Monthly Archives: February 2005

The Seventh Beggar

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Gabor

Sanford Pinsker wrote a review at Jewish.com of The Seventh Beggar by Pearl Abraham. According to the review the book mixes Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, one of my a favorite Hassidic masters and life in contemporary US. It means I … Continue reading →

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Waxman tour

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Gabor

Bob Waxman, the author of Kabbalah Simply Stated issued a press release: ” Announces His New Schedule of Kabbalah Educational Events”. However the events are not listed in the press release itself. It took a bit of thinking to find … Continue reading →

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Conference on Esoteric Buddhism

Posted on February 27, 2005 by Gabor

Koyasan University, Japan, is scheduling an International Conference on Esoteric Buddhist Studies for Sept. 2006.Theme: The Scope of Esoteric Buddhism: Identity in Diversity An International Conference on Esoteric Buddhist Studies is to be held at Kôyasan, which maintains the Shingon … Continue reading →

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Religion and America’s youth

Posted on February 25, 2005 by Gabor

Here is a more reflective blog entry with comments on the study I blogged earlier about Religion and America’s youth. Worth reading it there, as I didn’t go into details here.

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Indigenous Religious Studies

Posted on February 25, 2005 by Gabor

September 16-18, 2005, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UKAn international three-day conference to examine the state of the study of indigenous religions. Increased interest in indigenous religions – contemporary and historical – has led to a number of significant publications … Continue reading →

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Jack Shand Research Awards

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Gabor

The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion offers an annual research awards competition, for which members are invited to apply. Funded by a generous bequest from long-time SSSR member Jack Shand, these awards are intended to encourage scholarship in … Continue reading →

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The Olive Tree scholarship

Posted on February 23, 2005 by Gabor

Don’t you just love the mission statement of the Olive Tree Educational Trust: The Olive Tree scholarship scheme aims to support talented young Israelis and Palestinians during their degree studies, to encourage mutual understanding and to create a community of … Continue reading →

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U2′s religion

Posted on February 23, 2005 by Gabor

This would be might kind of class: the “spiritual significance of U2″. It is taught at Calvin College a Christian U. This article pointed me one hand to a collection of sermons, based on their lyrics, titled Get Up Off … Continue reading →

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Map and Reality

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Gabor

SACRED SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY ASIA American Academy of Religion, Nov. 19-22 2005, Philadelphia PA Theme: “Map and Reality: Evolving Sacred Spaces in Asia.”This consultation solicits various methodological approaches to topics such as: 1) UNESCO World Heritage Sites (especially their early … Continue reading →

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Fichter grant

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Gabor

One learns about grants in mysterious places. For example I just camme across of the Fichter research grant in a Guardian article about about the European Union’s information network aimed at luring researchers back from the US. BTW the deadline … Continue reading →

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