Don’t miss the upcoming screening of Rising Hope, a documentary telling the story of a Mississippi Delta community where hope survives, despite generational poverty. The event will be held on the campus of Wake Forest University from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 in Benson Center, Pugh […]
As he retires from a distinguished 34-year career teaching Hebrew Bible in the Department for the Study of Religions, Professor Kenneth (Ken) Hoglund leaves a legacy of grateful department colleagues and a long line of undergraduate and graduate students whose lives were significantly impacted by […]
Wake Forest Kahle Professor, John Thomas Albritton Fellow, and Chair of the Department for the Study of Religions was recently awarded the Jon Reinhardt Award for Distinguished Teaching, which is given every May to a faculty member holding the rank of associate or […]
At Wake Forest’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony, the Right Reverend Kimberly “Kym” Lucas (WF College ’92, with a double major in Religion and Biology) was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. The 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Colorado, Lucas gave this year’s
The Department for the Study of Religions congratulates Professor James (Jay) Ford on the occasion of his retirement on June 30 and expresses deep gratitude for his 25 years of service as a department faculty member. Dr. Ford will become Professor emeritus of Religious […]
The Study of Religions was delighted to welcome award-winning children’s book author Reem Faruqi to two sections of Dr. Kimberly Wortmann’s “Introduction to Islamic Traditions” course on 9.24.2021. Before her arrival at WFU, students in these classes had the opportunity to read and discuss two […]
Mary Foskett is Wake Forest Kahle Professor at Wake Forest University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate MA students in the Department for the Study of Religions and served as a founder and inaugural director of the WFU Humanities Institute. Her published articles, essays, monographs, and edited […]