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Founded in 1946, the Religion Department at the University of Florida is the second oldest religion department of any public university in the U.S.

06/02/2026

📚🌍 Professor Bron Taylor’s Dark Green Religion is now available in Italian! He recently joined scholars and the book’s translator at Roma Tre University to discuss its themes, new reflections, and ongoing impact. 🌱✨

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05/22/2026

🌍📚 On May 5th, Dr. Terje Østebø, with Biruk Terrefe (University of Bayreuth), presented at the University of Palermo on urban transformation in Addis Ababa and how Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s religious worldview shapes Ethiopia’s changing landscape.✨

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05/20/2026

🎙️📚 Professor Bron Taylor recently contributed as a scholarly consultant and interviewee for Rip Current Season 2, “Judi Bari and the Timber Wars.” Drawing on his research in radical environmentalism, the podcast brings academic insight to a compelling public narrative—an exciting example of scholarship in action! 🌲

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05/15/2026

🎓✨ Congrats to Student Assistant Sophia Wang on graduating with her B.A. in Sociology, plus minors in Economics and Classical Studies! 👏💙

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05/13/2026

🌊📚 Dr. Anna Peterson recently presented two papers at the 2026 APA Pacific Division Conference! Her talks explored the urgency of teaching climate change in Florida and approaches to teaching public ethics. 🌱🎓

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05/12/2026

🎓✨ Congratulations to our student assistant Julianne Do on graduating this semester! We’re so proud and wish her continued success and exciting new adventures🎉

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05/11/2026

🎉 Congrats to graduate student Rachaell Diaz! Her proposal was accepted by the AAR’s Religions in the Latina/o Americas Unit, and she’ll be presenting at the AAR Annual Meeting in November 2026.

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05/08/2026

📰✨ Our latest newsletter is out (May 8, 2026)! From recent highlights to what’s coming up next, swipe to read the newest edition!✨📰

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05/06/2026

Department Chair Dr. Mario Poceski will deliver a presentation on May 7th at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, titled “Rethinking Buddha’s Life and Legacy” based on his new book, The Buddha: Life, Legend and Legacy.

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05/04/2026

Recently, Dr. Taylor wrote an article for the blog Counterpoint which talked about the 20th anniversary of the International Soceity for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC).

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