Congratulations to our 2022 Religion graduates!  The semester is over and summer break has arrived once again! Our Summer Blog Series this year will highlight…

The Department of Religion played host this past weekend (April 1-2) to the annual joint conferences of the Upper Midwest Region’s Society for Biblical Literature…

The Department of Religion proudly congratulates its four senior theses writers: Olivia Anderson-Blythe, Allison James, Jack Milford, & Teagan Shucker Each senior presented work at the Department’s annual…

For the first time in nearly two years, the students and faculty of the Department of Religion came together for a pre-Thanksgiving Social. Organized by…

This past March, Dr. Thia Cooper published Queer and Indecent: An Introduction to the Theology of Marcella Althaus Reid (SCM Press). In June, Dr. Cooper…

Dr. Sarah Ruble, Professor of Religion and Faculty Director of Assessment at the College, returns from a year’s sabbatical this coming fall. Here’s an update…

Dr. Mary Gaebler, Associate Professor in the Department of Religion, teaches in the area of theological ethics. Her work emerges from a preliminary interest in…

Dr. Casey Elledge was featured this past year on Learning for Life @ Gustavus, a new podcast hosted by Dr. Greg Kaster (History). In an…

We are excited to announce that Dr. Rodney Caruthers Jr., current Visiting Assistant Professor and Bruce Gray Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Religion, will…

Hi Gustavus Religion Blog, I’m Jared Morningstar, 2018 graduate and alumnus of the Religion Department. Though I did not anticipate studying religion when I first…