About the Program

The study of religion offers a critical lens into culture. Check out our upcoming Winter '25 classes, including Religion & Science (with a trip to the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute), Narrating Nature in Japan, Mideast Politics, Antisemitism, Sikh Feminist Anthropology, Monsters and Borders, and our cornerstone class for anyone interested in conducting independent research Thinking About Religion: Theories & Methods, among many others!

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California white sage prepared for an Earth Day celebration hosted by the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians in northern San Diego County. Source: UCI Digital Archive
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Read, Watch, Listen: A Curated list of resources to learn about California Indigenous histories and futures.
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Removing Religion from Dia de Los Muertos?
Removing Religion from Dia de Los Muertos? 
Removing Religion from Dia de Los Muertos?  by Aldo Alcala, Fall '24 RS Intern   El Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is arguably the most famous holiday to…
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David Colmenares
Analyzing a Colonial Aztec Manuscript
Professor David Colmenares (Comparative Literature / Religious Studies) is currently researching conjecture on Pre-Columbian Monotheism in Mesoamerica within an…
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F21 student temple visit

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in nonprofit leadership, mediation, counseling, education, social and ecological justice, journalism, technology, business, or graduate study in law, medicine, public health, diplomacy, and more.

 

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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)