religious studies

In a recent publication, Deepak Sarma, PhD, professor and Inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, addressed issues related to psychedelics and drug policy. At CWRU, Sarma also has a secondary appointment as…

Earlier in May, Timothy Beal, PhD, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and interim chair in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, gave the baccalaureate address at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In his address, titled “Deep hunger and deep…

Deepak Sarma, PhD, professor and the inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, recently wrote “Darśana: A More Inclusive Spiritual Framework,” published in Harvard University’s Bill of Health blog. In this…

Yesterday (Sept. 7) at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV officially canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast from Italy who died in 2006 and has since become known as the “patron saint of the internet.” To learn more about the significance of Acutis’s canonization, we spoke with Brian…

Jonathan Tan, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, was a guest on Vox’s “Today, Explained” podcast in September. Tan spoke with podcast host Noel King in an episode titled “The Pope's Big Bet on China,” which is available on…

Nadia Bolz-Weber What if it's too late to avoid some kind of ecological catastrophe? How might we begin to imagine alternative ways forward on such a horizon? What might it mean to collapse well? Sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Department of Religious Studies, renowned…

Jonathan Tan, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies and associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, participated in a recent roundtable event hosted by the Asia Research Institute (ARI) of the National University of Singapore. Marking the second anniversary…

Erin Benay, associate professor of early modern art and director of undergraduate studies and Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies and professor of bioethics have been named inaugural Distinguished Scholars in the Public Humanities. Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III made…

The spooky season is upon us, and with it comes mounds of chocolate, horror movie marathons and imaginative costumes. But, where did some of these Halloween traditions even come from? The Daily wanted answers—and found them through Timothy Beal, a Distinguished University Professor and the…

The Reproductive Health Task Force is undertaking a speaker series to engage in discussions on various aspects of reproductive health.  Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join a panel of experts as they explore diverse religious perspectives on reproduction and…