On March 8th, Religion PhD alumnus Dr. Victoria Machado presented at The Lynx Books about her experience teaching in prison for UF Ethics in the Public Sphere If you are interested in pursuing a major or minor in hashtag#Religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] to learn more 💌

✨📯STUDENT SPOTLIGHT📯✨ Religion major Jordan Evans has been rewarded for the 2026 CLAS Excellence Award that will be presented at the Spring 2026 graduation ceremony. Congratulations Jordan! Read to learn more about the award and a Q&A with Jordan.

The Religion Graduate Student Association (RGSA) hosted its 6th Annual Graduate Symposium on the topic of “Religion: Conflict and Continuity” If you are interested in pursuing a major or minor in #Religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] to learn more 💌

Dr. Feller traveled to the University of Toronto and gave a lecture in celebration of their Department of the Study of Religion (DSR)'s 50 year anniversary. If you are interested in pursuing a major or minor in #Religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] to learn more 💌

Dr. Macodou Fall recently published the article "Embodied Religiosity: Religious Practices among the Baye Fall" in the Journal of Religion in Africa. If you are interested in pursuing a major or minor in #religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] to learn more 💌

Join us at the 6th Annual RGSA Graduate Symposium on Religion: Conflict and Continuity! The symposium is a two day event where you will hear from guest speakers and student symposium presentations. The event takes place this weekend from March 27th-28th. #ufreligion #studyreligion

❗DEPARTMENT EVENT❗ Recently, Secretary Michelle Branham from the U.S. Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) spoke to two religion classes about the importance of religion as an instrument in public service. #ufreligion #studyreligion #doea #departmentofelderaffairs #publicservice

🌲🌿FACULTY PUBLICATION🌿🌲 Dr. Bron Taylor recently published a book review of Dr. Michael Barnes Norton's "Anthropocene Religion: Rethinking Nature, Humanity and Divinity Amid Climate Catastrophe." #ufreligion #nature #bookreview #ideology #climate

Dr. Gordan joined journalist-historian Joshua Leifer for a conversation hosted by the UF Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies on shifting foundations in Jewish-American communities. If you are interested in Religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] to learn more 💌

Religion faculty and alumni have created "The De Gruyter Handbook of Religion and Social Change" and it will be published in late 2026 to early 2027. 📖 #ufreligion #religiousstudies #studyreligion #UF #universityofflorida #socialchange

🍃🌳FACULTY PUBLICATION🌳🍃 Dr. Bron Taylor released a new volume for the Journal of the Study of the Religion, Nature, and Culture (JSRNC) and published a new article for the journal of Global Religion and the Climate Crisis. #ufreligion #religiousstudies #studyreligion #universityofflorida #jsrnc

Religion professor, Dr. Rachel Gordan, was recently invited as a guest speaker to promote her book at the Toronto Miles Nadal JCC 📖 #ufreligion #religiousstudies #studyreligion #UF #universityofflorida #judaism #jewishamerican

Religion professor, Dr. Vasudha Narayanan, recently traveled to Germany to speak for the South Asia Institute at the Heidelberg University. #ufreligion #religiousstudies #studyreligion #UF #universityofflorida #HeidelbergUniversity #Hiedelberg #SouthAsiaInstitute #Cambodia

Professor Dr. Yaniv Feller had 2 recent publications-- a peer-reviewed article in Yale's Material and Visual Cultures of Religion Journal and a book chapter in "Making Promises, Oaths, Treaties, and Covenants in Multi-jurisdictional and Multi-religious Societies" #ufreligion

Religion Professor, Dr. Bron Taylor, created "The Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture." Their most recent edition: "Special Issue: Religious Responses to Climate Crisis" was recently released. Check it out! #ufreligion #studyreligion #universityofflorida #JSRNC

UF Religion Alumni, Dr. Ken Chitwood, is currently leading the project "Global Landscapes of Muslim Lives: Latin American and Caribbean Intersection" at the University of Bayreuth. #ufreligion #religiousstudies #studyreligion #universityofbayreuth #UF #universityofflorida #education

Religion Professor, Dr. Anna Peterson, recently went to the University of Chile where she gave a keynote lecture on: "Religion, social movements, and the public sphere." #ufreligion #religiousstudies #studyreligion #socialmovements #socialchange

