During the 2015-16 academic year, the Department of Religion celebrated 50 years of the study of religion at FSU. Since 1965, the mission of the department has been to promote research and instruction designed to increase understanding of the many ways in which religion impacts human life. Throughout the academic year, the Department sponsored a variety of events.
2015 Events
 Reception honoring retired faculty membersSunday, Sept. 20, 2015, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
 Sheng Yen Buddhist Studies Lecture presentsRobert Sharf: “Taking Critical Buddhism Seriously”Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 |
 American Religious History presentsEd Blum: “The Age of Miracles is Still with Us: Twelve Steps to Recovering American Religious History”Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 Flyer | Lecture MP3 | Lecture on YouTube Roundtable Discussion with Prof. BlumFriday October 23rd (room 312 Oglesby Union Guest Services) at 3:00 p.m. |
 South Asian Religions presentsAnne Monius: “From Confidence to Critical Rethinking: The Study of South Asian Religions in the Wake of Said’s Orientalism”Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 |
 Religious Ethics presentsRonald Green: “Decoding Religion: Can We Theorize Human Religiousness?”Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 |
2016 Events
 Sheng Yen Lecture presentsStephen Teiser: “Curing with Karma: Healing Liturgies in Chinese Buddhism”Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
 John Priest LectureDennis MacDonald : “John’s Dionysian Gospel: Imitations of Euripides’ Bacchae”Thursday, February 4, 2016, 5:00 p.m. |
 Bartholomeusz Lecture presentsDonald S. LopezLecture 1, March 24, 2016: “Dispatches from Nirvana: 45 Years of Buddhist Studies”Lecture 2, March 25, 2016: “Christian vs Buddhist: The Battle for the Soul of Tibet” |