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The department of religious studies is engaged in the analysis and interpretation of those dimensions of human experience and expressions of human culture commonly called "religious." This is a multi-disciplinary effort devoted to a wide range of phenomena: myth, symbol, and ritual; the genesis and interpretation of religious texts; the formation, history, and character of religious communities; traditions of religious belief and practice; the role of religion in society and culture; religious ethics, philosophy of religion, and religion and the arts. It is well-equipped for the intensive study of the five major world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism), as well as area-studies in religion (African, American, South and East Asian, and Middle Eastern). With twenty-two full-time members and six joint members, the department is the largest of its kind among public universities in the United States. The department offers an undergraduate major in religious studies (including a distinguished majors program) leading to the B.A., an undergraduate minor, and also a full program of graduate studies leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The department's undergraduate program has been rated by the 1994 Gorman Report as the best in the nation, and the department's graduate program is ranked by the National Research Council as the sixth best in the nation, and the best in a public institution. Contact: PO Box 400126 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4126 Phone: (434) 924-3741 Fax: (434) 924-1467 Website: http://www.virginia.edu/religiousstudies/ |
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Projects By Department of Religious Studies: An Integrated and Georeferenced Digital Library Initiative for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies Cataloging and Creating Electronic Access to Buddhist Literature The Samantabhadra Archive Fulbright Scholar Salem Witch Trials Teaching and Learning Scriptural Reasoning Teaching and Learning Scriptural Reasoning Teaching Religious Studies: TA Development Seminar & H The Kham Community-Based Tourism Project The Kham Community-Based Tourism Project:Integrating Cultural Empowerment, Education, Community, Development, Revenue Generation & Tourism The Project on Lived Theology The Project on Lived Theology At the University of Virginia <br><br> A Proposal to the Lilly Endowment The Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library: A New Model for the Nexus of Knowledge and Community for Academic Study of Other Cultures Tibet Development, Professional, Educational & Cultural Exchange Project Tibet Professional, Educational & Cultural Exchange Program Tibetan and Himalayan Historical GIS Tibetan Buddhist Canonical Collections Project Tibetan Language Learning Resources Tibetan Language Learning Resources Tibetan Reference Resources Tibetan Unicode Font Tibetan Web Font Training Future Teachers of Christian Thought al-Rahim, Ahmed H. – Assistant Professor Alexander, Elizabeth S – Associate Professor Aminrazavi, Mehdi – Lecturer in Religious Studies Baimacuo, XXX – Assistant Professor Bentley, Ronald Thomas – Lecturer in Religious Studies Biemann, Asher D – Associate Professor Bishop, Richard Winston – Lecturer in Religious Studies Bouchard, Larry D – Associate Professor Childress, James F – John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics Cochran, Pamela D – Lecturer in Religious Studies Conkle, Daniel Robert – Instructor in Religious Studies Cooper, Valerie C – Assistant Professor Duncan, Ann Williams – Instructor in Religious Studies Ferreira, M J – Carolyn B Barbour Professor of Religious Studies Fogarty, Gerald P – Wm R Kenan Jr Prof of the History of Christianity & Prof Gamble, Harry Y – Professor Geddes, Jennifer L – Research Associate Professor Germano, David F – Associate Professor Goering, Gregory Wayne Schmidt – Assistant Professor Groner, Paul S – Professor of Religious Studies Grove, Nathaniel DeWitt – Research Associate in Religious Studies Guroian, Vigen – Professor Guth, Karen Vernice – Instructor in Religious Studies Halvorson-Taylor, Martien A – Assistant Professor Harper, Paul T – Instructor in Religious Studies Hart, Kevin John – Edwin B Kyle Prof of Christian Studies & Chair Hedstrom, Matthew Sigurd – Assistant Professor Henricks, Robert G – Visiting Scholar Hoehler-Fatton, Cynthia H – Assoc Director, Carter G Woodson IAAS & Associate Professor Hopkins, Paul J – Professor Emeritus Hudson, William Clarke – Assistant Professor Jones, Paul Dafydd – Assistant Professor Kovacs, Judith L – Associate Professor Lang, Karen C – Professor & Director, Center for South Asian Studies Marsh, Charles R – Professor Mathewes, Charles T – Associate Professor Mayer, Wendy Elizabeth – Lecturer in Religious Studies Moussavi, Ahmad Kazemi – Lecturer in Religious Studies Nemec, John William – Assistant Professor Nima, Tudeng – Visiting Professor of Religious Studies Ochs, Peter W – Professor Ochs, Vanessa L – Associate Professor Phillips, Bradford L – Instructor in Religious Studies Phillips, Jennifer L – Instructor in Religious Studies Portmann, John E – Associate Professor Ray, Benjamin C – Professor Sachedina, Abdulaziz A – Frances Myers Ball Professor of Religious Studies Scarangello, Dominick – Instructor in Religious Studies Schaeffer, Kurtis R – Professor Schmidt, Jalane Dawn – Assistant Professor Starkenburg, Keith E – Instructor in Religious Studies Tudengpengcuo, Fnu – Lecturer in Religious Studies Wangchuk, Tseten – Visiting Scholar Warren, Heather A – Associate Professor Weinberger, Steven N – Research Assistant in Religious Studies Weiss, Daniel H – Lecturer in Religious Studies Wicks, Andrew C – Associate Professor Wilken, Robert L – Professor Emeritus Yangmaocuo, Fnu – Visiting Scholar Young, Robin Darling – Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies Zalashik, Rakefet Jadwiga – Dollye & Wolford Berman Visiting Lecturer in Religious Studies Related News: |
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