The Religion Department is happy to receive a large new cohort of MA and PhD students in Fall 2025. The new students gathered for an orientation and welcome lunch in August together with some returning students and faculty. They are engaging with a variety of interesting research topics in the areas of theologically engaged anthropology, the anthropology of Christianity, the history of Hinduism, the study of Buddhist traditions, early Christianity and New Testament studies, and discipline-based educational research in Religion classrooms. Welcome!