Center for the Study of Religion
Upcoming Events
My Grandfather's Altar
Mon 5/6 • 4PM - 6PM PDT
Royce 314
Richard Moves Camp, in conversation with the editor and producer of his book My Grandfather’s Altar: Five Generations of Lakota Holy Men, shares stories from this oral-literary narrative account of five generations of Lakota religious tradition....
And God Laughed: Humor in the Bible
Thu 5/9 • 2PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
Royce 306
Presented by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion. Since the Hebrew Bible is a sacred text for Jews and Christians many readers naturally assume it cannot contain any humor. This talk will...
Confusion of the Babels: Multilingualism and Translation in Ancient Judaism
Tue 5/14 • 4PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
Royce 306
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 other candidates) between Eden and Babel, an alternative narrative...
Signs of Faith Against Facism
Thu 5/23 • 4:30PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP
Kaplan 365
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 accounts from the largest white supremacist gathering in modern...