Religious Studies
The Department of Religious Studies brings a variety of perspectives to the study of a significant aspect of human existence: religion. At HWS, the study of religion is intrinsically multicultural and interdisciplinary as students learn through different academic approaches like historical, ethical, political and theological angles.
Religious Studies NEWS
The Most Rev. Bishop Curry on Justice, Action and Love in Washington Post
“Our nation's heart breaks right now because we have strayed far from the path of love. Because love does not look like one man's knee on another man's neck, crushing…
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Faculty Earn Full Professorship, Emeriti Status
At the spring meeting of the HWS Board of Trustees, five faculty members were elevated to full professor and another five were granted emeriti status. Effective July 1, Etin Anwar…
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Henking Named Interim President of Salem Academy and College
Professor Emerita of Religious Studies and former adviser to the HWS Board of Trustees Susan Henking has been named Interim President of Salem Academy and College in Winston-Salem, N.C. Her…
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Student Trustees Elected
Thomas “Gib” Shea '22 and Nuzhat Wahid ‘22 have been elected by their peers to serve as Junior Student Trustees. In their roles, Shea and Wahid will become voting members…
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Curry '75 Livestreams Sermon, Offers “Habits of Grace”
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Bishop Michael B. Curry '75, has turned to technology to connect with the…
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