The Religious Studies Program presents the third in our series of RESTtalks lectures on January 27 with Phil Harland, Professor of Religion and Ancient History. He will speak on "Ethnic Stereotypes in the Ancient World" The short talk will be filmed and posted on the Religious Studies web site. A Q&A session will follow. The […]
Prof. Randal Schnoor, who teaches in Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, contributed an op. ed. to the December 23 edition of The Toronto Star based on reflections teaching his new course Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Canada (HUMA 3835). The editorial, entitled “Bringing Jews and Muslims together at York University,” includes some feedback from his students […]
The Religious Studies Program presents the second in our series of RESTtalks lectures on November 11 with Alicia Turner, professor of South East Asian Buddhism. She will speak on "Why are we surprised when Buddhists are violent?" The short talk will be filmed and posted on the Religious Studies web site. A Q&A session will […]
Professor Jamie Scott invites all students and faculty to join his Religion and Film class for a viewing and discussion of Whale Rider. The class takes place Wednesday, October 30 from 2:30 to 6:30 pm. The location is Accolade East 005. For additional details contact Dr. Jamie Scott at jscott@yorku.ca
The Religious Studies Program is launching the RESTtalks lecture series on October 7 with our own Eric Bronson (instructor for HUMA 1165 Gods and Humans). The goal of the series is to bring attention to the teaching specializations of our faculty. The short talk will be filmed and posted on the Religious Studies web site. […]
We are kicking off the new 2019/2020 school year with our twice-annual Study Break—an informal gathering of students and faculty. This is an ideal opportunity for instructors and students to socialize outside the classroom. The event will also include a panel discussion on graduate work and job opportunities in the field. The Study Break will […]
The first Religious Studies faculty and student gathering of 2019 will take place next Thursday (Jan. 31) with the inaugural Religious Studies on Tap series. Come out for a talk on Religion and Music with special guest Brent Hagerman, who will speak on "Punk Prayers, Jazz Churches, Beatles Pilgrimages and Reggae Prophets: The Intersection of […]
A preliminary list of the Spring and Summer 2019 Religious Studies course offerings has been published to the “Courses” section of the program web site. Included in the offerings is several online courses including the brand new “Faith.net: Religion in the Digital Age.”
The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at Robarts Library (University of Toronto) is hosting York students and faculty for a specially curated exhibition of materials from their collection of interest to the fields of Religious Studies, Classical Studies, and Ancient History. These include manuscripts in Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, and Coptic, as well as incunabula (early […]
We are kicking off the new 2018/2019 school year with our twice-annual Study Break—an informal gathering of students and faculty. It will take place in the final hour of the regularly scheduled HUMA 3804 lecture (at 4 pm). So, if you are registered in that class, you don't have far to go! Refreshments will be […]