Three Religious Studies double-majors presented their interdisciplinary research at the 2023 Mount David Summit on a panel entitled “Religion in America: Ancient Traditions ~ Modern Iterations.” From ...

Each year, the Classical Studies department offers a capstone seminar for our graduating seniors. This year, the seminar was organized around the theme of "Ancient Religion." Our seniors have been ...

Academic Vice President John S. Tanner has announced that David R. Seely, a professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture, has been selected as the first recipient of the Ancient Studies ...

Ancient Greek sanctuaries were places of worship, but they also served as business centers, attracting large numbers of ...

The ancient studies program acknowledges the importance of approaching the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Students are encouraged to ...

Janowitz draws examples from ancient Israelite verbal and nonverbal divine representation, the apostle Paul’s linguistic letter/spirit model, Christian debates about the limits of language to best ...

An extensive DNA analysis of a child’s skeletal remains from a pre-Colombian settlement by archaeologists and genetic scientists has revealed grim details about an ancient religious ritual. The study ...

I n 2015, Harvard University Press began to publish the Murty Classical Library of India, a series of editions and translations of texts in a wide range of Indian languages, under the direction of ...

Esther Brownsmith is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Dayton, having received her doctorate from Brandeis University and conducted postdoctoral research at M.F. Norwegian ...