FSU Department of Religion

05/27/2026

Sonia Hazard, Ph.D. in the Department of Religion (), received the Louisville Institute’s Grant for Researchers for her project “Christianity and the Book in the Cherokee Diaspora, 1821-1861.” 📖📜⏳

05/11/2026

Hello, summer! ☀️

To all of our FSU College of Arts & Sciences students, faculty and staff starting classes today, we hope your summer semester is off to a wonderful start.

For more information on summer sessions A, B, C and F as well as important Florida State University deadlines, visit registrar.fsu.edu/summer-2026-academic-calendar.

FSU Division of Student Affairs, FSU Undergraduate Studies

05/07/2026

A special congrats to the FSU Department of Religion's Sonia Hazard, David Newheiser and Rebecca Peters, who were all celebrated in the April 2026 Faculty and Staff Briefs!

Congratulations to these Florida State University faculty and staff members for being recognized across the state and nation for their notable achievements! 🌟

Read more ➡️ https://news.fsu.edu/news/faculty-staff-briefs/2026/05/01/faculty-and-staff-briefs-april-2026/

05/01/2026

We couldn't be more excited for our newest graduates crossing the stage at Florida State University this week! 🎓🎉

Nearly a quarter of the 7,190 degrees FSU will award this spring are to students from Arts and Sciences disciplines.

To meet four exceptional students and learn about their unique work in the FSU - Department of Scientific Computing, FSU Department of Psychology, Florida State University Department of Mathematics and Florida State University English Department, visit: fla.st/9VUPWT0O.

To virtually attend the commencement ceremonies via livestream, visit commencement.fsu.edu.

04/10/2026

“Africa is massive — you can’t go a hundred miles without encountering a different history, culture, language group, or a completely distinct group of people. What I love most about my work is that I’m giving Africans and their stories the visibility they deserve.”

Dianna Bell, the first graduate of the FSU Department of Religion's history and ethnography of religion doctoral program, travels the African continent, roughly three times the size of the U.S., to amplify native African studies, bringing crucial research to the forefront.

To check out the full story, visit: fla.st/H54L247D.

Florida State University, Florida State University Division of Research

04/03/2026

Join us for the 2026 John Priest Lecture on Thursday! Carleton University (Official)'s Kimberly Stratton will deliver "From Babylon to Exodus: Violence, Story, and Collective Identity Formation in Early Judaism and Christianity."

Stratton's talk will draw on trauma studies and anthropology to rethink the rupture between Jewish sects following the failed Judean revolts against Rome, which occurred from 66-70 C.E. and 132-135 C.E.

🗓️ April 9
⏰ 5 p.m.
📍 FSU Alumni Association (Ballroom)

For more event details, visit: fla.st/XNRNWD8B.

03/31/2026

Tomorrow!

More Than Human — the FSU Department of Religion's newest lecture series — continues with a talk by Ömür Harmanşah (University of Illinois Chicago), titled "Materiality, Sacred Space, and Ritual in Hittite Anatolia: Indigenous Ontologies and Local Landscapes."

🗓️ Wednesday, April 1
⏰ 4:30-6 p.m.
📍 Fine Arts Building (Room 249)

The More Than Human lecture series is a collaborative research and public humanities initiative, bringing leading scholars to Florida State University to explore the relationships among human and non-human beings — including deities, spirits, animals, environments and technologies — across a wide range of religious traditions.

For more event information, visit: fla.st/H4L28IS9.

03/26/2026

“FSU is an inspiring place to teach, and I’m grateful every day that I get to be a part of it.”

🌟 Meet Alda Balthrop-Lewis, an associate professor and researcher in the FSU Department of Religion. To learn more about her work, which centers on religious ethics, environmental justice and ascetism, visit: fla.st/FP5YFXK2.

Florida State University, FSU Faculty Development

03/25/2026

Today!

In one month, the FSU Department of Religion's new lecture series, More Than Human, continues with a talk by Sylvester Johnson (Northwestern University), titled "Do Robots Have Souls? What Studying Religion and Race Might Tell Us About Minds and Machines."

🗓️ Wednesday, March 25
⏰ 4:30-6 p.m.
📍 Longmire Building (Beth Moor Lounge)

The More Than Human lecture series is a collaborative research and public humanities initiative, bringing leading scholars to Florida State University to explore the relationships among human and non-human beings — including deities, spirits, animals, environments and technologies — across a wide range of religious traditions.

For more event information, visit: fla.st/SLJD3G98.

03/18/2026

Next week!

In one month, the FSU Department of Religion's new lecture series, More Than Human, continues with a talk by Sylvester Johnson (Northwestern University), titled "Do Robots Have Souls? What Studying Religion and Race Might Tell Us About Minds and Machines."

🗓️ Wednesday, March 25
⏰ 4:30-6 p.m.
📍 Longmire Building (Beth Moor Lounge)

The More Than Human lecture series is a collaborative research and public humanities initiative, bringing leading scholars to Florida State University to explore the relationships among human and non-human beings — including deities, spirits, animals, environments and technologies — across a wide range of religious traditions.

For more event information, visit: fla.st/SLJD3G98.

03/13/2026

More Than Human — the FSU Department of Religion's newest lecture series — continues with a talk by Ömür Harmanşah (University of Illinois Chicago), titled "Materiality, Sacred Space, and Ritual in Hittite Anatolia: Indigenous Ontologies and Local Landscapes."

🗓️ Wednesday, April 1
⏰ 4:30-6 p.m.
📍 Fine Arts Building (Room 249)

The More Than Human lecture series is a collaborative research and public humanities initiative, bringing leading scholars to Florida State University to explore the relationships among human and non-human beings — including deities, spirits, animals, environments and technologies — across a wide range of religious traditions.

For more event information, visit: fla.st/H4L28IS9.