Contacts

Areas of Interest:

• The Letter of James
• Social History of Christian Origins and Early Christianity
• History of Biblical Interpretation 

Areas of interest:

• Christian theology
• Mennonite theology
• Ecclesiology and ecumenism
• Apologies and reconciliation
• Martyrdom

Areas of interest:

• Sociology of Religion
• Religion and Popular Culture (especially science fiction and horror)
• New Religious Movements

Research and teaching areas

Research: Terrorism, Radicalization, Religion and Violent Extremism

Teaching: Terrorism, Sociology of Religion, Sociological Theory

Areas of interest:

• Jewish Thought
• Jewish Biblical Interpretation

Courses taught:

• RS 114 / JS 114 Jews and Jewishness
• RS 210 / JS 217 Judaism
• RS 211 / JS 203 Jewish Responses to the Holocaust
• RS 364/ JS 364 -Jewish Humour: Laughing Your Way Through History

Areas of interest:

• Sikhism
• Gender and Sikhism
• Eastern Religions
• Women and Religion
• Religion in Canada

Watch a video of Dr. Jakobsh talking about the relevance of Religious Studies

Areas of Interest:

• Religious ethics and politics
• Christian ethics
• Religion and armed conflict
• Catholic social teaching
• Religion and popular culture in approaches to homelessness

Areas of interest:

• Spirituality & aging
• Spiritual care in residential care
• Spiritual resources
• Baby boomers

Areas of interest:

• Religion, Multiculturalism, and Identity
• Sociology of Religion

Areas of interest:

• Biblical Studies (Old Testament)
• Biblical Methodology
• Christian Biblical Interpretation

Areas of interest:

• Theology
• Ethics
• Ecology
• Women and Christianity

Areas of interest:

• Japanese Religions
• Buddhism
• Religion in North America

Watch a video of Dr. Wilson on the relevance of Religious Studies

Research and teahing areas

Reseach: Religion and social theory, with a focus on improvisational conspiracy

Teaching: Religion and Politics, Conspiracy theories, Western Religions