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July 28, 2009
Bangla-O-Biswa means literally “Bengal in the World.” Formed in 1981 as a Bengali cultural organization comprised mainly of Hindus from West Bengal, India this group hosts three Pujas (festivals) to various forms of the goddess every year: Durga Puja in … Continue reading
February 5, 2006
Bangla-O-Biswa’s Saraswati Puja- Cambridge, February 5, 2006 Images reused with permission from Lokvani.com
November 5, 2007
On November 5, 2007, the Pluralism Project convened a case studies workshop at the Center for the Study of World Religions. Twenty Harvard faculty and doctoral candidates from Harvard Graduate School, Harvard Divinity School and the Kennedy School of Government participated … Continue reading
April 13, 2010
On April 13, 2010, the Pluralism Project convened the third in a series of Case Study Workshops at the Center for the Study of World Religions to consider the application of the case method to the teaching of religion and … Continue reading
October 4, 2010
On October 4, 2010 Harvard Divinity School celebrated the opening of a meditation space located in the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR). The CSWR aims to bring together scholars and students who seek “to advance interdisciplinary, international, … Continue reading
June 28, 2010
The Jain Center of Greater Boston (JCGB), established in 1973, has seen great growth over the years. Now with over three hundred members, the community purchased a former synagogue in Norwood that will better serve its needs than the small … Continue reading
July 27, 2009
A chhabeel celebration in Union Square, hosted by the Sikh Sangat Society Boston in Somerville on June 20, 2009.
May 17, 1999
In February 1999, the Pluralism Project was awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation to enable us to host a consultation on religious discrimination and accommodation. This consultation, held May 17 at Harvard University, brought together representatives from advocacy groups … Continue reading
May 7, 2006
On May 6-7, 2006, the Pluralism Project hosted a preview and director’s cut screening of Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath at the Harvard Film Archive. Writer/Producer Valarie Kaur, an affiliate of the Pluralism Project and a master’s candidate at Harvard … Continue reading
March 26, 2010
On Friday, March 26, 2010, Pluralism Project Director Dr. Diana L. Eck and a panel of youth representatives from various religious traditions participated in Billerica Memorial High School’s E Pluribus Unum Day. After Dr. Eck’s keynote presentation on pluralism in … Continue reading