Maria Jaoudi, Department of Humanities & Religious Studies
Contact Information
Maria Jaoudi
Professor
Courses That I Teach
- HRS 004: Exploring World Religions
- HRS 152: Great Mystics of the World
- HRS 155: Spirit and Nature
- HRS 183: World Religions and Cultures in Cinema
- HRS 190C/290C: The Many Realities of Consciousness: Intellectual, Spiritual, Aesthetic
Education
- PhD Historical Theology - Fordham University, New York City
- MA Asian Studies, summa cum laude - Seton Hall University, New Jersey
- BA Philosophy, summa cum laude - Bloomfield College, New Jersey
Paintings
- Website & Gallery: mariajaoudi.com
- Film link: Spirit, Science, Nature: The Invisible made Visible
- Paintings of Maria Jaoudi: Inner and Outer Space. Part One
- Paintings of Maria Jaoudi: Inner and Outer Space. Part Two
Publications
- Christian and Islamic Spirituality: Sharing a Journey
- Christian Mysticism East and West: What the Masters Teach Us
- Medieval and Renaissance Spirituality
- Mindfulness as Sustainability: Lessons from the World's Religions
Seminars / Conferences / Retreats
Evolution of Spirituality Conferences, Harvard Divinity School:
Spirit, Science, Nature - The Invisible as Visible: Paintings of Dr. Maria Jaoudi
The Chan Buddhist Ox-Herding Pictures
The Many Realities of Consciousness: Intellectual, Spiritual, Aesthetic
Contemplation as Sustainability in Buddhism and Christianity
American Academy of Religion:
Hildegard of Bingen: Music, Illuminations, Spirituality
Ways of Prayer: A Global Perspective; Transformative Imagery in the Life and Works of Rabi'a al-Adawiyya
Oxford University Center for Animal Ethics conferences:
Hildegard of Bingen, Ecological Mystic
Christian and Buddhist Contemplative Ecology
CSUS Campus Lectures:
A New Mythos of the Earth on Earth Day
Wake-up! Human Identity as Planetary
Yale Forum on Ecology & Religion:
Spotlight interview with Dr. Sam Mickey on the book:
Mindfulness as Sustainability: Lessons from the World’s Religions
Titles of other Presentations and Courses:
- Learning Methodologies in the Humanities and Religious Studies
- Subjectivity and Perception: An Interdisciplinary Syllabus
- Introduction to World Religions
- Stages of Spiritual Growth
- Compassion and Śūnyatā in Buddhist Tradition
- Chinese Bodhisattvas
- Introduction to Buddhism
- Understanding Tibetan Mandalas
- Women and Healing in Asian Tradition
- Christian Mysticism East & West
- Hildegard of Bingen: Integrative Vision & Pedagogy
- Hildegard of Bingen: Science, Illuminations, Music
- Leonardo: Mystic, Scientist, Artist of the Natural World
- French Gothic Cathedrals
- Christian & Islamic Spirituality
- Islamic Mysticism: Rabi'a and Rumi
- The Hindu Upanishads
- The Jewish Kabbalah
- Inner and Outer Space: Paintings
- International Film Series
- Buddhist Film Series
- Ecological Films: Spirit in Nature
- World Religions and Cultures Film Series