About the Center

We are a dedicated group of scholars and professionals working to support outstanding analysis of the historical and contemporary intertwinings of religion and politics. Our aim is to educate students and the public through our courses, events, and publications, while modeling discussion and debate that values each person’s humanity as the cornerstone of a productive democracy. 

Upcoming Event

Remodeling Minority: Asian American Religion and Politics Reconsidered

A panel discussion with Russell Jeung, Bradley Onishi, and Dheepa Sundaram

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The Lord’s PT

By Maggie Phillips

Greek Orthodoxy is booming among young service members, and the military’s six chaplains are navigating the surge.

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Spring 2026 Course Highlight

Native American Religions and Politics

This course employs an interdisciplinary lens, reading historical, ethnographic, legal, and literary texts to both complicate and illuminate the relationship between Indigenous homelands and the U.S. nation state. 

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Center offers special course “1776, Then and Now” to commemorate the 250th year since the country’s founding

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