Monday, April 29, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Zeba Crook on his newly published book “Religions of a Single God: A Critical Introduction to Monotheisms from Judaism to Baha’i”

Religions of a Single God is like no other introductory textbook on the Western monotheistic religions. As expected, it teaches both the basics of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, presenting the trajectories of their development over time, their main theological debates and claims, sacred writings, and their common practices and holy days. But... More

Monday, April 15, 2019

Congratulations to our MA Students on the Religion Out Of Bounds: Student Colloquium

Congratulations to MA in Religion and Public Life students Erin Roberts and Alexandra Valeriote for an amazing Annual Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies and Religion Program Colloquium last Friday. This student led colloquium has always been driven and shaped by the students themselves.  Erin and Alex did a fantastic job of engaging students... More

Monday, April 15, 2019

Apply Now: Contract Instructor positions Fall 2019-Winter 2020

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

A Dramatic Reading of Sophocles’ Antigone

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Monday, March 4, 2019

Apply now for the Maurice Price Foundation Summer Research Internship

Maurice Price Foundation Summer Research Internships (Spring 2019) Internships will be made available annually by the Director of the College of the Humanities, to promising, full-time students proceeding from one year to another in a program within the College of the Humanities. These internships are intended to assist full-time returning... More

Monday, January 21, 2019

Glebe Lecture This Thursday: Dreaming and Dreamers in Early Medieval Chinese Buddhism

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Seeing the Invisible in Renaissance Art: A Public Lecture

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Sand Mandala 2018 – A Three-Day Cultural Event from October 11-13

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

HUMS 1500 Fall Term: Five Books That Changed the World

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Short-Listed for the Council for European Studies 2018 Book Award

James Casteel's book, Russia in the German Global Imaginary: Imperial Visions & Utopian Desires 1905-1941 (University of Pittsburgh Press), has been short-listed for the Council for European Studies 2018 book... More

Monday, January 22, 2018

Glebe Lecture January 25th: Plato’s Account of Sophistry

PUBLIC LECTURE Glebe Community Centre Thursday, January 25th, 2018 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. D. Gregory MacIsaac, The College of the Humanities, Carleton University D. Gregory MacIsaac is Associate Professor of Humanities at Carleton University. He has taught in the... More

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Office Closure

Please note that the College offices (GRS, HUMS and RELI) will be closed the afternoon of Thursday December 14th but will re-open on Friday... More

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Holiday Office Closure

Please note the the main offices for GRS and HUMS (300 Paterson) and RELI (2A39 Paterson) will be closed at noon on Friday December 22nd and re-open on January... More

Thursday, November 16, 2017

RELIGION STUDENT RECEIVES CHANCELLOR’S MEDAL AT FALL CONVOCATION

Fall Convocation: Carleton Chancellor’s Medal Winner Excited for His Future David Smith, the winner of the Carleton University Chancellor’s Medal at Fall Convocation recognizing his outstanding academic achievement, wasn’t expecting any kind of honour, let alone something so prestigious. “The medal itself will serve as a physical reminder... More

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Annual Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture Thursday November 16th

The Goals of Mindfulness:  Life-cultivation and Mind-body Practices in Asia and the West Dr. Geoffrey Samuel Emeritus Professor in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University, Director of the Body, Health and Religion (BAHAR) Research Group, and an Honorary Associate of the Department of Indian Sub-Continental Studies at... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Glebe Lecture November 2nd: Spiritual But Not Religious, how SBNR young adults see our world

PUBLIC LECTURE Spiritual But Not Religious how SBNR young adults see our world Glebe Community Centre Thursday, November 2, 2017 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free. Tom Sherwood  was  ordained by the United Church of Canada in 1976, and has had a full-time career in parish... More

Friday, October 6, 2017

Symposium on Religion, Society and Social Consciousness October 16th

Investigating Religiously Inspired and Organized Community Service and Social Movements Richcraft Hall River Building - 2220 Carleton University, Ottawa October 16th, 2017 The morning session begins at 10:00 a.m.  Full program here. Link to... More

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Travel to Israel!: travel course May 2018

Travel to Israel!: travel course May 2018 Receive course credit as 3rd year undergraduate, 4th year seminar, or MA level course (different requirements) No perquisites, open to students from all programs Auditors and transfer credits from other universities welcome. This travel course will survey religious history through geographical exploration... More

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Annual M.K. Gandhi Lecture on Peace and the Humanities

“Samadarshana and Samabhava: Gandhi and the Plurality of Religions” Professor Bindu Puri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India Sunday, October 1, 2017 3:00 pm Richcraft Building, Carleton University, 2200 Co-sponsored by the College of the Humanities and the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Council of Ottawa. Please note: The lecture will be preceded... More

Friday, September 8, 2017

Glebe Lecture September 21st-The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room (at Notre-Dame de Gourdon in Burgundy) Glebe Community Centre Thursday, September 21st, 2017 7:00 pm, Scotton Hall All are welcome to attend the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public. John Osborne, Professor Emeritus, The College of the Humanities, Carleton University John Osborne is a medievalist and... More

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

College Offices Closed May 18th p.m.

