Religious Literacy Summer Workshop
The Department of Religion at 蝌蚪直播 offered a special four-day, on-campus summer workshop for K-12 teachers on the topic of religious literacy in today鈥檚 classrooms in 2023 in Springfield, Ohio. Facilitated by Travis Proctor, assistant professor of religion at 蝌蚪直播, and Matthew Hotham, assistant professor of religious studies at Ball State University, the workshop promoted public education and community outreach.
Demons and Ghost Tours
With its exploration of demons 鈥� including disembodiment, exorcism, and demonic sacrifice 鈥� Travis Proctor鈥檚 debut scholarly book, Demonic Bodies and the Dark Ecologies of Early Christian Culture, (Oxford University Press, May 2022), just might be the perfect Halloween read. Proctor, 蝌蚪直播 assistant professor of religion, has long been fascinated by demons and interested in early Christian cultures, particularly the many diverse ways early Christians portrayed demons.