Fredericksburg Sister-City group helping partners in COVID-devastated Nepal (The Free Lance-Star)
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Hirshberg Works on Zen Garden During Pandemic
Inspired by his “Zen and the Arts” students’ final project, Assistant Professor of Religion Dan Hirshberg recently executed a new raking pattern in the UMW Zen garden. “The three rocks symbolize the ancient Chinese triad of the sky/heaven/force above (tian), earth (di) and humanity (ren),” Hirshberg said, “We will need a better harmonization of their […]
Hirshberg Presents at Brown University
Dan Hirshberg, assistant professor of religious studies and director of the contemplative studies program, offered a lecture and a workshop for Brown University’s Contemplative Studies Initiative.His lecture focused on “Secular Rhetoric in Contemplative Pedagogy,” which concurred with recent critiques and advocated for pluralist discourse as representative of the field’s objectives and practices. The interactive workshop […]
Hirshberg Presents at American Academy of Religion Meeting
Dan Hirshberg, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Contemplative Studies program, presented a new paper, “Where is my mind? Teaching critical subjectivity at an inclusive university,” for the Contemplative Studies Unit at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion.The paper highlights the unique features of UMW’s Contemplative Studies program, the […]
Hirshberg Presents Paper at International Seminar
Dan Hirshberg, assistant professor of religious studies and associate director of the Leidecker Center for Asian Studies, presented a new paper titled “Padmasambhava the Tibetan: Reflections on Memory and Cultural Identity” for the international seminar, “Perspectives on Padmasambhava,” organized by Columbia University and Skidmore College and held at the Rubin Museum of Art in New […]
