Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in the Study of Religions
Below is the programme for the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in the Study of Religions (ISSR) for Michaelmas Term. The talks this term will focus on the themes of mysticism and religious experience.
The seminars will take place in Weeks 3, 4, 6, and 8 (Tuesdays, 4–5:30 pm) at Lady Margaret Hall. The first meeting will be in the Paul Oster Room, and the remaining sessions will be held in the Old Library.
- Week 3, Tuesday, 28 October, 4.00–5.30pm; Paul Oster Room, LMH
- Week 4, Tuesday, 4 November, 4.00–5.30pm; Old Library, LMH
- Revd Prof. Patrick Goujon, SJ (Oxford) "Unwelcome Mysticism: A Paradoxical History of Jesuit Spirituality or the Invention of Spiritual Directors"
- Week 6, Tuesday, 18 November, 4.00–5.30pm; Old Library, LMH
- Prof. Rupert Gethin (Bristol) "How Buddhists Stop Thinking and Get Away With It"
- Week 8, Tuesday, 2 December, 4.00–5.30pm; Old Library, LMH
- Shaunaka Rishi Das (Oxford) "Catholic and Bhakta: An Irish Journey"
