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Join us for the upcoming term at our Continuing Education Department starting on 16 January 2022.
This term we are pleased to present two new courses: Hinduism and popular religious art tutored by Dr Layne Little and Hinduism, Yoga, and Ecology tutored by Prof. Christopher Key Chapple, a course developed in collaboration with our environmental outreach project Hindu Climate Action.
You can find all our courses here, or browse a small selection below.
Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras is one of the best known, yet least understood texts on Yoga. Yoga Sūtras are accepted as the authoritative text on Yoga doctrine and practice and in this course you can comprehensively – chapter by chapter, sūtra by sūtra – understand what Patañjali intended and what it means to modern spiritual practice.
Start date: 16 January 2022
Tutor: Daniel Simpson
Course creator: Dr Nick Sutton
Course duration: Eight weeks
Read more and sign up: here!
Bhagavad Gita is an ancient Indian text that is vital to Hindu tradition, literature, and philosophy. This Bhagavad Gita course is an engaging and informative learning experience, brought to you remotely by OCHS online. Within this course, you will study the main themes of Krishna’s teachings and the principles, ideas, and theories within the 18 chapters, or 700 verses, of Bhagavad Gita.
Start date: 16 January 2022
Tutor: Dr Layne Little
Course creator: Dr Nick Sutton
Course duration: Seven weeks
Read more and sign up: here!
What do Hinduism and Yoga Philosophy have to say about ecology and the environment? Hinduism is full of big ideas. How do these big ideas relate to modern life?
Start date: 16 January 2022
Tutor: Prof. Christopher Key Chapple
Course creator: Prof. Christopher Key Chapple
Course duration: Eight weeks
Read more and sign up: here!
Hinduism and popular Religious Art
Join us on this visually striking course exploring Hinduism and popular religious art over the past two centuries and more. With more than 25 hours of richly illustrated video we learn the story of India’s use of modern technologies to reimagine the sacred in vibrant and unexpected new ways.
Start date: 16 January 2022
Tutor: Dr Layne Little
Course creator: Dr Layne Little
Course duration: Eight weeks
Read more and sign up: here!
In this Tantra course, we reflect on what the Tantric traditions are, their origin, formation, core texts and practices, and what they mean for us today. As with all of our online courses, you’ll be supported on this Tantra course by an expert in the field. For more information on the course outline, continue reading below for a full breakdown.
Start date: 16 January 2022
Tutor: Prof. Gavin Flood
Course Creator: Prof. Gavin Flood
Course duration: Seven weeks
Read more and sign up: here!
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