The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa We're joining forces with Classics! For further updates, join us on the Classics and Religious Studies at Iowa page. In 2017, we celebrated our 95th anniversary.
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This page will no longer be active after August 1st, 2026. The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa formally became a department in 1927, the first Department of Religious Studies at a public university in the US.

07/21/2026

One small move for us, one giant leap for Classics and Religious Studies at Iowa!

Follow us over at our shared account for future updates. This account will be inactive starting August 1st.

We're excited to be beginning this new chapter as Classics and Religious Studies at Iowa and to be celebrating 💯 years o...
07/12/2026

We're excited to be beginning this new chapter as Classics and Religious Studies at Iowa and to be celebrating 💯 years of Religious Studies at Iowa! 🖤💛

The time has come to say goodbye. It is my honor to have been a part of this illustrious Department's 100 year history. ...
06/04/2026

The time has come to say goodbye. It is my honor to have been a part of this illustrious Department's 100 year history. Thank you for everything.

Please join us in congratulation Dr. Hasan Degerli, who successfully defended his thesis yesterday! His thesis, “Transfo...
05/14/2026

Please join us in congratulation Dr. Hasan Degerli, who successfully defended his thesis yesterday!

His thesis, “Transforming Victory: The Spread of the Cult of the Soldier Martyrs in Late Antique Asia Minor and Egypt,” included the creation of a digital resource that maps textual and material artifacts in order to investigate the influence of these Roman soldiers-turned-martyrs on the Christian communities they interacted with 📍🗺️✝️🗡️

Dr. Degerli will be joining Bingöl University in Turkiye as an Assistant Professor in the History of Religions this fall.

Pictured below: Drs. Cargill, Dilley, Degerli, Cates, and Schlütter after the successful defense

Students, alumni, and friends are invited to join us in celebrating Maureen and her retirement this Thursday from 4:00-6...
05/04/2026

Students, alumni, and friends are invited to join us in celebrating Maureen and her retirement this Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm! We'll be partying on the third floor of Gilmore Hall and enjoying great company, hors d'oeuvres, and cake 💛🖤

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Carlos Ruiz Martinez on the successful defense of his dissertation, "Sanctuary, She...
04/24/2026

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Carlos Ruiz Martinez on the successful defense of his dissertation, "Sanctuary, Shelters, and the State: Religion and Immigration Enforcement in the United States."

Dr. Ruiz Martinez, we are so proud of your timely and innovative research and we are excited to see how you grow during your time as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Danforth Center for Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis! 🖤💛

Pictured below: Dr. Paul Dilley, Dr. Lina-Maria Murillo, Dr. Carlos Ruiz Martinez, and Dr. Jenna Supp-Montgomerie after the successful defense

Join us on April 28th for our next Divine Dialogues event: a screening and discussion of race and religion in Ryan Coogl...
04/13/2026

Join us on April 28th for our next Divine Dialogues event: a screening and discussion of race and religion in Ryan Coogler's 2025 movie Sinners.

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FAITH ON THE PLATE: RESCHEDULED We had to cancel last week's meeting, so we will be holding our next meeting tomorrow, A...
04/07/2026

FAITH ON THE PLATE: RESCHEDULED

We had to cancel last week's meeting, so we will be holding our next meeting tomorrow, April 8th, on the third floor of Gilmore Hall from 5-7pm

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