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February 14, 2023
Apply now for our new one-year MA program
The Department of Religious Studies is now accepting applications for our brand new one-year MA program for the Fall 2023 intake. Students can now apply to the brand new one-year Masters program (MRP) in Religious Studies. Offering the option of a one-year MA will allow students to pursue studies within Religious Studies beyond the BA, […]
April 14, 2022
Analysis — Jesus the faithful Jew: How misreadings of the Gospel miss this and fuel anti-Judaism
Easter and Passover begin on the same weekend this year, offering an opportunity to revisit misconceptions and to address anti-Jewish uses of Christian scripture, Prof Matthew Thiessen writes. ...
December 1, 2021
Analysis: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ holiday special: For Jews like Johnny Rose, the menorah is still polished and lit, even in diaspora
The fan favourite episode showed how the omipresence of Christmas has offered Jews a variety of non-exclusive options for handling the holiday season....
UPCOMING EVENTS
Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Speaker Series: Spreading Indra’s Net in Manhattan
Lecture
March 30, 2023
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Spreading Indra’s Net in Manhattan: D. T. Suzuki’s Columbia University Lectures on Kegon Buddhism
In spring, 1952, D. T. Suzuki began a series of seminars at Columbia University concerning the development of Chinese Buddhism, culminating in the study of the Buddhist path as presented in the Kegonkyo¯ (Avatamsaka Su? tra). Using a range of recently uncovered archival sources, I will discuss Suzuki’s presentation of Buddhism and the wideranging influence of his seminars on American culture and religious life.
Harry Lyman Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Speaker Series: Spreading Indra’s Net in Manhattan
Lecture
March 30, 2023
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Spreading Indra’s Net in Manhattan: D. T. Suzuki’s Columbia University Lectures on Kegon Buddhism
In spring, 1952, D. T. Suzuki began a series of seminars at Columbia University concerning the development of Chinese Buddhism, culminating in the study of the Buddhist path as presented in the Kegonkyo¯ (Avatamsaka Su? tra). Using a range of recently uncovered archival sources, I will discuss Suzuki’s presentation of Buddhism and the wideranging influence of his seminars on American culture and religious life.
