Sakya Pandita: The Life and Legacy of Tibet's Greatest Sage, January 13
Continuing in the tradition of last year's Buddhism Colloquia, the Religion Department is pleased to be hosting an evening lecture given by His Eminence Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, an acclaimed Tibetan Buddhist Scholar and Master. Please join us Tuesday, January 13, from 5:30-7:00, in Philips Hall Room 411. Refreshments will be served and there will be time for questions for His Eminence.
See flier (pdf)
or official Press Release (doc) for more information

2008 Abbie Ziffren Memorial lecture, November 19
On Wednesday, November 19, at 4:30 pm, Professor Audrius Beinorius gave our 2008 Abbie Ziffren Memorial lecture. Professor Beinorius, a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University, gave a lecture entitled "Astral Semantics: On the Relation between Astrology and Medicine in Indian Religious Culture"
Listen to the lecture and following Q&A session here. (mp3)
View photos of the event here and here. (jpeg)
Click here to see the official flier. (pdf)
Click here to see more about the speaker and the topic. (doc)

Faculty Recruitment
The George Washington University Department of Religion invites applications to fill two positions:
1) A tenure track position at the assistant or associate professorial level in Religious Ethics and Peace Studies to begin in the fall semester of 2009. See full announcement here for details about the position and how to apply. (doc)
2) A position at the associate professor or professorial level in East Asian Religions to begin in the fall semester of 2009. See full announcement here for details about the position and how to apply. (doc)

2008 Faculty Newsletter now available!
Please click here for a .pdf version, or stop by the Religion Department any time to pick up a hard copy.

Now Available-Videos and Materials from Spring Colloquium on Buddhism: Bringing Buddhism to Varied Lands
Please see the Event Archive page here to view videos, handouts, and papers presented at our Colloquium held on April 14.

2008 Berz lecture, April 17, 5pm.
The annual David and Sherry Berz Lecture was given on Thursday, April 17, at 5pm, in the GW Visitor's Center. Professor Kwok Pui Lan spoke on the topic of "America, Empire, and Prophetic Christianity." The event was promoted jointly with GWU's Alumni Programs and a reception for students, faculty, alumni, and guests was held afterwards.
See speaker bio here.(doc)
Flier for the event for more information.(doc)

Ergo Est-GW's Religion Department Undergraduate Newsletter, has published its second volume. This journal written and edited by Religion majors.

Now Available-Videos and Materials from Fall Colloquium on Buddhism
Please see the Event Archive page here to view videos, handouts, and papers presented at our Colloquium held on December 3.

2007 Ziffren Lecture: "Beyond Reason: The Psychology of Religious and Political Conversion"
The annual Abbie Ziffren lecture took place on Wednesday, October 24, at 4:30, in the GW Visitors' Center, 801 22nd Street NW. The talk was given by Renee Garfinkel, a visiting scholar on the faculty of George Washington University's Institute of Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management. Dr. Garfinkel's lecture was entitled, “Beyond Reason: The Psychology of Religious and Political Conversion.”
Listen to the Ziffren lecture.
View the Ziffren flyer. (doc)

2007 Berz Lecture
Carl Ernst spoke at the Religion Department's annual Berz Lecture this Spring, 2007. The title of the lecture was "Sufism and Globalization," and was given on Thursday, April 12, 2007.
Listen to the Ernst Lecture (50 min.)
View the 2007 Berz Flyer (pdf)