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Critical Terms for Religious Studies

This companion video series to Critical Terms for Religious Studies (University of Chicago Press) is designed primarily for undergraduate students, offering context and framing to help make the book’s essays more approachable for those new to the concepts or the field.

November 4, 2026
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The Future of the Study of Religion

This conference brought together contributors to the Second Edition of "Critical Terms for Religious Studies" to launch a conversation on the field’s future in the 21st century, amidst climate change, the material turn, the growing threat to the humanities, the growth of AI, global instability, and a reckoning with the field’s complicity in colonial violence and racism.

May 29, 2025
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Readings

June 27, 2024
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Smart Sightings

This series invites readers to contemplate the many connections between art and religion through written reflections on pieces in the Smart Museum's "Calling on the Past: Selections from the Collection" exhibit.

December 5, 2023
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Religion and Reproductive Politics Audio Series

September 22, 2023
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Seminary Co-Op Author Talks

August 25, 2023
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The Biggest Questions Podcast

August 18, 2023
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Why This Text Matters

In this signature video series, produced in partnership with the Undergraduate Religious Studies Program at the University of Chicago, experts at the Divinity School introduce classic texts that are important in the study of religion.

September 23, 2022
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COVID Sermons

In this podcast series, produced in partnership with WBEZ Chicago, religious leaders around the city reflect on the relevance of their traditions for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic on the second anniversary of the initial lock-down.

March 9, 2022

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