Past Events



BOWLOQUIUM

Sep 7, 2017 at -

WELCOME BACK BOWLING PARTY WITH UPENN RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY & GRADS AT PEP BOWL!- 1200 South Broad Street



Opening Panel Discussion- Katz Center

Sep 6, 2017 at -

RSVP required.  Please email kschn@upenn.edu to register and receive precirculated readings.



What Standing Rock Protests Can Teach us about Climate Change Advocacy

Jun 13, 2017 at -

RELS faculty member Timothy Powell will talk about his work recent work the Sioux Water Keepers in the standoff at Standing Rock, by relating stories told to him by the Native people and sharing his thoughts about…



2017 Boardman Symposium: Sanctuary: A Public Conversation on Religion, Immigration, and Contested Spaces

Apr 20, 2017 at -

 

Join Penn’s Religious Studies department for a public discussion with leading religious leaders, historic preservationists, and activists for sacred spaces concerning relevant and contemporary issues facing…



Tentative date: Boardman

Apr 20, 2017 (All Day)



Justin Jones (Oxford), topic TBA

Mar 23, 2017 at -



Symposium on Gender, Embodiment, and Asian Religions

Feb 24, 2017 at -

 

Angela Zito (New YorkUniversity), author of Of Body and Brush: Grand Sacrifice as Text/Performance in 18thCentury China; DV-Made China:…



BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE IN THE LATE QING

Feb 17, 2017 at -

In the early 19th century Ruhai Xiancheng wrote a route book describing itineraries to China's most popular pilgrimage sites for the use of his fellow monks: "Kowing the Paths of Pilgrimage." The book is a rare…