Mar 1: Panel Discussion: World Religions Through Their Scriptures

Professors Asani and Cohen participate in this panel discussion.

Tuesday, March 1, 5:30pm. ~~  HDS Sperry Room (Andover Hall)

What do scriptures of major religions really say? What interpretations rise to prominence in a given historical or cultural moment? Which decline, and why? Who gets to interpret what scriptures mean? How do communities of faith negotiate differences within their own traditions?

Join a panel of distinguished professors as they discuss their new HDS/HarvardX online course “World Religions Through Their Scriptures.”

The course instructors and panelists are: Diane Moore, Senior Lecturer on Religious Studies and Education and director of the Religious Literacy Project; Karen King, Hollis Professor of Divinity; Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures; Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures; Shaye Cohen, Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy; and Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, Associate Professor of South Asian Studies, Wellesley College.

The discussion takes place Tuesday, March 1, at 5:30 pm, in the Sperry Room, Andover Hall. HDS’s second massive open online course launches online March 1. Registration is now open.