African Muslim man in prayer
Douglas, a religion major and philosophy minor, interested in the study of religion as well as in pre-modern South Asian Buddhist traditions.
Honors thesis and funded research: Doug's work has resulted in a refereed publication and research presentations at five undergraduate conferences.
What's next? A.M. program in the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. Learn more about outstanding religion students.
Danielle, a religion major and English minor, enjoys both reading and writing fiction. She is particularly interested in Hasidism.
Special experiences: In Spring 2007 Danielle was fortunate to take courses on "Jewish Responses to Modernity," "Contemporary Philosophical Theology," and the Pentateuch at Kings College, London. Part of her coursework included visiting Hasidic communities in London.
Other interests: At the University of Vermont Danielle has been involved in the Integrated Humanities Program, the Lawrence Debate Union, the Honors College and John Dewey Honors Program. She has worked at the Writing Center since her sophomore year. In Fall 2007 she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
What's next? Danielle would like to go to graduate school and has an interest in working abroad in the area of human rights.
Benjamin Luke Williams, a Religion major and Philosophy minor, is from Burlington, Vermont. Ben is interested in South Asian religious and philosophical hermeneutics, the academic field of religion (especially its theoretical development), and perspectives on contemporary religious phenomena amdist a globalizing world.
Why religion? Before studying at UVM he was a buyer and designer for an apparel business that manufactured in India and East Asia. This awoke in him an abiding interest in the culture and religious traditions of South Asia. At UVM he studied closely with Professor's Jonathan Gold, Sufia Uddin, Thomas Borchert, and William Paden, all of whom had a substantial impact on his approach to scholarship.
What's next? He is studying Sanskrit in the summer of 2007 and will begin a masters program in religion at Harvard Divinity School in the fall.
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