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Religion in New York

This seminar explores the complex roles of religious groups, practices, and movements in New York City's present and past through multiple disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, history, urban planning, theology, and visual and material cultures. Members' work and scholarship investigates numerous topics, including the varying role of religion in transnational and global migration, interfaith organizing and civic engagement, and the impact of religious congregations and groups in rapidly changing urban neighborhoods.

Seminar: #715
Founded: 2007

Seminar Administration

Chair:
Courtney Bender
Associate Professor
Columbia University, Department of Religion
cb337@columbia.edu

Rapporteur:
Daniel Vaca
Doctoral Candidate
Columbia University, Department of Religion
dv2168@columbia.edu

POLITICS
LITERATURE, RELIGION AND THE ARTS
Studies in Religion
The Ancient Near East
The Study of the Hebrew Bible
The Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Cinema and Interdisciplinary Interpretation
Shakespeare
Iranian Studies
Buddhist Studies
Religion in America
Romanticism and its Aftermath
Literary Theory
New Testament
Comparative Philosophy
Religion in New York
CULTURAL STUDIES
HISTORY
EDUCATION AND PUBLIC MEDIA
SCIENCE
REGIONAL STUDIES
SOCIETY
ALPHABETICAL LISTING