News

We are very proud and pleased to announce that Dr. Doris Jakobsh received a lifetime achievement award from Sikh Studies, in honour of her contributions.

This book brings a broad, holistic approach to the study of the phenomena of the global Sikh community referred to collectively as the Panth.

Living Nembutsu is a sourcebook for Jodo Shinshu Buddhists and other interested readers looking to apply Pure Land perspectives to the problems of contemporary society.

Please join us in congratulating professor David Perrin on his new book!

Congratulations to professor Jeff Wilson on his new article: "Buddhism Without Merit: Theorizing Buddhist Religio-Economic Activity in the Contemporary World", published by the Journal of Global Buddhism.

Welcome back to our Q&A series with Religious Studies instructors, alumni, and students. Get to know our people, research, and courses!

Welcome to our Q & A series with Religious Studies instructors, alumni, and students. Get to know our people, research, and courses!

Welcome back to our Q&A series with Religious Studies instructors, alumni, and students. Get to know our people, research, and courses!

If you missed it, check out part 1 of our Q&A with Dr. Batten to learn about the relevance of studying religion. This week, we will answer questions about our undergraduate program.

We are very pleased to announce that three of our PhD students have been successful in the SSHRC competition!

Chris Miller has been awarded a two-year SSHRCC doctoral award, Doaa Shalabi has been awarded one of the prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarships, and Sahver Kuzucuoglu  has been awarded a 3-year year SSHRC fellowship.