Divining the Feminine in Tibet: Saga & Sādhana of Yeshe Tsogyal
Yeshe Tsogyal, the leading female presence of Tibet, appears in two distinct genres of literature, autobiographical and ritual practice texts (sādhana). In this talk, Anne Carolyn Klein/Rigzin Drolma ...
7 Mar 20221h 26min
Accidental Deification: A Conversation with Anna Della Subin
Ever since Columbus reported he was hailed as "a celestial being" in 1492, stories of unexpected apotheoses have haunted the modern age. From Haile Selassie to Prince Philip, men unwittingly turned di...
1 Mar 20221h 4min
Gut and Other Knowledges in Religions of the African Diaspora
n this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Pérez discussed practices of embodied knowledge production and transmission in such Afro-Diasporic religions as Cuban Lucumí, Haitian Vodou, and Brazilian Candomblé. In conv...
1 Mar 202255min
Peril to Democracy: Racism and Nationalism in America
Annual Greeley Lecture for Peace and Social Justice The after-effects of the 1/6 Insurrection continue to reverberate across America. Since that fateful and disturbing day, pushbacks against the teac...
23 Feb 20221h 20min
Shared Resistance and Solidarity: A (Re)Newed Paradigm
In this event, Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative Fellow Oriel Eisner, activist Neomi-Nur Zahor, and journalist Basil al-Adraa discussed their experience engaging in immersive solidarity work an...
23 Feb 20221h 1min
Safe, Sacred, Free: Queer Movements and Religious Spaces
Heather R. White, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and Gender and Queer Studies and 2021-22 Women's Studies in Religion Program Research Associate, delivered the lecture, "Safe, Sacred, Free: ...
23 Feb 20221h 1min
Negation, Not-knowing, and the Dark in Brazilian and Cuban Creole Forms of Religion
Diana Espírito Santo is associate professor of social anthropology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In this lecture, she examined the ambiguous, dark spaces of paradox from the point o...
23 Feb 202258min
When Boston Banned Christmas
Did you know that Christmas was illegal in Massachusetts from 1659 to 1681, and anyone caught celebrating the holiday would be subject to a fine of 5 shillings? And who was responsible for canceling ...
15 Des 202123min
