Tea and Discussion with Buddhist Teacher Lama Rod Owens
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Candler School of Theology Rm. 360
Please join a small group of Candler School of Theology and Religion Department faculty for tea and discussion with Lama Rod Owens after he speaks in Dr. Tara Doyle's Buddhist Spiritual Care class. At our event in CST 360, Lama Rod will speak briefly about his work, and particularly his new book The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors (2023), and then we'll have some Q&A. There will also be time for informal conversation while we enjoy tea, coffee, and desserts.
Lama Rod Owens is a self-described "Black Buddhist Southern Queen" with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School, where he focused on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. After completing a three-year Buddhist retreat in the Karma-Kagyu Tibetan tradition, he has led numerous meditation retreats, classes, and workshops here and abroad. He is now seen as a leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers and, as such, has been featured by CNN, Good Morning America, BBC, The Washington Post, PBS, NPR, Ebony, and more.
In addition to his recently released book The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors, Owens is also the author of Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger (2020) and co-author (with angel Kyodo williams and Jasmine Syedullah) of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation (2016).
For more information contact Tara Doyle, tndoyle@emory.edu
Please RSVP by March 18, 2024.