Second Annual RELx Talks

February 9, 2026
Picture of two majors in World Religions at the RELx Talks

Congratulations to World Religions Majors Sophie Lichtenstein and Raphael Ivker for their fantastic RELx presentations during the Fall 2025 Interfaith Week at GW!

Sophie Lichtenstein's "Evangelical Christianity and Consumerism: How the Megachurch Wrangles the Attention Economy" & Rafi Ivker's "The Same Tale from Separate Teachers: The Dynamic between Sufism and Erfan in Shiite Islam" garnered enthusiastic interest from the audience during the Q&A!

Thanks, also, to Prof. Rob Eisen for his discussion of the publication process via his recent work, Jews, Judaism, and Success: How Religion Paved the Way to Modern Jewish Achievement (Toronto Press, 2023).

Credit on Media: Irene Oh, Chair AND photojournalist!