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Database of Religious History awarded largest grant for a UBC humanities research project
We’re excited that one of our affiliated faculty, Prof. Ted Slingerland, has obtained a grant for his project. For more information, please click on the link.
We’re excited that one of our affiliated faculty, Prof. Ted Slingerland, has obtained a grant for his project. For more information, please click on the link.
Webinar: Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists
UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society will be hosting a book talk and interview with Chenxing Han, scholar and author, entitled: Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists. Chenxing Han’s book, Be the Refuge (North Atlantic Books) is both critique and celebration, calling out the […]
UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society will be hosting a book talk and interview with Chenxing Han, scholar and author, entitled: Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists. Chenxing Han’s book, Be the Refuge (North Atlantic Books) is both critique and celebration, calling out the […]
Webinar: Mid-Century Modern: Jōdo Shinshū and the Making of American Buddhism
UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society will be hosting a public talk by Dr. Scott Mitchell (Institute of Buddhist Studies) entitled: Mid-Century Modern: Jōdo Shinshū and the Making of American Buddhism. The lecture will discuss how the narrative of American Buddhist history is altered when we center the invisiblized […]
UBC’s Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society will be hosting a public talk by Dr. Scott Mitchell (Institute of Buddhist Studies) entitled: Mid-Century Modern: Jōdo Shinshū and the Making of American Buddhism. The lecture will discuss how the narrative of American Buddhist history is altered when we center the invisiblized […]
Religion for Lunch: Religious-Doctrinal and Socio-Cultural Identity-Building Processes in 18th-Century Bhutan
Join us on Wed, Apr 7 from 12-1PM over zoom for the third talk in our Religion for Lunch Series. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 687 7970 7217 Passcode: 924543
Join us on Wed, Apr 7 from 12-1PM over zoom for the third talk in our Religion for Lunch Series. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 687 7970 7217 Passcode: 924543
Shattering the Lightning: Bells and Magic in Reformation Germany
Join us on Wednesday, January 20 from 12-1PM over zoom for the third talk in our Religion for Lunch Series. Join here! Meeting ID: 696 8195 0585 Passcode: 097862 Shattering the Lightning: Bells and Magic in Reformation Germany The traditional power attributed to bell sounds of driving away storms, the devilish forces that caused them, and evil more generally was a […]
Join us on Wednesday, January 20 from 12-1PM over zoom for the third talk in our Religion for Lunch Series. Join here! Meeting ID: 696 8195 0585 Passcode: 097862 Shattering the Lightning: Bells and Magic in Reformation Germany The traditional power attributed to bell sounds of driving away storms, the devilish forces that caused them, and evil more generally was a […]
New Book By Prof. Tony Keddie: Ancient texts show Jesus had little in common with Republican Jesus
The Christian Right is a powerful political force in the U.S., and it’s no coincidence that its members believe in a Jesus who aligns with their political views. Right-wing influencers have weaponized the Bible as a political tool, according to a new book by UBC’s Tony Keddie, an assistant professor of early Christian history and […]
The Christian Right is a powerful political force in the U.S., and it’s no coincidence that its members believe in a Jesus who aligns with their political views. Right-wing influencers have weaponized the Bible as a political tool, according to a new book by UBC’s Tony Keddie, an assistant professor of early Christian history and […]
