Since 1970, Boston University’s Institute for Philosophy and Religion has sponsored annual lecture series on topics of interdisciplinary interest where philosophy, theology, and religion meet. This academic year, the Institute’s 32nd annual lecture series has been on the theme of courage. As part of this lecture series, Professor of Religion and Literature at Boston University, [...]

The stories of the Bible have fascinated scholars and historians all over the world ever since the Bible became known to mankind. These stories have also inspired artists to create unforgettable works of art such as paintings, sculptures and even poetry.
The Henry R. Luce Program on Scripture and the Literary Arts at Boston University has [...]

Hailed by Life magazine as one of 100 most important Americans of the 20th century, folk-rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is best known for revolutionizing popular music by incorporating poetry into his compositions.
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, Dylan first started writing poetry around the age of ten. He is the [...]

Since 1990 the map of Europe has been redrawn from Germany to Russia to Southern Europe. These map changes were nowhere more violent than in the Balkans where ancient feuds papered over by Tito’s Yugoslavia burst into bloody fights ten years ago.
Now, in the aftermath, the Balkan region is in transition. However, positive change is [...]