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 Okt 20181h 18min
On Exile and Elsewhere: André Aciman in Conversation with Benjamin Balint
On October 3, 2018, André Aciman, author of "Call Me by Your Name," and writer Benjamin Balint will discuss themes of exile and homecoming, of time, place, identity, and art across Aciman’s works of f...
3 Okt 20181h 23min
The Future of the Study of Abrahamic Traditions
Panel 2 of the Thinking Islam Within Religious Studies: Methods, Histories and Futures conference Panelists include Ahmed Ragab, Charles Stang, and Guy Stroumsa. Learn more about Harvard Divinity Sc...
26 Sep 20180s
Integrating Islamic Studies Within Religious Studies
Panel 3 of the Thinking Islam Within Religious Studies: Methods, Histories and Futures conference Panelists include Diana Eck, Ali Asani, and Roy Mottahedeh. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School...
26 Sep 20181h 25min
The Comparative Study of the Abrahamic Religions: Heuristic Gains and Cognitive Pitfalls
How is the comparative scholarship on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam possible? What are its presuppositions, and what does it entail? How can the history of religions help interfaith understanding? ...
25 Sep 20181h 22min
The Qur’an and Scriptural Studies
Panel 1 of the Thinking Islam Within Religious Studies: Methods, Histories and Futures conference Panelists include Mohsen Goudarzi, Jane McAuliffe, Shady Nasser, and Walid Saleh. Learn more about H...
25 Sep 20182h 7min
Saving Stories: Religious Literacy as Social Responsibility
Panel 4 of the Symposium on Religious Literacy and Business: Media & Entertainment moderated by Lauren R. Kerby and featuring panelists Mario Cader-Frech, Bruno del Granado, Kerida McDonald, and Ross ...
19 Sep 20181h 20min
From Script to Screen: How Content is Made and Why It Matters
Panel 3 of the Symposium on Religious Literacy and Business: Media & Entertainment moderated by Stephen Prothero and featuring panelists CarolAnne Dolan, Geralyn Dreyfous, Amir Hussain, and Gordon Qui...
19 Sep 20181h 24min
