Academics Religion What's Happening What's Happening Get the latest news and updates related to Religion at Denison University. Navigate Religion About About An overview and description of the Religion department at Denison University. Religion & Off-Campus Study Degree Requirements Courses Honors & Awards Honors & Awards Scholarships and awards given to students each year in Religion at Denison University The Woodyard Scholarship Lee & Ruth Scott Prize in Christian Theology & Ethics Religion Department Fellows Alumni & Careers Faculty & Staff Forms, Policies, Publications - All - Announcements & Updates 2025 Announcements & Updates, FacultyDenison mourns the loss of Professor David O. Woodyard ’54Professor of Religion David O. Woodyard ’54 has died at the age of 92. Date: April 3, 2025 2018 Announcements & UpdatesJames Cone, Founder of Black Liberation TheologyA true friend of Denison, James Cone, founder of Black Liberation Theology, has died.Date: May 7, 2018
Creating change through service “We all have the power to build a better future through connections and purposeful intentions.”
How We Learn Feminist Ethics Cross the Ocean Keun-Joo Christine Pae, associate professor and chair of the religion department, reflects on Asian American feminist theology and ethics.
Where We Go Skills learned by a religion major translate into success Expertise developed as a religion major have sustained Abigail Pringle ’96, Chief Global Development Officer at Wendy’s International.
Announcements & Updates, Faculty Denison mourns the loss of Professor David O. Woodyard ’54 Professor of Religion David O. Woodyard ’54 has died at the age of 92. Read more
Awards & Honors Tait Ferguson ’23: President’s Medalist "I... consider several of my former professors to be close mentors who I would go to for academic, professional, and personal advice.” Read more
Alumni If you cannot be united, be holy "Lukewarmness in the hope of ensuring the center will hold is not holiness," says Dylan Parson '16, a provisional elder of the United Methodist Church. Read more