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Princeton University has long been committed to the idea that religion, like politics or art, is an important sphere of life and merits systematic attention within the curriculum. The primary responsibility for instruction in this area has, for more than half a century, been entrusted to the Department of Religion, which belongs to the Division of the Humanities. Our charge is to do our best to examine religious life, the diverse forms it has taken in different cultures and historical periods, and the questions it poses for theoretical, ethical, and political reflection.

10/13/2026
Medieval Studies Faculty Colloquium - "Hell, and How to Get There"Olaoluwatoni Alimi, Religion and University Center for...
10/09/2026

Medieval Studies Faculty Colloquium - "Hell, and How to Get There"
Olaoluwatoni Alimi, Religion and University Center for Human Values
Wed, October 28 | 12:00 - 1:15pm | 209 Scheide Caldwell House

Connor Odom '27 (Religion Major) as Jim O'Connor and Xander Constantine '27 as Tom Wingfield in Theatre Intime's product...
10/08/2026

Connor Odom '27 (Religion Major) as Jim O'Connor and Xander Constantine '27 as Tom Wingfield in Theatre Intime's production of "The Glass Menagerie"

Read the review!

Assistant Prospect editor Mia Mazzeo reviews Theatre Intime’s adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie."

Faculty Author Q&A: Bryan Lowe on ‘How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650-850’
10/05/2026

Faculty Author Q&A: Bryan Lowe on ‘How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650-850’

Bryan Lowe is an associate professor in the Department of Religion. His book, “How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650–850” was published in September 2026 by University of Hawai’i Press. How […]

Congratulations to Princeton Religion graduate alumni Anthony Petro and Jessica Xu, whose books have won awards from the...
10/01/2026

Congratulations to Princeton Religion graduate alumni Anthony Petro and Jessica Xu, whose books have won awards from the American Academy of Religion. Congratulations to alums Ahmad Greene-Hayes and Mark Cladis, whose books were finalists for awards.

Read about all the winners at the AAR's website.

About The American Academy of Religion is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Best First Book in Religious Studies; the Religion and the Arts Book Award; the Best Work in Textual or Historical Studies; the Best Work in the Study of Practices, Communities, or Lived Contexts; the Best…

Derek Krueger Lounge SeminarMonastic Desires: Homoeroticism, Homophobia, and the Love of God in Medieval Constantinople....
09/16/2026

Derek Krueger Lounge Seminar
Monastic Desires: Homoeroticism, Homophobia, and the Love of God in Medieval Constantinople.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: 1879 Hall Lounge (Room 140)
Please Register: https://forms.gle/Tj68hEkiVvTKPoWA9

Be sure to check out this film! Reina Coulibaly ’24, a graduate of the Religion Department, served as an assistant produ...
09/08/2026

Be sure to check out this film! Reina Coulibaly ’24, a graduate of the Religion Department, served as an assistant producer.

Gullah Geechee Stories
September 23, 2026 @ 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Frist Theatre (301)

09/04/2026

Happy First Day of Classes! Mark your calendar for a full slate of events on religion this Fall.
ccsr.princeton.edu/events for all the deets

Check out what's on Professor AnneMarie Luijendijk's summer reading list!
07/02/2026

Check out what's on Professor AnneMarie Luijendijk's summer reading list!

This summer’s mix includes botany, sculpture, music, some sci-fi and fantasy deep cuts, novels set in France, Ireland, Sweden, the Swiss Alps and across Asia, a memoir from Cameroon, a book of letters from ancient Egypt, a cat behavior book and more.

Religion graduate students David Reed Hall and Ashley Douglas contributed to this forum on the film, *The Testament of A...
06/29/2026

Religion graduate students David Reed Hall and Ashley Douglas contributed to this forum on the film, *The Testament of Ann Lee.*

We are thrilled to announce on the American Religion website a new series on The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)! Edited by Dana Logan (UNC Greensboro), the roundtable features responses from three graduate students on various aspects of the film:
- David Reed Hall, "A Cult Movie"
- Savannah Flanagan, "The Trauma of Childbirth"
- Ashley Douglas, "Outsider Hagiographies"

Read their responses here: https://www.american-religion.org/testament-ann-lee

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