Both offices in the College of the Humanities, 300 and 2A39PA will be closed for the afternoon on Thursday May... More

Monday, May 15, 2017

Religion Major Esther Guillen receives Andras Award

Esther Guillen, a Graduating Religion Major (Jewish Studies Minor) has been awarded the Andras award for her research project on Jewish divorce. The Andras award is awarded to support the cost of a research project or paper undertaken by an undergraduate or graduate student attending Carleton University. This grant is awarded in alternate years... More

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Book Launch and Public Lecture: Listening to the Echo How young adults are talking about religion, spirituality, God, gods and their world

Tom Sherwood teaches at Carleton University in the College of the Humanities, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Centre for Initiatives in Education. He is also a minister with the United Church of Canada. His research interests include religion in Canadian Society, interfaith relations and multifaith activities, multiple... More

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Glebe Lecture October 20th

Public Lecture: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 7:00 – 8:30 pm Scotton Hall, Glebe Community Centre All are welcome, admission is free. Exodus and Identity in Early Jewish and Christian Responses to Roman Violence Professor Kimberly Stratton Kimberly Stratton is an Associate Professor at Carleton University, specializing in the origins of Judaism... More

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Religion Major Esther Guillen receives FASS/OVPRI Summer Research Internship

4th year Religion Major Esther Guillen has been selected as one of the recipients of the inaugural FASS/OVPRI Undergraduate Summer Research Internships. It was a very competitive process, as FASS/OVPRI received almost 100 applications for only 10 Internships. Esther will be working with professors Deidre Butler (Religion) and Betina Kuzmarov... More

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Digital Humanities Workshop May 13th and 14th

The Digital Humanities Workshop is an occasion for an international group of scholars, curators, archivists, and artists who work in the field of digital humanities. It is designed to give both Canadian and international participants opportunities to learn from each other about the diverse and rapidly changing ways in which digital technologies... More

Friday, April 15, 2016

Annual Zelikovitz Centre Student Colloquium: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on the Academic Study of Religion

Religion, Politics, and Culture April 27, 2016 303 Paterson Hall 9am-5pm Poster with Panelists... More

Friday, April 15, 2016

Douglas Cardinal Lecture: A Centre for Peace: A Vision for the Sacred Islands in the Ottawa River

A Centre for Peace: A Vision for the Sacred Islands in the Ottawa River By: Douglas Cardinal Architect Thursday, April 21, 2016, 5:30 pm. Room 303, Paterson Hall, Carleton University   Renowned architect Douglas Cardinal, whose iconic buildings include the Canadian Museum of History in our Capital and the National Museum of the American... More

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Pushing the envelope: Controversial issues in class

Exploring the uncomfortable and controversial side of religion: read the post Controversial Issues in Class that talks about how Professor Zeba Crook mediates sensitive discussions in his Religion classes, one of which is titled "Introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam".... More

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Huffington Post article by Rose Deighton

Anti-Islamic Memes: The Ugly side of Ignorance on the... More

Friday, February 5, 2016

Inequality, Secularization, and Democratization of Religion: Recast(e)ing the Secularism debate in India

Political Science Speaker Series Inequality, Secularization, and Democratization of Religion: Recast(e)ing the Secularism debate in India Monday, February 29, 2016 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Room 303 Paterson Hall, HUMS lecture hall D.Parthasarathy India Value Fund Chair Professor, and Head Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of... More

Thursday, January 14, 2016

2016 Edgar and Dorothy Davidson Lecture – How Atheists and Unbelievers Made Their Way into American Public Life

Speaker: Leigh Eric Schmidt Edward C. Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis Link to Pdf POSTER Leigh Schmidt is a scholar of American religion, and a member of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. He is the author of many books, including Consumer Rites: The Buying and... More

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

A Poet’s Vision Of Hinduism

By: Ashok Vajpeyi Poet, Public Intellectual and Cultural Theorist from India Saturday October 17, 2015 - 4:00 pm Auditorium, Paterson Hall 303 Everyone Welcome Followed by a reception Link to... More

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Modern Challenges to Hinduism

A round table discussion led by: Ashok Vajpeyi Poet, Public Intellectual and Cultural Theorist from India Friday October 16, 2015 - 2:30pm Seminar Room Paterson Hall 2A46 Everyone is welcome Link to... More