The Department of Religious Studies is seeking to appoint a two-year postdoctoral fellow with a specialization in Religion, Healing, and Magic in Late Antiquity.

Please visit tinyurl.com/2k8bmyz5 for the job posting and more information. Review of applications will begin Oct. 31, 2025.

On Monday, Oct. 20, we will host Dr. Toni Alimi from Princeton for our departmental colloquium, discussing excerpts from his recent book, Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and receive materials if interested.

Congratulations to Dr. Chad Seales on the publication of his new edited volume, The Routledge Handbook of Religion and American Culture. This volume represents the cutting-edge of scholarship on religion in the U.S. and an indispensable resource for students and scholars.
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We're excited to announce our newest faculty member, Dr. Katherine Taronas. An art historian who focuses on the art and architecture of the Late Antique Mediterranean and Byzantine Empire, Dr. Taronas starts this Fall as Assistant Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions.
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Visit the Religiology blog to read about our recent conference from earlier this month, "Neighborhood Religion in Roman Antiquity."
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Visit the Religiology blog to read about our conference from April, Imagining the Dazzling Body.
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This year we were able to offer several of our students Field Research Grants to pursue their studies in places outside of UT. Visit the Religiology blog to read about their travels.
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Visit the Religiology blog to read about The Mormon Giant, a documentary about the history of the Church of Latter-day Saints through the lens of professional wrestling.
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Visit the Religiology blog to read about a conference we held last month on Islamic Distinction led by international scholars.

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Visit the Religiology blog to read how former UT grad Nishita Pondugula is using her Religious Studies major in pursuit of her OB/GYN.

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Come see The Mormon Giant, a new documentary by David Walker, Assc. Prof. of Religion Studies at UC Santa Barbara, on the history of the Church of LDS as told through the lens of professional wrestling.

Thursday, 4/17, 5:00pm at the Prothro Theater in the HRC. More info: tinyurl.com/5dttydcv

Visit the Religiology blog to read about our recent colloquium with Rice professor Dr. Judith Brunton, speaking about religion, oil, and the Calgary Stampede.
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Visit the Religiology blog to read an interview with a former UT Religious Studies grad who used data analytics to track the frequency of religious terms in political rhetoric through the years.
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Visit our Religiology blog to read a book review on portraiture and sacred imagery in the early modern Hispanic world, by current PhD student Marina Schneider.
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Hello! We're the Department of Religious Studies at UT-Austin. As we transition here to Bluesky, please visit our website or our Religiology blog to learn more about us.
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