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.
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