Outputs (24)

Talking about religion and fandom: from Jedi and Vampires to Game of Thrones (2014)
Other
Webster, D. R. (2014). Talking about religion and fandom: from Jedi and Vampires to Game of Thrones

In this short video, Dr David Webster asks Cambridge PhD student Beth Singler about her interest in Religion and fandom, popular culture, and the idea of consciously 'made up' religions.

Who is the Audience for Contemporary Spiritism? (2014)
Other
Webster, D. R. (2014). Who is the Audience for Contemporary Spiritism?

In this video Dr Dave Webster interviews Sara Duppils about contemporary spiritism. He asks whether those who are interested are members of a dedicated sub-culture, or are from broader social spectrum.

Social Media, Educational Engagement and Ethical Boundaries (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, D. R. (2013, January). Social Media, Educational Engagement and Ethical Boundaries. Paper presented at 6th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville

Education has embraced social media. We tweet back and forth with our students. We tweet from field trips. We tweet for the eyes of potential students. We have facebook groups for our courses. We tag each other, have tumblr collections from student e... Read More about Social Media, Educational Engagement and Ethical Boundaries.

Dispirited: How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy (2012)
Book
Webster, D. R. (2012). Dispirited: How Contemporary Spirituality Makes Us Stupid, Selfish and Unhappy. Zero

Death and Religion (2008)
Book Chapter
Webster, D. R. (2008). Death and Religion. In S. Earle, C. Komaromy, & C. Bartholomew (Eds.), Death and Dying : A Reader (42-47). SAGE Publications

A View from the Crossroads : a dialogue (2008)
Journal Article
Webster, D. R. (2008). A View from the Crossroads : a dialogue. Buddhist Studies Review, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v25i1.106

A dialogue, somewhat in the spirit of Samuel Becket’s Waiting for Godot, exploring early Buddhist attitudes to views, especially as in the Māgandiya-sutta of the Sutta-nipāta (vv.835-847). Is the aim to have right view, or go beyond views; or is righ... Read More about A View from the Crossroads : a dialogue.

Buddhist Approaches : not 'what' but 'how'? (2008)
Book Chapter
Webster, D. R. (2008). Buddhist Approaches : not 'what' but 'how'?. In D. Cheetham, & R. King (Eds.), Contemporary Practice and Method in the Philosophy of Religion (87-100). Continuum

Among contemporary Anglo-American philosophers and students there is a growing awareness of the need to engage more both with philosophical perspectives of other faith traditions and also the distinctive 'continental' tradition of philosophy. This im... Read More about Buddhist Approaches : not 'what' but 'how'?.

A Year in the Blogosphere: Case Study (2008)
Journal Article
Webster, D. R. (2008). A Year in the Blogosphere: Case Study. Learning and teaching in higher education, 86-88

Case study

Even Philosophers Get the Blues (2007)
Book Chapter
Webster, D. R. (2007). Even Philosophers Get the Blues. In N. A. Wynn (Ed.), Cross the Water Blues African American Music in Europe (39-50). University Press of Mississippi

Essays analyzing the impact of African American music and its European reverberations

The Weary Buddha Or Why the Buddha Nearly Couldn't Be Bothered (2005)
Journal Article
Webster, D. R. (2005). The Weary Buddha Or Why the Buddha Nearly Couldn't Be Bothered. Buddhist Studies Review, 22(1), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v22i1.14057