Yeazel Speaker Series – April 22nd 3:30pm
Religious Literacy & the Courage to Belong: Bridge-Building in a Polarized Public Square April 22nd 3:30pm Divinity/Religious Studies Building, Lower Auditorium Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas Senior Minister, Countryside Community Church Tri-Faith Commons, Omaha, Nebraska Rev. Dr. Jenny Shultz-Thomas is Senior Minister of Countryside Community Church, […]
Life of a Teacher-Scholar Documentary – Nelly van Doorn-Harder
Dr. Nelly van Doorn-Harder – Professor of Religious Studies, Co-Director of the MESAS program, and Kenan Professor of Humanities – embodies the Pro-Humanitate spirit in her research and teaching. Watch the short documentary, The Life of a Teacher-Scholar, to learn more about how Wake Forest […]
Grace Hernandez – Senior Oration
Study of Religions major Grace Hernandez is one of the students selected to present her senior oration “Everything is a Story.”The orations will take place in Pugh Auditorium in Benson on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 5:00–6:30 p.m. To attend the event via livestream, visit:https://events.wfu.edu/event/senior-colloquium-8336 Grace has also […]
Buddhism, Hansen’s Disease, and Necrocitizenship in Modern Japan – Dr. Jessica Starling, Lewis and Clark College
Dr. Jessica Starling, Lewis and Clark College Thursday 9/25/25, 5pm. Broyhill Auditorium (Farrell Hall) Dr. Starling explores the question of where the cremated remains of those diagnosed with Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) should be interred: in communal ossuaries at the sanatorium where they […]
Rising Hope: A Documentary Film Screening with Film Director Theo Avgerinos
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 […]
Teacher-Scholar Legacies: Ken Hoglund
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 […]
2024 Albritton Lecture with Bart Ehrman: Armageddon in America–Visions of the End
Mary Foskett awarded the Jon Reinhardt Award for Distinguished Teaching
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 […]
WFU Baccalaureate Speaker and Religious Studies Alumna, The Right Reverend Kimberly “Kym” Lucas (’92), Receives Honorary Doctorate
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