Awards & Honors

2013-2014 Religion Honors & Awards

The religion department recognizes students who have demonstrated superior intelligence, passion, and positive attitude during their tenure as students.

July 27, 2014

Nancy & Henry Schacht Endowed Fund for the Woodyard Summer Scholars

Newman, Victoria
“Everyone Wants a Revolution, but No One Wants to do the Dishes”: New Monasticism as an Agent of Social Change
Advisor: David O. Woodyard

Weirick, Catherine
“Sex Trafficking and Prostitution in Columbus, Ohio”
Advisor: David O. Woodyard

Zito, Jaime
“Uncovering the Tragic Sense of Life: An Examination of Philosophical Influence on Art and Self”
Advisor: David O. Woodyard

Lee & Ruth Scott Prize in Christian Theology & Ethics

Mary Mendez de Leon
Jamie Zito

Religion Department Fellows

Malory Hinz
Mary Mendez de Leon
Jamie Zito
Matthew Zoellner

Posted date: July 27, 2014

Spotlights

Keun-Joo Christine Pae

How We Learn

Feminist Ethics Cross the Ocean

Keun-Joo Christine Pae, associate professor and chair of the religion department, reflects on Asian American feminist theology and ethics.

Abigail Pringle

Where We Go

Skills learned by a religion major translate into success

Expertise developed as a religion major have sustained Abigail Pringle ’96, Chief Global Development Officer at Wendy’s International.

John Cort in Knapp classroom 2017.

Where We Go

John Cort: India Summer

A Denison professor travels across the globe to bring the world closer to his classroom.

Eva Vivero

How We Learn

A Study Abroad Brings to Understanding to Complex Issues

Eva Vivero '19 recounts her study abroad experience in Barcelona

Seth Schoenhaus

How We Learn

Editorship Provides Career Skills

Seth Schoenhaus '18 got some real world experience leading a team as the Denison Journal of Religion’s Editor-in-Chief

Professor Kambiz GhaneaBassiri, an expert on religion and state in the contemporary politics of Muslims in America, visits Denison.

How We Learn

Contemporary Politics of Muslim America

Two days with Professor Kambiz GhaneaBassiri, an expert on religion and state in the contemporary politics of Muslims in America.

Richard D. Shiels

How We Learn

Linking to American Heritage

A pending World Heritage Site near campus sparks a classroom discussion of Native American spirituality.

Mac Sellars

How We Learn

Rethinking Christianity

Mac Sellars '16 explores the contemporary transformation of Christianity.

cleveland

Where We Go

Urban Embrace

Joy Roller '76 is leading with love in a time of conflict.

dylan-parson

How We Learn

Rethinking the role of the church

The intersection between America's churches and the force of entrepreneurship.

demilio-ireland

How We Learn

Irish insight into religion

Nia D'Emilio '16 found that faith has moved out of church and onto the streets.

What's Happening

In the News

Dan Hodgkinson ’07 to lead Chicago's Lake County Bar Association

Former basketball player Hodgkinson, a partner at McCollum Hodgkinson & Nikitas, is an inductee of the Big Red Athletic Hall of Fame.

In the News

Rachael Moser ’10 is new education adviser for Oregon

Moser will coordinate K-12 agencies across the state on social and emotional investments for students.

Awards & Honors

Tait Ferguson ’23: President’s Medalist

"I... consider several of my former professors to be close mentors who I would go to for academic, professional, and personal advice.”