{"id":176,"date":"2021-12-13T18:40:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/religion\/?p=176"},"modified":"2021-12-13T18:40:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T18:40:43","slug":"pluralism-project-other-research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/religion\/pluralism-project-other-research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Pluralism Project &#038; Other Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Furman has a nationally awarded undergraduate research program, one of the many benefits of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/furman-advantage\/\">Furman Advantage<\/a>. <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The immersive experience provides the means to apply learned knowledge from your classes while also building the tools for your future career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition to the large, semester-long research paper for REL-475 Senior Seminar (required for our majors), students can engage in collaborative research with a professor. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Our department has several opportunities for exposure to undergraduate research that arise every semester, but we want to share a few with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pluralism Project<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dr. Claude Stulting and Dr. Sam Britt became involved with Harvard&#8217;s Pluralism Project in 1998. They explore the changing religious landscape in Upstate South Carolina with the help of student researchers. While the area is predominantly Protestant, the Upstate also has other religious groups such as Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Muslims, and Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed. When the project first began, the two professors mapped out the religious landscape in South Carolina, then they examined the Upstate specifically, which progressed into investigating the religious diversity within Columbia and the Midlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Robert L. and Dorothy W. Cate Research Fellowship<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Robert L. and Dorothy W. Cate Research Fellowship provide funding to one or more students to collaborate on a research project with a faculty member in our department. Faculty members choose the fellows each fall based on academic achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For more information regarding research in the religion department, reach out to our\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/religion\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">staff<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">! And remember, the first step to finding research opportunities is connecting with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/religion\/faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">faculty members<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to discover possible openings to become a student researcher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furman has a nationally awarded undergraduate research program, one of the many benefits of the Furman Advantage. The immersive experience provides the means to apply learned knowledge from your classes while also building the tools for your future career. 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