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Learn about Ethnobotany and the Blackfeet from practitioner and leading scholar Dr. Rosalyn LaPier. Includes one of her recent articles.

Guest Lecture   75 min   +Free Article

Dr. Andrew Henry walks you through Religion in 50 Words: A Critical Vocabulary by Aaron Hughes and Russell McCutcheon. Join the discussion of topics like "Belief," "Experience," and "Power."

Guided Reading   52 weeks   Live

The Buddha is one of the most significant figures in history. But is he a historical one? Leading Buddhism scholar Dr. Donald S. Lopez Jr. will explore this question and considers what is at stake in the answer.

Guest Lecture  60 minutes

Dr. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst will explore historical uses of "jihad" and explain how it was shaped by colonialism and anti-imperial organizing. This lecture will  nuance one of the most misunderstood concepts in the study of religion.

Guest Lecture  75 minutes  +Reading List

Marcion’s Gospel appears to have been a shorter version of Luke, but recent scholarship is questioning that narrative. Dr. David Litwa's lecture explains what we know about this text and how we know it.

Guest Lecture  75 minutes 

Harvard's Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes looks at how migrants, healers, dissidents, and queer people transformed marginalized homes, bars, and street corners into sacred space.

Guest Lecture  75 minutes  +Resources

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