Theosis in Yoruba Spirituality: A Journey into Divine Unity
On the evening of February 22nd, in the inviting ambiance of the Common Room at the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR), an event unfurled that beckoned the searching and the sincere alike:...
View ArticleBeyond Labels: Unveiling the Holistic Healing Traditions of Central Asia
The following "Researcher Reflection" from Dr. Barakatullo Ashurov is part of an ongoing series where we spotlight CSWR scholars and their research. Traditional healthcare practices in Central Asia are...
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Miniature Mindfulness: Finding Flow with Warhammer 40,000 Figurines
The following "Researcher Reflection" from Dr. Tara B. M. Smith is part of an ongoing series where we spotlight CSWR scholars and their research. Flow is a positive state of mind achieved when engaging...
View ArticleUnlocking Transformation: The Crucial Role of Psychedelic Integration
In a thought-provoking online panel titled "Psychedelics and the Future of Religion: The Curious Case of Integration," hosted by the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) on Wednesday, March...
View ArticleNietzsche’s Humble Search for the Superhuman
The following "Researcher Reflection" from Dr. Nicholas Low is part of an ongoing series where we spotlight CSWR scholars and their research. For millennia, humans have dreamed of “superhuman” beings,...
View ArticleDominating the Unsaved: The Different Other and Cultural Imperialism in the...
The following "Researcher Reflection" from Dr. Alicia Mayer is part of an ongoing series where we spotlight CSWR scholars and their research. Calvinist Christian doctrines brought to New England by the...
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Taking a Closer Look at the Natural World with Prof. Don Pfister
“The periwinkle is blooming but I’m looking here.” Professor Don Pfister said with amusement, redirecting a group of thirty, rain-gear clad participants to look away from the delicate purple-blue...
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The Thunder, Perfect Mind
In 1945, near the village of Nag Hammadi along the east bank of the Nile River, a local farmer, digging for fertilizer in the arid desert, made an unlikely discovery: a sealed jar containing a...
View ArticleSelf-Cultivation: A Neo-Confucian and Ignatian Dialogue
The following "Researcher Reflection" from Dr. Amy Fu is part of an ongoing series spotlighting CSWR scholars and their research. Zhu Xi’s Reflections on Things at Hand (hereafter, Reflections on,12th...
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An Interdisciplinary Look at Psychedelics and Ethics
The newly founded Harvard Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture is an interdisciplinary effort across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Law. It seeks to...
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