Boston Workshop
November 8, 2008 - Sri Lakshmi Temple
Welcome and Information for Participants
Welcome to the Boston Workshop! We look forward to seeing you at our first gathering on Saturday, November 8. We will begin our day promptly at 8 AM in the Thompson Room on the main floor of the Barker Center, located at 12 Quincy Street in Cambridge. We recommend taking public transportation into Harvard Square, though there are a number of parking garages to choose from.
Breakfast, vegetarian box lunches, and an afternoon snack will be provided. Please email klohre@fas.harvard.edu if you have any dietary restrictions.
Please read the preparatory materials on this website in advance of our meeting. Keep in mind any theological reflections or insights that come to mind, as they will enrich our discussions.
Schedule
| Location: Thompson Room, Barker Center |
| 8:00 AM | Continental breakfast |
| 8:15 AM | Introduction by Dr. Diana Eck |
| 9:00 AM | Departure by bus for Sri Lakshmi Temple |
| 9:40 AM | Welcome at Sri Lakshmi Temple |
| 10:00 AM | Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam Pooja |
| 1:00 PM | Discussion with hosts |
| 2:00 PM | Departure by bus for Harvard |
| 2:40 PM | Theological reflection led by Dr. Eck and Dr. Clooney |
| 4:00 PM | Small groups |
| 5:00 PM | Conclusion |
Preparatory Materials
- "Afterword: Seeing the Divine Image in America" by Diana L. Eck
Eck, Diana L. Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995.
- "On Common Ground: World Religions in America": Hinduism
Introductory essays from the Pluralism Project CD-ROM, On Common Ground: World Religions in America, 2002.
- Pluralism Project Introduction to Hinduism in Boston
- Pluralism Project Profile of the Sri Lakshmi Temple
- Religious Diversity News - Sri Lakshmi Temple
News stories related to the Sri Lakshmi Temple.
- Pluralism Project Etiquette Guidelines by Tradition
Tips for first-time visitors to a Hindu Temple.
- Sri Lakshmi Temple Website
- Tiruvenkatam Hymns
Two songs of the Vaisnava saint Satakopan, set at Tiruvenkatam, the holy temple and mountain in current day Andhra Pradesh. Francis X Clooney, SJ
- "The Way of Radical Faith: the Dvaya Mantra"
Clooney, SJ, Francis X. "The Way of Radical Faith: the Dvaya Mantra," in Peeters, The Truth, the Way, the Life: Christian Commentary on the Three Holy Mantras of the Srivaisnava Hindus. Forthcoming, 2008.
Participant Reflections