Royce Hall, 314 In late antiquity, two radically distinct conceptions of divine law—Greek natural law grounded in reason and biblical law grounded in revelation—confronted one another with a force that...

The allegorical paintings and altarpieces that Lucas Cranach made in Wittenberg during his association with Martin Luther reveal a Reformation that is different from the one we know in books. ...

Over the last century and a half, the one conclusion of critical biblical scholarship is actually twofold: the dehistoricization of John and the de-Johannification of Jesus. The problem with these...

There has never been an America without Muslims. Yet in our current political climate, there is ignorance and fear about Muslims. Join us for a conversation with Amir Hussain, a...

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Restrictions imposed on women in Mediterranean societies both past and present are often understood to reflect a gendered model of “honor and shame” that conditions men’s status on their female...

Keynote Lecture for the UCLA Graduate Conference on Religion: Performing Devotion: Religious Rituals and Religious Practices   This talk explores the concept and representation of post-mortem paradises in Ancient Egypt...

All three religions’ representations of how Jesus/Yeshu/`Isa died, developed over centuries, promoted very different understandings and valuations of the event itself, its aftermath, and its significance. At stake in these...

A conference convened by David N. Myers (UCLA) & Sami Adwan (Hebron University) RSVP RSVP required, space is limited.   This international conference will bring together historians, education scholars, and...