Religion

Ambitious ‘Archives of the Impossible’ conference convenes international audience

“We are here for just one little thing: to change reality itself.”

Rice to host international conference on scholarship of the paranormal March 3-6

“Opening the Archives of the Impossible” will also showcase collections housed in university library

Islamic studies scholar Doostdar contemplates God and Satan in modern Shi’i thought

University of Chicago professor to deliver Feb. 17 Kazimi Lecture

CAAAS lectures call for moral leadership in turbulent times

Robert Michael Franklin Jr., Marla Frederick, Lerone Martin and others to speak this semester at Rice

CAAAS asks: Has MLK’s dream been deferred?

The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas will deliver annual lecture commemorating the 1963 March on Washington.

New book explores what Prophet Muhammad, ancient Christians can teach us about Christian-Muslim relations

What can the relationships between the Prophet Muhammad and ancient Christians teach us about today's relations between the religions?

Jeffrey Kripal on how to think about the UFO phenomenon

To study the subject adequately is ‘to study pretty much everything’

Final project centers Black student voices with large-scale mosaic

Kassim wins prestigious dissertation completion fellowship

A series of setbacks didn’t deter this Rice grad student, who is soon to publish his second book.

Anthony Pinn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Rice Professor Anthony Pinn has been elected to the nation’s foremost society of scholars, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Established by America’s founding fathers in 1780, the academy’s members have included Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

Clements and Faubion convene conference of international Foucault ‘superstars’

Scholars’ twice-weekly talks this summer will consider newly published work by the French philosopher Micheal Foucault

New Big Questions courses: The botched pandemic response, and why religion matters more than you know

A recent study from Indiana University-Purdue University and the University of Oklahoma suggests Americans who “strongly embrace Christian nationalism” — which, the authors note, is nearly 25% of the U.S. population and growing — are also much more likely to refuse COVID-19 vaccination.

Rice expert: Religious leaders are key to vaccination efforts

Amid news that the Biden administration will soon launch a wide-reaching public relations campaign aimed at improving COVID-19 vaccine confidence and inoculation rates across the U.S., Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund is available to discuss the role religious leaders can play in encouraging their congregants to get a shot.

Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Norman Zheng finds balance

When Norman Zheng ’21 came to Rice he wanted to be pre-med, but he did not think there would be hands-on experience in his first year.  

Religion in the real world: Rice's Religion and Public Life Program celebrates 10 years

Over 80% of the world’s population is religious, and for a decade, Rice University's Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP) has been dedicated to promoting better understanding of religion's impact on the world.