Philosophy and Religious Studies

Apr 20, 2011

NC State Hosts Time Travel Conference

There’s far more to time travel than mad scientists and sputtering time machines. It’s a subject embraced by scholars in many fields and from many universities, including several of our own faculty here at NC State. The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies recently hosted a conference on time travel. Princeton University astrophysicist J. Richard…

Apr 1, 2011

CHASS Student of the Month – April 2011

Amanda Jones, April 2011 CHASS Student of the Month.

Oct 11, 2010

Dean sits down with students over lunch

Hey, CHASS students! Do you say what you mean and mean what you say? Well, here’s your chance. CHASS Dean Jeff Braden is holding a series of brown bag lunches to get students’ thoughts on classes, the college and student life. Lauren Bishop (Philosophy, ‘12) was among the group that had lunch with the dean…

Jun 25, 2010

Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty: Anna Bigelow

Anna Bigelow is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies. Her book, Sharing the Sacred: Practicing Pluralism in Muslim North India is a study of a Muslim majority community in Indian Punjab and the shared sacred and civic spaces in that community.

Nov 1, 2008

CHASS Student of the Month – November 2008

Thomas Hughes, November 2008 CHASS Student of the Month

Jul 1, 2008

Politics, Religion, and Electric Guitars

Jason Bivins looks at conservative Christian groups in his book Religion of Fear, focusing on how elements within that movement have utilized fear to advance their political goals.

Apr 7, 2008

Making Peace Possible is Focus for NC State Carnegie Scholars Fellow

The peaceful resolution of religious conflicts is crucial to addressing political and military conflict around the world. North Carolina State University’s Dr. Anna Bigelow has been awarded a $99,500 fellowship by the Carnegie Scholars Program to advance research and discussion of what makes peace possible. Bigelow, an assistant professor of religious studies at NC State,…