Welcome to the page for the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Miami, FL.
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Miami offers the academic study of religion and spirituality. Through our world renowned academic faculty, we explore texts, histories, and ways in which humans from various cultures have understood their world. Within this page we aim to provide a cross section of diverse points of view that are both challenging and critical. Key i
10/30/2022
Check out REL351 Death and Dying student Daphne Mall's most recent article on "Green Burials" in UMScientifica!
Green Burials About the Author: Daphne Mall (she/her) is a junior studying Global Health and Political Science with double-minors in Religious Studies and Geography and Sustainable Development. She is a member of ECO Agency’s Educatio...
09/30/2022
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11/11/2021
November 13 is World Kindness Day!
What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness On World Kindness Day, a scholar of Buddhist studies explains its idea of compassion and the diverse ways to think about and express kindness.
09/28/2021
Is Impossible pork haram?
Impossible Pork Is Testing My Faith Whether to eat the plant-based pig substitute is a real quandary for Muslims like me. (It looks delicious.)
07/05/2021
How does your religious literacy compare with the US population as a whole?
U.S. Religious Knowledge Quiz How much do you know about religion? And how do you compare with the average American? Here’s your chance to find out.
02/18/2021
Joe Biden Is a Different Kind of Catholic To understand his position on workers’ rights, and even his centrism, look to his religion.
12/27/2020
"He certainly has said — and said to me — that the combination of the humanities and science seemed to push him towards being a certain type of physician. Because physicians are people who interpret science and deliver it to people — but they need to do it in a human way. They need to do it in a way that people understand, and I think we all know that is sometimes in short supply.”
Dr. Fauci Has a Classics Degree! - Tales of Times Forgotten Dr. Anthony Fauci has been getting a lot of attention lately for his tireless work promoting public safety measures in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Polls consistently find that Dr. Fauci is by far the most trusted person in the United States on matters pertaining to COVID-19. An article p...
12/15/2020
China's tiny Jewish community in fear as Beijing erases its history For this year’s Hanukkah, Amir is lighting menorah candles and reciting blessings to celebrate the holiday’s eight nights, as many Jews are around the world. But he does so in secret, worried that Chinese officials will come around – as they often do on religious occasions – to enforce a ban...
12/10/2020
Why universities — and the rest of us — need religion studies (RNS) — If we let universities strip away their commitments to religious diversity, we are actually making our communities less safe.
12/02/2020
In case you need something to mix up your holiday Spotify list
FEATURE: Dharma is Taiwan’s first Buddhist death metal band - Taipei Times The gig began with a nun chanting on stage, but suddenly erupted into a wall of noise unleashed by distorted guitars and screamed sutras — the unique sound of Taiwan’s first Buddhist death metal band. The nation has a vibrant metal scene, but few outfits are quite as eye-catching as Dharma (達....
10/21/2020
Pope Francis, in Shift for Church, Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions The comments, made in a new documentary, are the strongest yet from a pontificate that has taken a more tolerant and inclusive tone.
09/26/2020
China Is Erasing Mosques and Precious Shrines in Xinjiang Thousands of religious sites in Xinjiang have been destroyed, a new analysis suggests, part of China’s drive to erode the region’s heritage.
