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Harvard and HDS Celebrate Interfaith Awareness Week
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Harvard University and HDS are celebrating Interfaith Awareness Week (February 4-9) with events aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and understanding. The events coincide with and are inspired by World Interfaith Harmony Week declared by the United...
Note from the Editor
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"Theosis embodies the spirit and commitment of the Center to make scholarly work accessible to all. It is not hidden behind paywalls or reserved solely for academic publications and conference rooms. Rather, it is presented here in a way that is inviting...
Russell Powell
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Russell C. Powell's research is on the religious, ethical, and political resonances of contemporary environmental issues, particularly the religious dimension of American environmental thought. Prior to joining the CSWR, he taught at Boston College as a...
From the Mountains into the Cities: The Transformation of Buddhism in Modern Korea
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On Tuesday, March 8, Donald Baker, Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, delivered this year's Ahnkook Lecture on Korean Buddhism. This lecture is part of the series "Religious Identities in Asia," co...
Om-gnosis Episode 12: Searching for Sabhapati Swami and Siddha Songs in South Asia
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In this episode of Om-gnosis: The Occult South Asia Podcast, host Keith Edward Cantú summarizes his summer tour through India and Bangladesh, exploring spiritual traditions, rare books on Sri Sabhapati Swami, and major cultural landmarks, including the...
At the Intersection of Research and the Public Good
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Expanding research programs and a surge of researchers enhance the CSWR’s reach and impact The 2023-24 academic year might just be the busiest one yet at the Center for the Study of World Religions. In addition to the Center’s numerous and lively lectures...
A Letter from Director Charles M. Stang
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Greetings, friends and colleagues, As the summer slowly winds down in our quiet corner of Harvard’s campus, I am delighted to introduce you to what promises to be an extraordinary year at the Center for the Study of World Religions. The vitality and...
How Psychedelic Science Invented a History of Religion
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Edited by Aaron Michael Ullrey The following Research Reflection is part of an ongoing series spotlighting the academic study of religions. It is challenging for me to imagine a time before the concept of “the psychedelic” existed, despite its emergence...
Video: Explorations in Interdisciplinary Psychedelic Research: Group 3
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On April 1, 2023, The Harvard Psychedelics Project at Harvard Divinity School, a student organization, held the "Explorations in Interdisciplinary Psychedelic Research" conference gathering together faculty, researchers, and students from across Harvard...
Thirty Years of Religion and Ecology
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"We will understand ecology better when we understand the religions that form the rich soil of memory and practice, belief and relationships where life on earth is rooted." — Lawrence E. Sullivan, Director of the CSWR (1990–2003), Preface to Buddhism and...
Dominating the Unsaved: The Different Other and Cultural Imperialism in the New England Puritan Way
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“It is hard to argue for equality when the other is not considered capable of redemption. Empathy is difficult when the other—not elect and incapable of salvation—might as well not be considered a full human.”