August 2019

Justin Meggitt (University of Cambridge), Starting from a different place: radical dissent and the reception of Islam among early Quakers and Unitarians

Event date:

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

Justin Meggitt (University of Cambridge), Starting from a different
place: radical dissent and the reception of Islam among early Quakers and Unitarians
This seminar is co-sponsored by Religious Studies and Christian-Muslim Studies.

David Gellner (University of Oxford), What is Religion? Some Examples from Nepal and the Nepali Diaspora

Event date:

Wednesday 13 November 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

David Gellner (University of Oxford), What is Religion? Some Examples
from Nepal and the Nepali Diaspora

Beth Singler (University of Cambridge), Blessed by the Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence and Religion.

Event date:

Wednesday 30 October 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

Beth Singler (University of Cambridge), Blessed by the Algorithm:
Artificial Intelligence and Religion.

Stacey Gutkowski (King’s College, London), Jewish ‘secular’ millennials in Israel: attitudes to ethno-religious nationalism

Event date:

Wednesday 23 October 2019

Time:

11:10

Location:

Martin Hall, New College

Stacey Gutkowski (King’s College, London), Jewish ‘secular’ millennials
in Israel: attitudes to ethno-religious nationalism
This seminar is co-sponsored by Religious Studies and Theology and Ethics and will take
place at 11:10am in the Martin Hall.

Chris Clark (University of Edinburgh), On the making of the Kuthodaw Pagoda: A monumental inscriptional site of Buddhist literature

Event date:

Wednesday 16 October 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Senate Room, New College

Chris Clark (University of Edinburgh), On the making of the Kuthodaw
Pagoda: A monumental inscriptional site of Buddhist literature

Please note that this seminar will take place in the Senate Room.

Elsa Richardson (Strathclyde University), Lentil Soup Beyond the Veil: Vegetarian Spiritualism in Edwardian London

Event date:

Wednesday 9 October 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

Elsa Richardson (Strathclyde University), Lentil Soup Beyond the Veil:
Vegetarian Spiritualism in Edwardian London

Cunningham lectures 1-3 October 2019

Event date:

Tuesday 1 October 2019 to Thursday 3 October 2019

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

Cunningham lectures 1-3 October 2019
Shawn Copeland, Professor of Systematic Theology, Boston College:
Political Theology: Reemergence, Risks, and Responsibilities

Bettina Schmidt (University of Wales, Trinity St David), The film Orfeu negro (Black Orpheus) and its relevance for study of religions sixty years later Cunningham lectures

Event date:

Wednesday 25 September 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

25 September 2019

Bettina Schmidt (University of Wales, Trinity St David), The film Orfeu negro (Black Orpheus) and its relevance for study of religions sixty years later

Jeanne Openshaw (University of Edinburgh), ‘Who am I?’ Baul perspectives on identity

Event date:

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Time:

16:10

Location:

Althaus-Reid Room, New College

18 September 2019

Jeanne Openshaw (University of Edinburgh), ‘Who am I?’ Baul
perspectives on identity

Religious Studies Research Seminar

Showcasing Russian-Speaking Culture in the UK: Changing Communities

Event date:

Saturday 24 August 2019 to Sunday 25 August 2019

Time:

10:00

Location:

he Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, 19 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN

Showcasing Russian-Speaking Culture in the UK: Changing Communities

Bringing together leaders of Russian-speaking cultural entrepreneurship in the UK for a knowledge-exchange and networking workshop.

Date: Saturday, 24 August 2019

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Location: The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, 19 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LN