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HKUL Book Talk: HKU What do the Lord's Prayer, the Tao Te Ching, and Anthroposophy have in common?

25 Oct 2010

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Theme Books:
The Lord's Prayer: An Eastern Perspective;
Lao Tzu and Anthroposophy

Speaker: Dr Kwan-Yuk Claire Sit 羅君鈺博士
Moderator: Dr Anthony Ferguson
Date: 28 October 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15-9:00 pm
Venue: Special Collections, 1/F, Main Library, HKU
Language: English

Registration: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2010_12.html

About the Talk
Saying the Lord's Prayer is a daily ritual for many believers and the Tao Te Ching is a popular classic in both the East and the West. A self-taught scholar in religion and philosophy, Professor Sit will introduce Anthroposophy, a study of spirituality founded by the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) . She will share her personal perception and practical insights of the common teachings of the three, which are explored in her first book on the Lord's Prayer, and her forthcoming book on Lao Tzu and Anthroposophy.

About the Speaker
Kwan-Yuk Claire Sit grew up in Hong Kong and moved to the U.S. to attend graduate school. She holds a Ph.D. in pure mathematics from the City University of New York and is Professor Emerita at La Guardia Community College. She is deeply interested in Eastern philosophy and Anthroposophy, and her hobbies include knitting, Chinese calligraphy, and Tang and Sung poems.