Religion

Varied regional culture may affect individual expression of religion in US

Religious expression in the workplace — from wearing symbols of one’s beliefs to discussing faith at work — varies from geographic location to location, with Christians more likely to express their faith in the South, Jews most likely in the Northeast and Muslims most likely to do so out West, according to a new paper from researchers at Rice University’s Boniuk Institute and its Religion and Public Life Program, Purdue University, West Virginia University and Wheaton College.

‘Archives of the Impossible’ conference explores the cultivation of impossibility

An international conference challenging assumptions about reality itself and exploring paranormal phenomena across different cultures and generations was held May 11-13 at Rice.

Faculty bestowed with award recognizing superior teaching

Nine faculty received the 2023 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.

Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. Here are recipients of some of this year's awards.

At work, bosses express religion more than subordinates, study says

How much individuals express their religious beliefs in the workplace depends on how much power they hold there, according to new research from the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance’s Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University.

First event in new Humanities lecture series examines Jainism, comparative religion

The School of Humanities, in collaboration with the departments of Transnational Asian Studies and Religion, is set to host Rice’s first-ever Bhagwaan Mahavir Lecture in Jain Studies Feb. 3.

Rice to host Islamic historian Nebil Husayn for fourth annual Kazimi Lecture

Whether you’re a Muslim, a scholar of religion or simply someone interested in the lessons history can teach us about contemporary debates around religion and politics, Rice’s fourth annual Kazimi Lecture in Shi’i Studies Feb. 23 by Nebil Husayn is sure to provide plenty to ponder.

Religious violence increases anxiety among Muslims and Jews, even if they have never been personally targeted

Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University.

Baker Institute event: COVID-19’s impact on Muslim world

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on religiosity and practices in the Muslim world will be discussed in a Nov. 29 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.

Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.

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