The Yale Department of Religious Studies, established in its present form in 1963, is one of the leading scholarly communities dedicated to the study of religion. Our faculty research religions from around the world in an effort to understand the role of religions as social movements, textual traditions, sensory cultures, and arbiters of value.

Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. Wednesday, 15 July 2015. Wednesday, 8 July 2015. Three books by Bart Ehrman. Thursday, 4 June 2015. Three books on Shariah law. Monday, 25 May 2015. Wednesday, 22 April 2015.

This blog is intended to promote a continuous, unbiased discussion of matters related to Religious Studies as an academic discipline. Friday, January 17, 2014.

Peter Beyer on Religion and Globalization. What do we mean by globalization? What does this concept have to say to the study of religion? How have religions been agents in the globalization process? What theoretical and methodological issues arise when trying to answer such questions? Let me see more. To whom we are grateful.

The view from my corner of the world. Musings on life, religion,and academia. Saturday, February 18, 2012. The cottage is filled to the brim with books and I have a writing schedule that would make Harper Collins cringe. Ah, such is the life of an academic. I will try to write something post worthy once a week, because I know you are all filled with eager anticipation. Graduate student, Orthodox Christian, coffee lover- -that about sums it up.