Art

Photo of crowd watching poet Jorie Graham read via Zoom broadcast

An Evening of Poetry, Music, Art: Celebrating Peripheries No. 6

December 5, 2023

by Tristan Angieri, MDiv Student and CSWR Student Research Assistant

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 attendees both in-person and virtually. The air buzzed with excitement as guests, including Chef Daniella Malfi, a MRPL candidate and musician deeply inspired by the journal,...

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Antique wax seal in glass

Poetry, Philosophy, and Religion at the CSWR: Peripheries Launch 2023

November 21, 2023

by Gosia Sklodowska

Peripheries, our annual literary and arts journal, occupies a special place at the CSWR. The journal publishes poetry, prose, visual art, and music that is, broadly understood, "peripheral"; work that, in form, explores the interstices between discourses, traditions, languages, art forms, and genres; and, in topic, explores the marginal, the incidental, the tangential, and boundary- and limit-experiences, such a mystical experiences on the margins of religious traditions. In this, the journal is consistent with the Center’s focus on the...

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Dexter Brightman smiling into the camera

Art Exhibition: Dexter Brightman: Enigmatic Visions: Communion Through Esoteric Imagery

October 13, 2023

For those who are unable to see in person - or wish to revisit - Dexter Brightman's work in our exhibit space at the CSWR, we have created a photographic, web-based story that showcases his artwork and includes brief descriptions from the artist that the elucidate philosophical and esoteric inspirations behind each piece.

Artist Statement: "The allure of magical grimoires, alchemical manuals, and allegorical emblemata is deeply captivating. Their exquisite, symbolic arrangements and surreal scenes draw us in with their...

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