department of religious studies

Photo of the moon covering the sun during a total solar eclipse

Religious Studies’ Deepak Sarma shares how ancient societies interpreted myths and stories around solar eclipses

April 29, 2024

‘The gods’ wrath’: The ancient folklore of the eclipse Fox 8: Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the College...

·

Photo of El Castillo (Kukulkan Temple) of Chichen Itza at sunset, Mexico. Courtesy of Getty Images.

Religious studies’ Deepak Sarma discusses significance of ancient myths

April 4, 2024

Eclipse history lesson: What myths tell us about ancient civilizations and their expertise cleveland.com: Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of...

·

Photo of the moon covering the sun during a total solar eclipse. Courtesy of Getty Images

Religious studies’ Deepak Sarma discusses myths related to eclipses

April 3, 2024

The April 2024 total solar eclipse has been expected. How did people react in earlier times? ideastream: Deepak Sarma,...

·

Aerial photo of CWRU campus with focus on Peter B. Lewis Building

Religious studies’ Deepak Sarma examines the life and music of Bob Marley

March 22, 2024

The ‘subversive spirituality’ of Bob Marley is still being overlooked CNN: Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the College...

·

Climate change from drought to green growth

Religious studies’ Timothy Beal writes about climate change for the Public Interest Technology University Network

September 22, 2023

Timothy Beal, Distinguished University Professor and the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, recently wrote about his work on...

Publications & Presentations

·

Michele Berger

5 questions with … Michele Tracy Berger, the new director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities

April 27, 2023

It isn’t easy to find cheerful assessments of the state of the humanities these days. From the decreasing...

Featured People

·

“How to Get a Head in Ancient Israel: Exploring the Book of Judith”

November 30, 2022

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a remote lecture titled “How to Get a Head in Ancient...

·

close up of in vitro fertilization

Religious studies department’s Deepak Sarma explores Hinduism’s perspective on IVF

November 11, 2022

An article by Deepak Sarma, professor of Indian religions and philosophy in the Department of Religious Studies at...

Publications & Presentations

·

Young African-American adults gathered together at Bible study

Religion’s Timothy Beal discussed historical interest in dragons, mythical creatures

September 6, 2022

The religious roots of our obsession with dragons MSN: Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, said...

·

Photo from behind of a woman and man sitting on a couch watching TV as the man points remote

Religious Studies’ Deepak Sarma discusses the Paramount+ show Evil

August 19, 2022

This TV series delivers us from three demons haunting America CNN: Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of...

·

1 2 3