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![Philip Arnold standing next to the Peace Tree.](/media/images/JNB_GraceFritzke__00196.ae8f5762.fill-150x150.jpg)
(Jan. 7, 2022)
Examining the History and Consequences of the Doctrine of Christian DiscoveryProfessor Philip Arnold is principal investigator on a Luce Foundation grant awarded to Syracuse University to explore the impact of the Doctrine.
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(April 26, 2021)
Pair of A&S Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts & SciencesGeorge M. Langford and Virginia Burrus join Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr., as members of the Academy.
![Crowd gathered for the peace tree planting at Syracuse University.](/media/images/Tree_Planting.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
(April 23, 2021)
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Syracuse University Peace TreeTwenty-five years the peace tree was planted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the religion department.
![Shira Schwartz portrait](/media/images/Shira-Schwartz.55260bac.fill-150x150.jpg)
(Oct. 30, 2020)
From Sacred Texts to TextingInaugural Phyllis Backer Professor brings an interdisciplinary approach to Jewish Studies.
![Sara Swenson](/media/images/P2111620.3c450e2e.fill-150x150.jpg)
(June 18, 2020)
Forging Communities of ‘People with Heart’Ph.D. candidate in religion receives dissertation fellowship to analyze contemporary Buddhist charities in Southeast Asia.
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(Oct. 22, 2019)
Donovan Schaefer will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of PennsylvaniaBlog Posts/Archived News
(Oct. 22, 2019)
Yohan Yoo promoted to full professor at Seoul National UniversityBlog Posts/Archived News
(Oct. 22, 2019)
"At Home on the Margins," A profile of Ann Gold was published in the Journal of Religion and SocietyBlog Posts/Archived News