Buddhist Political Engagements October 5   JOIN US Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley How has Buddhist thought, cosmology, or ethics been used to engage, disengage, critique, or conform to systems of social and political power? Graduate student presenters will explore the various discursive strategies Buddhists have used historically and contemporarily to reimagine Buddhist worlds in the present moment, to critique or support political systems, and develop practices and approaches to the path in line or at odds with social norms. Melissa Anne-Marie Curley, keynote speaker "Impure Land: Ethical Living for Evil People" Student presenters include: Brent Beavers, Graduate Theological Union and Institute of Buddhist Studies CJ Dunford, Graduate Theological Union and Institute of Buddhist Studies Brianna K. Morseth, Dharma Realm Buddhist University Adrien Chorn, University of California, Berkeley Blayne Higa, Institute of Buddhist Studies Ismail Buffins, Harvard Divinity School Timothy Loftus, Temple University Vist our website Copyright © 2018 Institute of Buddhist Studies, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Institute of Buddhist Studies 2140 Durant Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704