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For our sixth episode, we welcome the spirit channel, teacher, and playwright Paul Selig. In this conversation, we explore Selig’s early career as a playwright and professor, his spiritual awakening during the Harmonic Convergence of 1987, how he...

On the evening of November 30, 2023, the much-anticipated event celebrating the launch of Peripheries, the Center for the Study of World Religions’s (CSWR) annual literary and arts journal, unfolded with a blend of poetry, music, and art, drawing over 140...

On December 12, 2023, the CSWR hosted a special evening celebrating the life and writings of Enheduana, also En-hedu-Ana; (c. twenty-third century B.C.E.) who is the first named author in human history. Enheduana, an Akkadian princess and daughter of King...

As part of the Psychedelics and the Future of Religion series, the Center for the Study of World Religions presented an interview with author Mike Jay about his two most recent books, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind, and Mescaline: A...

As part of the Psychedelics and the Future of Religion series, the Center for the Study of World Religions hosted scholars Drs. Christine Hauskeller and Peter Sjostedt-Hughes. Philosophers Prof. Hauskeller and Dr. Sjöstedt-Hughes present a multi...

As part of the CSWR Poetry Series, the Center hosted award-winning poet, Don Revell for the Fall 2023 Poetry Symposium, Almost a Prayer: The Afterlife of Enchantment. The symposium and Revell were introduced by literary critic, poet, and professor of...

As part of the Psychedelics and the Future of Religion series, the Center for the Study of World Religions hosted scholars Dr. Amanda Lucia, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California-Riverside and Dr. Arun Saldanha, Professor in the...

The Center for the Study of World Religions was thrilled to host, along with HDS Buddhist Ministry Initiative, Dhamma Chakra Day: Buddhism and Emancipation of Marginalized Classes in India. This event was initiated by CSWR resident, Dr. Santosh Raut. This...

Center for the Study of World Religions hosted our first Gnoseologies series webinar of the academic year on October 18, 2023. Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani engaged in conversation with Dr. Angela Puca. In this discussion, Dr. Puca describes how she pioneers an...

Center for the Study of World Religions hosted our annual List Lecture Speaker Adam Afterman. Dr. Adam Afterman is a Professor at the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University, specializing in Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah. He is...