Lectures and lecturing; Book of Mormon; Mormonism; Bible; Jerusalem; Inclusivity
Richard Bushman is Gouverneur Morris Professor of History, Emeritus, at Columbia University. He suggests the Book of Mormon should be considered an "apocryphal Bible" and an extension of the Bible. He describes the Book of Mormon as canonically...
Lectures and lecturing; Zoroastrianism; Avesta; Zoroaster; Iran; Religious poetry; Zoroastrianism--Sacred books; Darius I, King of Persia, 548-485 B.C.; Ethics; Religious tolerance
Jennifer Rose, who teaches courses on Zoroastrianism at Claremont Graduate University, introduces herself not as Zoroastrian by birth or adherence, but explains that her grandmother was a Parsi, an Indian Zoroastrian, and it was that relationship...
Deepak Shimkhada is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College. In this lecture, he discusses two aspects of texts with respect to Hinduism: the use of the term "sacred" and the problem of religious insiders and...
Lectures and lecturing; Book of Mormon; Bible. N.T.; Zoroastrianism; Hinduism; Religion--Study and teaching; Sacred books; Insiders; Outsiders
Karen Torjesen invites the conference panelists to speak about their experiences in the conference discussion groups. Hamid Mavani talks about the academic study of religion by both practitioners and non-practitioners and the insights both bring to...
Lectures and lecturing; Bible. N.T.; Christianity; Judaism; Inclusivity; Exclusivity
Althea Spencer Miller is Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at Scripps College. In this lecture, she offers an introduction to the New Testament, which she prefers to refer to as "Christian Scriptures" to be respectful to the Jewish tradition....
Lectures and lecturing; Koran; Islam; Koranic scholars; Islam and justice; Islam--Study and teaching
Hamid Mavani, Assistant Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, introduces the Qur'an aas the timeless and inerrant word, revealed to the prophet Muhammed, that was intimately connected to the society of 7th century Arabia. Mavani...
Marvin Sweeney is Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont School of Theology. In this lecture, he discusses the book of Jonah in the Hebrew Bible and the meaning of the story for Jews, Christians and Muslims with...
Discussion; Zoroastrianism; Dialogue--Religious aspects; Mormonism; Religion--Study and teaching
Leah Schulte, co-chair of the Sacred Texts Conference, provides final reflections on the conference and then asks for others to provide their own reflections. Linda Fox, a community member and teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District,...
