In 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…
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My Grandfather’s Altar
Published: March 13, 2024Registration 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…
Read MoreEVENT CANCELLED – Confusion of the Babels: Multilingualism and Translation in Ancient Judaism
Published: March 13, 2024EVENT 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…
Read MoreThe Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Published: March 11, 2024Presented 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….
Read MoreTeach-in for Peace
Published: November 15, 2023ROOM FULL for in- person attendance. Accepting Zoom registration only. RSVP required. Register here Explore sources of peace and non-violence with leading teachers, including: Salam Al-Marayati – Muslim Public Affairs Council…
Read MoreMaking a Refuge of Resistance: A History of the U.S. Sanctuary Movement
Published: November 13, 2023In person (Royce 314) Is sacred space protective space? This question lies at the heart of the Sanctuary Movement, the most confrontational progressive religious social movement in the United States…
Read MoreColonial Encounters: Sor Juana, Guaman Poma, and the Birth of the Brown Church
Published: November 13, 2023In person (Kaplan 365) This guest lecture examines the little known multicultural religious protests to the Spanish Conquest of colonial Latin America. Such protests began in 1511 under the guidance…
Read MoreHow Archaeologists Study the People of the Gospels
Published: November 13, 2023In Person (Royce 306) or on Zoom Register here How do archaeologists unearth the daily life of people from Jesus’s time? Contrary to popular belief, archaeology of first-century Roman Galilee…
Read MoreHow Religion Matters in an Age of Extinction
Published: October 10, 2023In 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…
Read MoreShirdi Sai Baba’s Presence: Mediums, Mediations, and Mobilities
Published: September 26, 2023In-person and Zoom Register here for both in-person or Zoom The South Asian saint Shirdi Sai Baba has an ever-growing global diaspora. His inspiration and healing energies are boons reinforced…
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