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The study of religion offers a critical lens into culture. Check out classes such as Native American Science-fiction, Multicultural Medical Ethics, Religion and Economics, Greco-Roman architecture, Religion in Latin America, Arab Uprising, Multi-modal Anthropology, Jain Philosophy and Ethics, and Religious Dialogue, among many others!

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Events

News

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Trista Lara '26 Wins UCI New Approach Methodologies Research Grant
Congrats to Trista Lara '26 who has won the 2024 UCI New Approach (non-animal) Methodologies in Research Summer grant.   Trista will complete an…
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Process Studies Fellowship
Call for Applications! UCI Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship 2024-25
The application for UCI Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship 2024-25 is open June 1-30, 2024. For more information regarding the application requirements,…
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Jain Award winner announcement
2023-24 Shri Parshvanath Presidental Chair in Jain Studies Essay Award
UCI Religious Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023-24 Shri Parshvanath Presidental Chair in Jain Studies Essay Award.  Each of the two winners…
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F21 student temple visit

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F22 Meaning of Life lunch

Student Experiences

Students explore the wooden temple at the Jain Center of Southern California, Fall 2021 (top), Students and faculty complicate the "Religion vs. Atheism" split during Meaning of Life Lunch conversation, Fall 2022 (bottom)