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Welcome to the Department of Religion

Thank you for visiting the webpage for the Department of Religion at the University of Georgia. We greatly appreciate our graduate students, majors, minors, and the many other students who come into contact with our department. We welcome inquiries from prospective students, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and we strive to provide a stimulating and supportive environment for our current students.  

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Peabody Hall, the home of the Department of Religion, with sun lighting the front during a late winter afternoon. Photo by Dot Paul

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Ingie Hovland's book Life in Language: Mission Feminists and the Emergence of a New Protestant Subject was published in March 2025 in the series "Class 200: New Studies in Religion" by the University of Chicago Press. 
The Religion Ambassadors have organized several community-building events for Religion majors and minors this fall. To welcome students back for the new school year, they hosted a taco party picnic in September. In October, they arranged a pumpkin painting party.
Five students have been selected to serve as Religion Ambassadors for the Department of Religion throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. Congratulations to Meagan McColloch, Ailey Gustafson, Ian Roberts, Sammy Gary, and Mary Margaret Woods.

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The Religion Department is a wonderful place to study, thanks in a large part to the gifts of alumni and friends. Our generous donors help the Department's mission by funding visiting speakers, offering events to welcome new students and helping to offer special programs to the Religion classes. Honor those who helped shape your love of Religion by making a gift today.

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