News and Events : Washington and Lee University

News and Events

Below is an archive of the announcements, special events, and speakers sponsored by the Religion Department.

This course explores the mystical expressions and institutions known as Sufism within the Islamic community. Topics include the elaboration of Sufism from the core tenets of Islam; Sufi practices of ecstasy and discipline; the artistic and literary products of the Sufi experience; the institutions of Sufi orders, saints, shrines, and popular practices; and the debates among Muslims over the place of Sufism within the greater tradition of Islam. Click to view photos from the Sufism event!

W&L Alum and Oxford Professor of New Testament Studies to Lecture at W&L

The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strawbridge '01, associate professor in New Testament Studies at the University of Oxford and Caird Fellow in Theology at Mansfield College, will hold a reception at 5:30 p.m. Washington and Lee University on Sept. 20 and will lecture at 6 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.

U.Va. Professor Nair to Speak at W&L on Early Modern Muslim Interpretation of Hinduism

Shankar Nair, assistant professor in the University of Virginia’s Departments of Religious Studies and Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University on March 14 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.