Divinity Cross-School Seminar: Religion and the Body How do religious traditions view the body? How do religious teachings and practices relate to the gendered and racialised body of practitioners? What is the relationship between bodily practices and notions of the soul, spirit or mind?From the body of Christ to the racialised and gendered dimensions of the body in ‘Afrocuban’ traditions of trance, and from Buddhist monastic bodily deportment to the body as site of divine encounter and theologising in Pentecostalism and womanism, this promises to be a wide-ranging and fascinating insight into the research of colleagues in Divinity. Register Featuring:Dr Alysa Ghose, Lecturer in Religion and DecolonisationDr David Grumett, Senior Lecturer in Theology and EthicsDr Upali Sraman, Lecturer in Buddhist Languages and CulturesDr Selina Stone, Lecturer in Theology and Ethics Jan 16 2025 16.10 - 17.30 Divinity Cross-School Seminar: Religion and the Body We're delighted to announce our Whole School Seminar 'Religion and the Body'. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX | Online
Divinity Cross-School Seminar: Religion and the Body How do religious traditions view the body? How do religious teachings and practices relate to the gendered and racialised body of practitioners? What is the relationship between bodily practices and notions of the soul, spirit or mind?From the body of Christ to the racialised and gendered dimensions of the body in ‘Afrocuban’ traditions of trance, and from Buddhist monastic bodily deportment to the body as site of divine encounter and theologising in Pentecostalism and womanism, this promises to be a wide-ranging and fascinating insight into the research of colleagues in Divinity. Register Featuring:Dr Alysa Ghose, Lecturer in Religion and DecolonisationDr David Grumett, Senior Lecturer in Theology and EthicsDr Upali Sraman, Lecturer in Buddhist Languages and CulturesDr Selina Stone, Lecturer in Theology and Ethics Jan 16 2025 16.10 - 17.30 Divinity Cross-School Seminar: Religion and the Body We're delighted to announce our Whole School Seminar 'Religion and the Body'. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX | Online
Jan 16 2025 16.10 - 17.30 Divinity Cross-School Seminar: Religion and the Body We're delighted to announce our Whole School Seminar 'Religion and the Body'.