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✨ Congratulations to Professor Dr. Rachel Gordan on the publication of her new chapter, “Cold War American Judaism,” in the Oxford Handbook of American Jewish History (2025)! 📚🔥 #ufreligion #religiousstudies #jewishstudies #studyreligion #judaism #UF #jewishhistory

Dr. Narayanan, was recently featured on an episode of WUFT's segment of "Morning Edition" which was picked up by NPR where she talked about the importance of India's Ganges River for Hindu funeral practices, alongside the utilization of the Suwannee River #ufreligion

📜📯SCUDDER RECAP📯📜 The Department of Religion held its annual Scudder Lecture on Thursday, January 29th, 2026 in the Pugh Hall Ocora-- featuring guest speaker Associate Professor Dr. William Sherman from UNC-Charlotte's Religious Studies department. #ufreligion

Religion professor, Dr. Poceski, was recently published in The Routledge Companion to Chinese Philosophy for his chapter on Buddhist Monasticism in China #ufreligion #universityofflorida #studyreligion #buddhism #china #monasticism

Religion professor, Dr. Bron Taylor, recently traveled to Germany and has been invited to France and China to discuss his research on religion and ecology🌱 #ufreligion #universityofflorida #studyreligion #ecology #DarkGreenReligion

Religion professors, Dr. Feller and Dr. Gordan, were recently selected as finalists for the 2025 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards 📖 #ufreligion #universityofflorida #studyreligion #Jewishstudies #JordanSchnitzer

🇰🇭🛕Faculty Presentation🛕🇰🇭 Professor Dr. Vasudha Narayanan recently spoke at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Her lecture focused on the Angkorian period of the Khmer Empire, juxtaposing Khmer visual art with Sanskrit textual sources. #ufreligion #universityofflorida

Join us for the Department of Religion’s annual Scudder Lecture ✨ This year we welcome Dr. William Sherman (UNC Charlotte Faculty of Religious Studies), for a lecture titled “Raids on Revelation: Islam, the Humanities, and Experiments with Divine Language in Early Modern Islam.”

📣📯Religion EVENT 📯📣 Dr. Rachel Gordan has invited Religion Professor Kati Curtis (Sewannee) to speak at UF on Thursday, January 22 in Keene Flint 005 at 12:30PM. All faculty and grad students invited to join. **Lunch is provided for attendees.** #ufreligion #ufhistory

Dr. Poceski recently gave a workshop on Buddhist Studies for the UF Center for Undergraduate Research and presented a paper on Buddhist and Secular Approaches to Mindfulness at El Colegio de México. #religion #uf #ufreligion #UFCURBS #Buddhist #ElColegiodeMexico

Dr. Rachel Gordan has recently been invited to join the Executive Committee of the Academic Council for the American Jewish Historical Society. #religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion #religiondepartment #religionstudies #ufreligion #gator #jewish #AJHS

Dr. Vasudha Narayanan recently published "Anantaśāyī Visnu, the Ocean of Milk, and the Bhāgavata Purāna," an article for the Journal of Vaishnava Studies. #religion #uf #universityofflorida #religiondepartment #ufreligion #VaishnavaStudies #Vishnu #Hinduism #BhagavataPurana

Graduate Student, Rajani Maharjan, has been awarded the Research Abroad for Doctoral Students Grant from the UF International Center! #religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion #religiondepartment #religionstudies #ufreligion #gator #Nepal #ecology

Dr. Jeyoul Choi recently presented his publications at two events, one at Santa Fe College and the other at the Annual Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Conference. #religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion #ufreligion #SouthKorea #SantaFe #SSSR

Dr. Yaniv Feller gave a presentation on the critiques and self-critiques of museum exhibits at the University of Vienna for the Jewish-Muslim Thought and Theology Annual Conference. #religion #uf #universityofflorida #religiondepartment #religionstudies #ufreligion #UniversityofVienna #museum

📍 Faculty Presentation 📍 Dr. Terje Ostebo gave a presentation for the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on the topic of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his agenda for the country. #religion #uf #universityofflorida #religionstudies #UFReligion #Ethiopia #EPRDF

