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...
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...
