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....