SAVE THE DATE: You are invited to celebrate the Swarthmore College Religion Department's 50th Anniversary on Friday, May 31, 2.00-4.00 PM in the Scheuer Room. The event will feature an informal panel discussion with former and present Religion faculty, guest Emeritus professors, video highlights, and a meet-and-greet reception for past Religion majors, minors, and friends of the Department. All are welcome! If you have questions about registration, please call the Alumni Weekend Hotline:  610-328-7332.

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Studying Religion in Nature

Mark Wallace and his Postmodern Religious Thought Seminar students visit the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge after reading Derrida's work on religion and animals. More from Studying Religion in Nature

Swarthmore in Brooklyn

Abby Kluchin '03, a religion Honors major at Swarthmore and now Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Ursinus College, practiced intellectual community building at the Brooklyn Institute. More

Hiding in Plain Sight

In this talk, Assistant Professor of Religion Tariq al-Jamil explores the bodily practices and social behaviors associated with religious dissimulation - known as "taqiyya,” a practice in which a Shi’ite can lie about their faith in order to save a life - in 13th- and 14th-century Iraq. More from Hiding in Plain Sight

The study of religion can offer deep and meaningful explorations into vital questions of identity, community, and selfhood in an academic setting.