Jackson School Comparative Religion Program Chair James Wellman reflects on the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral and the threat of forest fires in Washington state in a recent Crosscut op-ed piece. “The forest fires have burned millions of acres, and we now come to expect an annual dose of ash coming our way. Our Seattle summers that were once the

Please join us for a talk by Farah Pandith, diplomatic entrepreneur, foreign policy strategist, and former diplomat. Thurs. April 4, 2019   //   Suzzallo Library, Smith Room 324   // 12:00 – 1:00p.m.   //    free and open to the public PDF download How We Win: how cutting-edge entrepreneurs, political visionaries, enlightened business leaders and social media mavens

By Midori Friedbauer The Daily Mar 1, 2019 The UW’s Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) will be offering a new Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy (CCRL) graduate certificate for any student enrolled in the UW graduate school program. Helping to bridge gaps between interdisciplinary scholars and global practitioners, the CCRL Initiative teaches skill sets where religion

Please join us for a talk on Muslim Immigration & Christian Politics by Matthew Kaemingk, joined by respondent David Leong. Thomson Hall 101   //    Tuesday, March 5     //     5:00 p.m.   //    free and open to the public Muslim Immigration and Christian Politics In an age of political fear and fragmentation, we invite

Join us for a talk by Ali Altaf Mian, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies – Theology & Religious Studies Department, Seattle University Thomson Hall 101   //    Tuesday, March 5     //     7:00 p.m. Sufi shrines are marvelous sites for understanding lived Islam in historical and contemporary South Asia. They serve as portals into

Join Mark Alan Smith, Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of Communication and Comparative Religion at the University of Washington, as he discusses his current book project: How Intellectual Dishonesty Has Improved Christianity and Islam  Friday, February 22, 2019 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Gowen 1A (Olson Room) To any person holding modern values, the Christian

Earlier this month, the Comparative Religion Program at the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies partnered with the Center for Religious Wisdom & World Affairs to sponsor a presentation and discussion entitled “Wounds of Love: Faith-Based Responses to Homelessness in Seattle.” The event was moderated by James Wellman, Chair of the Jackson School’s Comparative Religion

In her article “Reading the rabbis in the age of #MeToo,” Mika Ahuvia, Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies and Assistant Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, offers an analysis of the treatment of women in the Talmud and four strategies for teachers and readers of difficult ancient text to consider in

What difference do housed Christians in Seattle make for people who are homeless? What difference does homelessness make in the spiritual lives of housed Christians? Can people of faith, some faith and no faith come together to end homelessness? Paul Houston Blankenship and others will discuss these questions and ways all of us can try

Please join us for a talk by Dr. John Rees next Tuesday, October 16th in Thomson Hall 317 at 4:45pm! The inclusion of religion as a factor in the making of foreign policy is now as contested as it was once ignored. John A. Rees (Notre Dame Australia) identifies important fault-lines in the debate and