Recent appointments in world religions at the Divinity School have increased the number of faculty who specialize in the religions of Asia, and programming frequently focuses on topics related to religion in all parts of Asia. The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) is an academic community for interdisciplinary, international, and interreligious exchange, learning, research, and dialogue. Through conferences, symposia, film series, public lectures, and faculty research projects, it brings the rich intellectual resources of faculty and students across the schools and departments of Harvard University to bear on the forms and issues of the world's religions in today's complex and changing world.