Events
Featured Event
The Comparative Study of the Abrahamic Religions: Heuristic Gains and Cognitive Pitfalls
Wednesday, September 26, 2018. 6:30-8 PM.
Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Ave.
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? These are some of the questions this lecture will address.
Lecture by Guy Stroumsa, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Oxford University
Response by Jon Levenson, Harvard Divinity School
Opening Remarks by Charles Stang, Harvard Divinity School, and Adam Afterman, Tel-Aviv University
The lecture will be livestreamed here.
Mission
Professor Charles M. Stang
Director, CSWR
Director, CSWR
The CSWR seeks to promote the study of the world’s religions in their classical and contemporary forms, serving both as a residential community of students and scholars and an international “think tank” in the study of religion.
Residence
Thirteen apartments located within the CSWR are available for rent by students and affiliates of Harvard University by application to the Center.
Featured Resident
Mary Balkon
Mary Balkon
HDS student Mary Balkon, M.Div. '20, speaks on her research in animism, spiritual care, and the non-human world. .