Public Lecture am 17.06.2026, ESA CRev. Dr. Monica Sanford (Harvard Divinity School) speaks about "Buddhist Spiritual Care in Interreligious Contexts"
17. Juni 2026, von Geschäftszimmer Praktische Theologie

Foto: UHH/M. Sanford
This public lecture explores Buddhist approaches to spiritual care and chaplaincy in pluralistic and interreligious settings. Drawing on experiences from Harvard Divinity School, Monica Sanford reflects on questions of care, meaning-making, contemplative practice, and religious diversity in contemporary institutional contexts.
Welcome and Introduction: Prof. Dr. Kristin Merle (Professor of Practical Theology and University Preacher, UHH) and Prof. Dr. Mira Sievers (Professor of Islamic Theology and Director of the Academy of World Religions, UHH)
This event is a cooperation between Numata Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde, Akademie der Weltreligionen, and Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie.
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 18:00-20:00
Free Admission from 17:45 on
Venue: Erwin-Panofsky-Room / ESA C
University of Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, 20146 Hamburg
Hybrid event, please require Zoom link at AWR@uni-hamburg.de( AWR"AT"uni-hamburg.de)
For more details, see poster [PDF, 140 kB]

