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Department of Religion

J. Sage Elwell, Ph.D., To Present at Allen-Head Lecture

Professor of Religion J. Sage Elwell, Ph.D., has been selected as a lecturer for the Allen-Head Lecture at Austin College on Thursday, April 10. Professor Elwell will focus his lecture on AI, Art and Religion. 

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Sage Elwell stands at a podium speaking to an audience seated in an auditorium. The audience is facing the speaker, and some individuals are taking notes.

TCU Professor Shares Research: Exploring Humanity in the Age of AI

March 13, 2026
TCU Professor of Religion Sage Elwell's AddRan Distinguished Faculty Lecture explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping creativity, embodiment and what it means to be human.
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TCU Religion Professors Discuss Ramadan and Lent with Media

February 24, 2026
Two faculty members from TCU's AddRan College of Liberal Arts were featured on KERA to discuss the unique overlap this year between the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Christian season of Lent.
Antoinette DeNapoli in India for Maha Kumbh Mela with attendees.

Women of Devotion: Antoinette DeNapoli Researches Female Ascetics Leading Change

March 27, 2025
DeNapoli's research seeks to understand how women navigate religious spaces traditionally dominated by men.

The Power of Narrative: Professor David Moessner Honored with Festschrift

January 14, 2025
Being honored with a Festschrift in academia is rare, which made the recognition all the more surprising and joyful for A.A. Bradford Chair and Professor of Religion David Moessner.

Recent Publications

Women and Representation in Buddhist Asia: Innovative Pedagogies, Alternative Narratives, and Reimagined Philosophies

Antoinette DeNapoli

What Were the Most Popular tafsīrs in Islamic History? Part 2: A Preliminary Profile of the Top 50 Works and their Authors

Samuel J. Ross

https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/jqs.2025.0605

Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums and Yoginis: Holy Women as 'Influencers' in Hindu Culture

Antoinette DeNapoli

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/Hindu_Culture

The Form of God and the Emotional Qualities of Piety in the Greek Pseudo-Clementine Novel

Patricia (Tish) Duncan

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