5 Ways The Study of Religion is Changing

It has become apparent to me through talking with others in religion programs and working in the trenches (sounds better than “in the ivory tower”), the winds of change are taking us in new directions, and older models and mentalities will be replaced, sooner or later, if we are to survive. In the academic study of religion, or what some call religious studies, five key trends are emerging that will contribute, I think, to how we change our curriculum and departmental profile, or what some call, our brand.