The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
UCLA Faculty CenterPresented by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. Co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion and the UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures....
My Grandfather’s Altar
UCLA Faculty CenterRegistration closed. The room is at capacity. VENUE CHANGE: This event will now be held at the UCLA Faculty Center. Richard Moves Camp, in conversation with the editor and producer...
EVENT CANCELLED – Confusion of the Babels: Multilingualism and Translation in Ancient Judaism
Royce Hall 306EVENT CANCELLED. While the usual rendering and understanding of the Tower of Babel narrative (Gen 11:1–9) presumes the existence of one unified divine and human language (usually Hebrew, but with...
Signs of Faith Against Fascism
Kaplan 365In this book talk, Eric Martin will explore how people of faith can connect their religious traditions with the rise of overtly fascist violence in the United States. With first-hand...
Cappella Romana – “In the Footsteps of St. Demetrios”
Cappella Romana presents a world première program - IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. DEMETRIOS - Directed by Alexander Lingas, Founder and Director of Cappella Romana. Sunday, October 27, 2024 / 5:00...
How Religion Matters in an Age of Extinction
Kaplan 365In person (Kaplan 365) or on Zoom Could knowledge about biodiversity loss be advanced through inquiry into the study of religion? Emerging from a lab that integrates humanities, arts, and...
Who Really Wrote the Bible: The Story of the Scribes
314 Royce HallWho wrote the Bible? Its books have no bylines. Tradition long identified Moses as the author of the Pentateuch, with Ezra as editor. Ancient readers also suggested that David wrote...
POSTPONED: And God Laughed: Humor in the Bible
Online on ZoomIn light of the current circumstances confronting the Los Angeles region, UCLA is currently operating on remote status through Friday, January 17th. As a result, the Leve Center has postponed...
Navigating Religious Ethics: Beyond Secular Boundaries
Kaplan 365This talk by Mairaj Syed (UC Davis) explores why religious ethical traditions should be studied not only descriptively but also as normative resources for constructive inquiry. In the secular academy,...
The Great Search with John Philip Newell
Royce Hall 306The story of Adam and Eve’s fall from innocence in the Garden of Eden is a mythical account of humanity’s broken relationship with the divine, with Earth, and with themselves....