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February

In Tibetan Buddhism, sacred sounds can refer to the syllables of a mantra, the chanting of prayer, the sound of a horn, or the clash of cymbals accompanied by drums.

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In his presentation ‘Life After Life,’ doctor and bestselling author Raymond Moody shares stories and life lessons from those who have been to the brink and back.

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Negotiating salary, supervisory skills and career mapping are some of the often-cited ways for women to become successful leaders. But one key ingredient typically missing is spirituality, which can be an invaluable tool, says one female leader who will discuss its benefits.

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March

‘Contemporary Global Spirituality’ the focus of Interfaith Lecture, April 18

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March 9-14, FIU students and faculty spent time at Sivananda Yoga Ashram in the Bahamas.

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Click here to listen to last semester's Sufi music performance.

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April

PSS Fellow and Director of Asian Studies, Dr. Steven Heine, spoke at the annual interfaith breakfast on Good Friday. Sponsored by PSS, SIPA, and the Coral Gables Congregational Church. Dr. Heine is an authority on Zen Buddhism and Japanese culture.

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May

A very special evening, as FIU honored Dr. Nathan Katz, founding director of the Program for Program in the Study of Spirituality and welcomed incoming director Dr. Whitney Bauman.

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July

Florida International University and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (VLJI) in Israel have launched a joint project to determine the impact that Jews engaged in "New Age" spiritual practices has on mainstream Jewish religious life in North America and Israel.

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September

Neo-paganism, a spiritual movement popularized in the late 1960s, is growing rapidly among teens and young adults.

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October

News from Dr. Bauman about the Nathan Katz Fund for the Program in the Study of Spirituality, which was recently created

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A brief retrospective account by Dr. Nathan Katz about the Program in the Study of Spirituality

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An article by the executive director of the Program in the Study of Spirituality, Dr. Whitney Bauman

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Florida International University and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (VLJI) in Israel have launched a joint project to determine the impact that Jews engaged in "New Age" spiritual practices has on mainstream Jewish religious life in North America and Israel.

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Scholar and author Emily Leah Silverman will examine the spiritual resistance and religious vision of Jonas and Stein in a talk, Wednesday, Nov. 12. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.

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November

Click on this link to watch Sarah Pike's lecture.

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See information in the Miami Herald on our Wednesday lecture.

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