February 11, 2026
Why does love so often push language to its limits? And what might this love-language problem have to do with religion? This talk responds to these questions in conversation with premodern Catholic mystical traditions.
William Robert is UCSB's 2025–26 J.E. and Lilian Byrne Tipton Distinguished Visiting Professor in Catholic Studies. Robert is also a professor of Religion at Syracuse University and author of the award-winning Unbridled: Studying Religion in Performance (The University of Chicago Press, 2022).
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
3:00 PM
Robertson Gymnasium 100A
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