Author Discussion: Piety and Patienthood in Medieval Islam
How did pious medieval Muslims experience health and disease? Rooted in the prophet’s experiences with medicine and healing, Muslim pietistic literature developed cosmologies in which physical sufferi...
26 Loka 201853min
Christian Slavery: Conversion and Race in the Protestant Atlantic World
Religion was fundamental to the development of both slavery and race in the Protestant Atlantic world. For slaveholders, Christianity was a sign of freedom, and most believed that slaves should not be...
22 Loka 20181h 23min
Taproot: Stories of Nature and Restoration
This event features three unique voices from several different traditions and life experiences: Mary Ashu, a forest ranger from Cameroon; Prathima Muniyappa, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab explorin...
17 Loka 20181h 36min
The Public Practice of the Abrahamic Religions
It is commonplace today to group the three monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—under the category of the “Abrahamic.” Scholars have investigated the roots, ancient and modern, for ...
15 Loka 20181h 50min
Rethinking Malaria: The Role of Faith & Community in Saving Lives
Anglican church leaders in sub-Saharan Africa have a vision of a malaria-free world. Join us for a panel discussion on the role of faith and learn how religious leaders and communities are working to ...
15 Loka 20181h 14min
Innovative Ministry with Cornelia Holden, MDiv ’03
Cornelia Holden, MDiv ’03 discusses her experiences as a spiritual innovator and founder of Mindful Warrior and the Core Leadership California at Ministry Colloquium. Cornelia works with large compani...
15 Loka 201854min
Building Bridges: Refugee, Asylum & Immigration Advocacy at Harvard
By bringing together scholars from across Harvard, this panel discussed the importance of a critical, nuanced, and interdisciplinary understanding of refugee, asylum, and immigrant issues, while highl...
11 Loka 20181h 24min
Turning Ghosts into Ancestors: Ritual, Gender, and the Afterlife in Contemporary Urban China
Anna Sun, 2018–19 WSRP Visiting Associate Professor, delivers the lecture "Turning Ghosts into Ancestors: Ritual, Gender, and the Afterlife in Contemporary Urban China." Learn more about Harvard Divi...
4 Loka 20181h 18min
