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Dr. Nabhan-Warren selected as senior mentor for Young Scholars in American Religion Program

Kristy Nabhan-Warren, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, hopes the Lilly Endowment mentor role with the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture will allow her to continue to inspire the next generation of scholars.
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Alumna Kayla Renée Wheeler named Young Scholar in American Religion

Kayla Renée Wheeler, alumna of our PhD program, has been awarded membership in the prestigious Young Scholars in American Religion program.
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Rev. Dr. Don Davis awarded for distinguished service

Davis is being awarded Wheaton College's 2024 Alumnus of the Year for Distinguished Service to Society. “Jesus said if you throw a party, do it for the people who can’t pay you back.” When Rev. Dr. Don Davis ’88, M.A. ’89, paraphrases the parable of the wedding feast from Luke 14, he means it. He will soon celebrate the 50th anniversary of his time in ministry and currently serves as the senior executive advisor to the president at World Impact, a global organization dedicated to training pastoral and ministry leaders in urban churches.
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Tucker Gregor awarded graduate assistantship

Tucker Gregor, PhD student in the Department of Religious Studies, will assist with editing the Journal of Religious Ethics (JRE), an international scholarly journal co-edited by professor Diana Fritz Cates. “I am invested in religious ethics scholarship, and I have benefitted intellectually from working on the JRE because of the many opportunities to read and engage with scholarship as it is produced,” Gregor said.
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Congratulations to our 2024 E.P. Adler Award Recipients

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
This article recognizes our 2024 student award winners.
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The Department of Religious Studies mourns the loss of Dr. David Klemm

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
The department notes the passing of Professor Emeritus David Klemm.
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Osamamen Oba Eduviere publishes guest editorial, “Faith and Friends help Iowa’s African Immigrants and Refugees Build a Sense of Home”

Saturday, March 2, 2024
Guest editorial on how religious organizations in Iowa are filling in gaps in resettlement assistance.
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The Department of Religious Studies mourns the loss of Dr. J. Kenneth Kuntz

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The Department of Religious Studies Mourns the Loss of Dr. J. Kenneth Kuntz.
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Paul Dilley receives National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Learn more about Paul Dilley Receiving NEH Fellowship.