Dr. Roshan Abraham, Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies
Dr. Roshan Abraham is thrilled to be returning to the Midwest to join the faculty of the Religious Studies program and Classics department at Washington University. A native of Kansas City, Dr. Abraham specializes in the study of Greco-Roman and early Christian religions and is currently teaching "Early Christianity and Classical Culture" (L23 ReSt 432). ...Read More
Prof. Johnson will discuss the historical importance of creeds and with an emphasis on the Christian Nicene Creed.
The Religious Studies Program will be offering many exciting new courses this spring, including:
- L23 4200 Religion in America, 1945-1965
- L23 480 Gender and Sexuality in Buddhism
- L23 479 Pilgrimage and Sacred Space in Antiquity
- L23 3277 Philosophy of Religion
- L23 386 Music in Jewish Culture and Society
Please click here for a full list of our Spring 2010 courses.
Whether you consider yourself a religious person or not, or whether you think religion has played a positive or negative role in history, it is an incontrovertible fact that from the beginning of time, humans have engaged in activities that we now call religion, such as worship, prayer, and rituals marking important life passages. Moreover, religions have always asked fundamental questions, such as: What is the true meaning of life? What happens to us after death? How do we explain human suffering and injustices?...Read More