Lansdowne Guest Lecturer
Religion and spirituality are not something we have (or do not have), they are something we do
Our commonsense ways of recognising and talking about ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality’ are problematic. Looking at phenomena as varied as rock music, meditation, and the asylum process, I argue that religion and spirituality are not something institutions or individuals possess but are rather constantly co-created and recreated in human interaction. In this lecture, I reflect on the ways our conventional understandings of ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality’ sometimes hinder rather than help us understand the world.
Dr. Titus Hjelm is a professor in the Study of Religion at the Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki.
Thursday, 24th October, 5:00 pm
David Turipin Building, Rm A110
Brought to you by both the RCS program and the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.