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Welcome to the Office for Religious Life

Our Mission

“To guide, nurture and enhance spiritual, religious and ethical life within the Stanford University community.”

We are collectively committed and devoted to ensuring lively, thoughtful and supportive contexts for Stanford students, faculty and staff who wish to pursue spiritual interests. We recognize that a spiritual/religious journey can be an important, balancing complement to the numerous challenges one faces in the pursuit of academic and career goals.

While each one of us participates in and leads worship and study in her/his own religious traditions, our primary objective as a staff is to collaborate as a multi-faith team and work with all constituents of this dynamic university.

Our aim is to promote enriching dialogue, meaningful ritual, and enduring friendships among people of all religious backgrounds.

Features

Harry’s Last Lecture featuring Garry Trudeau

Garry B. Trudeau, creator of the Pulitzer-prize winning comic strip Doonesbury, delivered Harry’s Last Lecture on a Meaningful Life at the Stanford University campus as the Rathbun Visiting Fellow 2014, to encourage students to explore what leads to a meaningful life. The lecture was held on Monday, April 28, 2014 in Stanford Memorial Auditorium.

The streaming video of the full lecture and Q&A is available by clicking the “More information” link through May 18, 2014. The video will not be accessible after that date. More information >>