Department of Religion
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In a deeply unequal world, many people are pushed to the margins of society. Are those on the margins destined to remain there, or can marginality become a source of insight and transformation? This talk challenges the view of marginality as mere powerlessness and reimagines it as a critical standpoint from which injustice can be exposed and resisted. Examining multiple forms of marginalization shaped by gender, race, social class, higher education, and more, it explores how inequality is sustained through structural violence as well as through strategies that pit marginalized groups against one another. Drawing on Buddhist and Western philosophy alongside Asian American and African American literature, the talk reimagines marginality as a generative force that disrupts dominant narratives and opens new possibilities for social transformation. It concludes by reflecting on forms of solidarity rooted in both inner transformation and collective action, pointing toward more just and equitable futures.
A documentary film about the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery on Indigenous Peoples and the planet today.
The talk explores what Buddha-nature actually is—everyone and everything’s entire existence, identical to every iota of mental and physical being, of every possible entity no matter how concrete or abstract.
This talk presents insights from a forthcoming book that synthesizes two decades of ethnographic, archival, and historical comparative research to examine religious transformation in post-Mao China.
The theme this year is "Moral Conflict in Early Chinese Philosophy." Scholars of early Chinese philosophy from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America will engage each other on this important topic.
The 2024 Distinguished Lecture in Religion by Stanley Powers on 'The Modern Invention of Monotheism and its Uses'
Hosted by the Rutgers Department of Religion’s Alka Siddhartha Dalal Endowment for the Study of Jainism and the Center for Cultural Analysis, with support from Global Asias and the Department of Philosophy
Early Christian Monks among Soldiers and "Barbarians"
This lecture will explore the Jain philosophical concept of Anekāntavāda, or the doctrine of non-one-sidedness, in relation to Jain religious practice and its broader implications for the philosophy of religion.
The King's Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a diplomatic route, rather than a commercial one.
This lecture traces my journey from the 1988 Iowa Precinct Caucuses to Washington to Wyoming and back to Iowa in search of the true genesis of the movement that has reshaped the American political landscape.
In this presentation, Professor Miriam Goldstein will introduce the composition, highlighting and detailing its early and significant Judeo-Arabic attestations.
This talk focuses on the travel diaries written by Zhou Bida (1126～1204).
This talk will explore the complex ways that narratives were constructed in early China.
In conclusion, the talk discusses the importance of understanding digital religion to explore contemporary political identities and to analyze the impact of certain religious ideologies outside of religious institutions.