A big congratulations to Dr. Narayanan, who delivered the State of the Field Address for the “Ways of Doing Bhakti Studies” section at UW–Madison’s Annual Conference on South Asia Symposium. #religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion #religiondepartment #gator #Bhakti

📰✡ Faculty Presentation ✡📰 Dr. Rachel Gordan recently spoke at Barnard College with her lecture, "Moving from Race to Religion in Laura Z. Hobson's novel Gentlemen's Agreement (1947)". #uf #religiondepartment #UFReligion #barnardcollege #gentlemansagreement #jewishstudies

Religion Professor Dr. Bron Taylor recently published his essay "Gaian Animism: Ritual Innovation and nature Spirituality in Radical Environmentalism and the Global Environmental Milieu" for the new collection of essays in "Ritual, Personhood, and the New Animism" #UFReligion

📗 Faculty Talk 📗 Dr. Vasudha Narayanan recently gave a talk at Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) about the Indian dance performance "Moving Bronzes" -- to supplement the new Cambodian bronze exhibit "Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine". #uf #universityofflorida #UFReligion

📕Faculty Interview📕 Professor Dr. Terje Ostebo speaks with Alex Thurston for The Swahil on PM Abiy Ahmed’s Pentecostal-influenced approach in Ethiopia—aimed at unifying religions for national cohesion rather than conversion. #religion #ethniopia #UFReligion

📜🔷📘Alumni Spotlight📘🔷📜 Dr. Brahim Afrit is a UF Religion alumnus who has been offered a Visiting Scholar position at Tulane University's Middle East and North Africa Studies Program. His area of study, Global Islam, focuses on Salafi-Evangelicalism in West Africa. #ufreligion #ufalumni

Dr. Yaniv Feller and Dr. Rachel Gordan recently presented at the Transatlantic Jewish Publishing: The Legacy of Schocken books conference. Dr. Feller presented his paper “Paperback Judaism” while Dr. Gordan presented her paper “The 1940s-1950s Opening of American Publishing to Jewish Stories.”

Congratulations to Dr. Feller for receiving the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich! #religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion #religiondepartment #religionstudies #UFReligion #gator #LMUMunich

Congratulations to Professor Bron Taylor! His article, “An Inquiry into Surfing and the Sublime,” will appear in The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Sport in early 2026. This work explores the profound spiritual and ecological dimensions of surfing. #religion #uf #publication

Congratulations to Religion Alumni, Ken Chitwood, who recently came out with his new book, Boricua Muslims! 📖 Dr. Chitwood's studies at UF focused on Religion in the Americas and he continues to study and research on the impacts of religion across the world 🌎 #uf #UFReligion

Dr. Bron Taylor, Religion Professor, established the ISSRNC in 2005 in collaboration with fellow faculty and students to share their work and interests on the topics of religion and nature. Take a look at the links mentioned in the post and in our LinkTree to learn more! #religion #ISSRNC #uf

✨ The Religion Department is thrilled to welcome visiting lecturer Dr. Aasmundsen who will be answering the question "Can Christianity be universal and nationalistic at the same time?" with our faculty and grad students! #religion #uf #universityofflorida #studyreligion

Congratulations to Dr. Terje Ostebo on being named the new editor of Northeast African Studies, one of the leading journals in African Studies published by Michigan State University Press! If you are interested in Religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] #religion #uf #gators

💡Congratulations to UF Religion alumnus Dr. Caleb Simmons for his promotion to Vice Provost at the University of Arizona Online! 📖Dr. Simmons worked with Professor Vasudha Narayanan and Travis Smith on his Ph.D. research about the Chamundeshwari in South India. #UFReligion #alumni #UF #religion

We are pleased to invite you to a Pizza Study Break on Wednesday, October 29th at 12:30PM in Pugh Hall. Professors from the Bud Shorstein Center and Department of Religion will be there so you can learn more about the courses and eat free pizza! #religionstudies #UFReligion #gators #jewishstudies

📑Preparing for Spring 2026 registration and need some classes? Browse the flyers in this post to see the interesting courses we're offering! If you are interested in pursuing a major or minor in Religion feel free to DM us or email [email protected] to learn more 💌