Hodesh Groups: The Transformative Power
The Islamic State in Syria: A Foreign Invasion
February 25, 2015
Two representatives of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces visited campus for a discussion about the Syrian uprising. Oubab Khalil, Chief of Staff for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces’ Representative in Washington, D.C. Bassel Korkor, U.S. Counsel to the Syrian Coalition’s Washington and United Nations Offices Their visit
The Future of Jewish Christian Dialogue | Panel Discussion
November 17, 2013
Elon University Conference on Jewish Christian Relations, November 17, 2013 Dr. Stanley Hauerwas Dr. Peter Ochs The Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations brought together students, scholars and members of the general public for an in-depth look at the history of the relationship among the world’s Jewish and Christian communities and offering an outlook for how that
Reading Genesis | Panel Discussion
November 17, 2013
Elon University Conference on Jewish Christian Relations, November 17, 2013 Dr. Marc Bregman Dr. Ellen Haskell Dr. Malachi Hacohen The Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations brought together students, scholars and members of the general public for an in-depth look at the history of the relationship among the world’s Jewish and Christian communities and offering an outlook
Jewish and Christian Feminist Ritual Innovation
November 17, 2013
Elon University Conference on Jewish Christian Relations, November 17, 2013 Dr. Vanessa Ochs Dr. Diann Neu The Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations brought together students, scholars and members of the general public for an in-depth look at the history of the relationship among the world’s Jewish and Christian communities and offering an outlook for how that
Evangelical Jewish Relations
November 17, 2013
Elon University Conference on Jewish Christian Relations, November 17, 2013 Dr. Shalom Goldman Dr. Yaakov Ariel Dr. Motti Inbari The Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations brought together students, scholars and members of the general public for an in-depth look at the history of the relationship among the world’s Jewish and Christian communities and offering an outlook
Defining Jewish Identity
November 17, 2013
Elon University Conference on Jewish Christian Relations, November 17, 2013 Dr. Lynn Huber Dr. James Tabor The Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations brought together students, scholars and members of the general public for an in-depth look at the history of the relationship among the world’s Jewish and Christian communities and offering an outlook for how that
John Thatamanil – ‘The Promise of Religious Diversity’
April 15, 2013
“The Promise of Religious Diversity: Dialogue after Religion,” a lecture by Dr. John Thatamanil, associate professor of theology and world religions, Union Theological Seminary, took place on Tuesday, April 9th 2013 in the McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion. This event is made possible by the Elon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the Religious Studies