“In this roundtable episode, host Ellie Woodacre is joined by a panel of five experts on monarchy in premodern Asia–including the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia. This episode captures… Read more: Bryson is guest on The Royal Studies Podcast as a panelist

Gaming enthusiasts at the 2023 Gamescom gaming fair on Aug. 23, 2023, in Cologne, Germany. Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee The recent launch of the video game… Read more: Michael Naparstek in ‘The Conversation’: A video game based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ is the most recent example of innovative retelling of this popular story

Porcelain ‘Laughing Buddha’ image, China, 17th-18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha”… Read more: Megan Bryson in ‘The Conversation’: Who is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains

Marcus Harvey joined the Department of Religious Studies in fall 2023 as an assistant professor of the religions of Africa and its diaspora. He comes to UT from the University… Read more: Faculty Spotlight: Marcus Harvey

Helene Sinnreich Dr. Sinnreich joined the Religious Studies Department in Fall of 2016 as an Associate Professor and Director of the Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies.  She… Read more: Helene Sinnreich becomes new Director of Judaic Studies.

Megan Bryson As of Fall 2013, Dr. Megan Bryson is a new Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions in the Department of Religious Studies, but she isn’t new to UT… Read more: Megan Bryson brings expertise on the religions of China

Manuela Ceballos Manuela Ceballos was born and raised in Medellín, Colombia. In the 2014-2015 academic year, she joined the faculty in the department of Religious Studies as an Islamic Studies… Read more: Manuela Ceballos brings expertise as an Islamic Studies specialist.

Jennifer Collins-Elliott Jennifer Collins-Elliott joined the Religious Studies Department as a part-time lecturer in fall of 2014. She specializes in early Christianity, with a focus on gender, the body, and… Read more: From gender, the body, and violence in early Christian literature to religion and film, Jenny Collins-Elliott has diverse interests.

David Kline Dr. David Kline joined the Religious Studies Department as a full-time lecturer in Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in the Americas in fall of 2017. His academic specialties are… Read more: From TX to TN, new lecturer David Kline brings expertise on race and US religion