World Religions

On April 5th, ThD student and CSWR resident, Munjed M. Murad, delivered a presentation on the findings of his research at Harvard as they pertain to the topic of beauty and religion. A summary of which follows: This lecture explored the concept of beauty...

On March 29th, CSWR resident Nariman Aavani presented his work on self-identity in the poetry of Rumi. A summary of his talk can be found below. As human beings who live in the modern world, our identity is defined to a great extent through the particular...

By facilitating connections with the Harvard community and beyond, the CSWR convenes conversations about cutting-edge research.

September is once again upon us, and after a long hot and dry summer here in Cambridge, we are ready – or almost ready - for the new academic year. 2016 is a year in which religion remains much in the news, for both good and bad reasons. Climate change...

Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J., the director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, writes about the climate of ignorance surrounding Islam in today's politics, and the need for all of us to learn more of this religious tradition. He wrote...

Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J., the director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, writes about the importance of interreligious dialogue in today’s world. He wrote about this important topic for America.

The 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions took place on October 15-19 in Salt Lake City. The first Parliament dates back to 1893, and 122 years later, the gathering drew approximately 9,500 people from over 50 different faiths from various parts of the...

At this week's World Religions Café, Naohito Miura, a second-year master of divinity degree candidate and CSWR resident, recounted his summer field education experience in Brazil. Building on his Café presentation in March, Naohito shared his reflections...

This event kicked off the 2008-09 "Moral Worlds and Religious Subjectivities" programming series, featuring presentations by Harvard Divinity School's Michael Jackson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions, and Charles Hallisey, Senior...

This lecture by Donald K. Swearer, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, Harvard Divinity School, and director of the CSWR, was part of the CSWR 50th Anniversary Symposium. An introduction was given by incoming CSWR director Francis X...