Hinduism

Immigrant Religions in Germany (2005)


Introduction

 

Europe has witnessed a tremendous diversification of its religious landscape in the last thirty years. Yet, Europe has never been as monolithically Christian as most historical overviews tend to tell us. Jews, Muslims in the Balkans and during Moor reign in Spain, adherents to various western esoteric traditions, and many more have been part of Europe’s multi-religious set-up.

Nevertheless, it certainly is right to state that the various Christian denominations and confessions exercised and continue to exert a dominant influence...

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2019 Mar 30

Holi 2019 - Festival of Colors

(All day)

Location: 

Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA
SAVE THE DATE! BU Hindu Students Council Presents… Holi 2019! Join HSC for Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors which celebrates the arrival of Spring! ~ Free entry and open to the public! ~ Cotton Candy, Chai, a Photobooth, a live DJ and much more! ~ Performances by several BU dance teams! ~ Attire: Wear any white t-shirt! ~ We will also be selling white Holi T-Shirts from 3/25-3/19! Saturday, March 30th, 2019 | 1pm-3pm | Cummington Mall

We the (faithful) People: A coalition of religious groups is pushing to redefine faith in Colorado politics 

March 11, 2019
coalition of faith groups is showing up at the state capitol every Tuesday and taking on two big tasks: Pushing legislators for policy that reflects their values and trying to redefine the political voice of the faithful in Colorado. At the launch of Faithful Tuesdays in February, prayers from a Reform rabbi and a Unitarian pastor caused the heads of those gathered to bow, and short sermon-style speeches from a Catholic priest and an African Methodist Episcopal layperson echoed around the grand halls on th

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2018 May 20

Holi Festival

(All day)

Location: 

106 Walnut St, Natick, MA 01760, USA
Celebrate the spirit of multi-culturalism of our town with Holi, the festival of colors! Holi (/holi/; Sanskrit: होली Holi) is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, also known as the "festival of colors" or the "festival of love". The festival signies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. There will be eco-friendly dry powdered color available for all, Bollywood music, and delicious Indian food for purchase. This is a FREE event (... Read more about Holi Festival
2018 May 04

The Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Fri May 4 (All day) to Sun May 6 (All day)

Location: 

650 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002, USA
The current historical moment is marked by a deep contradiction – the incredible success of wealth generating and power concentrating processes that depend on the unimaginable immiserating and marginalization of large swathes of humanity. Consequently, assertions of wealth, power, and oppressions, are met with incessant demands for equity, justice, and end to all forms of oppression the world over. If the arc of our moral universe is to “bend towards justice,” then it demands a constant relearning and reimagination of our connections, divergences, and convergence. Here, comparative... Read more about The Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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