Critical approaches to theories and methods in the study of religion, with a focus on philosophy and intellectual history. The interdisciplinary expertise of the faculty includes philosophy, psychology/psychoanalytic theory, political and social theory, feminist theory, legal theory, and ethical theory. The field encompasses the historical and comparative study of the category of religion as well as thematic approaches to ethics including environmental ethics, social ethics, and bioethics.
Religion, Ethics and Modern Thought Faculty
Amy Mullin, Department of Philosophy
David Novak, Centre for the Study of Religion
Ingrid Stefanovic, Department of Philosophy
James DiCenso, Centre for the Study of Religion
Larry Schmidt, Centre for the Study of Religion
Marsha Hewitt, Faculty of Divinity
Paul Gooch, Department of Philosophy
Robert Gibbs, Department of Philosophy
Stephen Scharper, Department of Anthropology
Mark Kingwell, Department of Philosophy
Anver Emon, Faculty of Law
Willi Goetschel, Department of Philosophy
Paul Franks, Department of Philosophy
Mohammad Fadel, Faculty of Law
Ken Green, Centre for the Study of Religion
Ruth Marshall, Centre for the Study of Religion
Simon Coleman, Centre for the Study of Religion
Kevin O’Neill, Centre for the Study of Religion