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Visiting Scholar – Call for Applications
The Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the continuation of our short-term visiting…
Megan Nutzman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, has been named the new Associate Director of the OSU Center for the Study of Religion for the 2026-2027 academic year. Nutzman…
Join us in congratulating Dr. Isaac Weiner, who was among this year's recipients for the Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award.
The Ratner Distinguished Teachings Awards are…
Join us in celebrating this year’s award winners. The center received many impressive applications for our awards and grant applications this year. Congratulations to all our winners!
Read about Sister M. Xavier Schulze, a Comparative Studies-Religious Studies track alumni in the article "Called to Serve" by Todd Jones, published in the Ohio State Alumni Magazine.
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The Center for the Study of Religion (CSR) will continue its visiting scholar program this February, hosting Dr. James Dennis LoRusso, program director of religious studies in the Department of…
In November 2025, 100 undergraduate students enrolled in the "Introduction to Comparative Religions" course had the opportunity to visit four religious organizations throughout Central Ohio. The…
The 2026 Don and Barbara Davis Colloquium on Christianity was held on on Friday, October 24 in the OSU Thompson Library. This year’s topic, "Christianity and Healing," explored the relationship…
On November 21, 2025, CSR Director Isaac Weiner spoke at a pre-conference workshop for directors of centers of religion and public life at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion …
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has announced the election of its new members for 2025, which includes David Brakke, Professor and Engle Chair in the History of…
At the April 22 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Institute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to…
Visiting Scholar – Call for Applications
The Center for the Study of Religion at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce the continuation of our short-term visiting scholar program.
Congratulations to our 2025 Iles Award winner, Patrick Dunn. His project, We Are Not Alone: UFO Myth in the Anthropocene, explores the interplay of mythic and technoscientific forces in…
Congratulations to Justina Sung and Seth Conklin, who have been selected as co-recipients of the Center for the Study of Religion’s Savko Award for Best Undergraduate Paper. Justina and Seth were…
The CSR awards small grants in support of graduate student and faculty research activities, conference participation and other academically-oriented travel needs. Note that travel plans are not…
A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee Morris,…
Isaac Weiner, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and professor in the Department of Comparative Studies, recently received a 2024 Simon Rockower Award from the…
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the upcoming events with the short-term visiting scholar for the autumn semester.
Meera Jo Kachroo (PhD, McGill…