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APPLY NOW FOR OUR NEW 1-YEAR MASTERS PROGRAM!

The Department of Religious Studies is now accepting applications for our brand new one-year MA program for the Fall 2023 intake!
Feb 14, 2023

The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to announce the launch of a new 1-year M.A. program!

Applications opening soon for Fall 2023 intake - stay tuned!
Feb 07, 2023

Looking for a Minor in Society, Culture and Religion? Take SCAR 3SM3!

SCAR 3SM3: Secular Modernity is now available for Winter 2023.
Dec 22, 2022

Still looking for a course for the Winter term?

SCAR 3BE3: Buddhist Ethics is now available for Winter 2023!
Dec 12, 2022

Dr. E. P. Sanders (1937–2022).

It is with the deepest regrets that the Department of Religious Studies announces that former faculty member, Ed Parish Sanders (1937–2022), passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022.
Dec 05, 2022

Do you like Sci-fi movies? Take SCAR 2YY3: Bible and Film!

This course will explore the use of biblical stories, images, and values in classic and contemporary sci-fi films.
Dec 05, 2022

Looking for a course for the Winter term?

There are still seats available for SCAR 3RB3: Ethnicity, Race, and the Bible.
Nov 24, 2022

SCAR Winter Courses

We have compiled a comprehensive list of SCAR courses for Winter 2023!
Oct 31, 2022

Fall Preview Open House

Come join us as the Faculty of Social Sciences hosts its semi-annual open house!
Oct 24, 2022

Author-Meets-Critics Panel with Dana Hollander

Dr. Dana Hollander and panellists discuss her book Ethics out of Law.
Aug 23, 2022

Looking for a Minor in Society, Culture and Religion? Take SCAR 2EE3!

SCAR 2EE3: Prophets, Priests, and Sorcerers is now available for Fall 2022.
Aug 16, 2022

Teaching Assistant Job Posting- Non-Guaranteed

The Department of Religious Studies is hiring a TA for ARABIC in Fall 2022.
Aug 15, 2022

Are you still searching for that last elective?

SCAR 3X03: Mysticism is now open for enrolment.
Aug 09, 2022

Don't miss your chance to take SCAR 2HR3!

Seats are still available for SCAR 2HR3: Humour and Religion.
Aug 02, 2022

Looking for a course for the Fall term?

There are still open seats for SCAR 2AB3: Archaeology and the Bible.
Jul 26, 2022

Congratulations!

Recognizing recent PhD defences in the Department of Religious Studies
Jun 08, 2022

Colloquium: Decolonizing the Study of Religion in Canadian Universities

Join us on Wednesday May 11th, 2022 for our Colloquium event
Apr 20, 2022

Analysis - Jesus the faithful Jew: How misreadings of the Christian Gospels miss this and fuel anti-Judaism

Associate professor, Matthew Thiessen, was featured in The Conversation.
Apr 14, 2022

Congratulations!

A hearty congratulations to Professors James Benn and Stephanie Balkwill (UCLA), a Religious Studies Department alumna, on the publication of their edited volume, Buddhist Statecraft in East Asia!
Mar 29, 2022

Wisdom Bytes from our Recent Grads

In this video, recent SCAR grads answer the question "what advice do you have for current students?" Watch and hear their WISDOM as you pursue your undergraduate degree.
Mar 21, 2022