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Slandering the Sacred

June 26, 2023

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The graduation of our newest PhDs and MAs!

June 02, 2023

Celebrating the newest DSR graduates – congratulations to our graduating class of spring 2023!

Ken Derry

Ken Derry wins prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award

May 02, 2023

Just announced in Maclean's magazine: Affiliate faculty member and UTM history of religion professor Ken Derry is the recipient of a 2023 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award from the Society for Teaching a

Book cover &quot;Slandering the Sacred&quot; / author J. Barton Scott

"Slandering the Sacred" - J. Barton Scott's new book is published

April 05, 2023

Slandering the Sacred: Blasphemy Law and Religious Affect in Colonial India tells the story of Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, a law that criminalizes "outraging religious feelings." If you follow current events in India, you know this law well.

Liwen Liu

Liwen Liu is Amilcare Iannucci Graduate Fellow at the Jackman Humanities Institute

March 03, 2023

Liwen Liu received a Master’s degree in Indology from the Peking University, China, and is doing a doctoral project in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include Hindu rituals, Sanskrit intellectual history, and Tantric studies.

Professor Joseph, Goering

In Memoriam: Joe Goering (1947-2023), former DSR Chair

February 10, 2023

From Acting Chair Robert Gibbs

It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing on February 5 of our former DSR Chair and Department of History colleague, Joseph Goering. Joe was Chair from 1997 to 2002 – indeed, he was Pamela Klassen’s first Chair here and she has fond memories of his leadership and generosity.

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'A rare and deeply impactful experience': Hands-on Truth and Reconciliation Learning

January 25, 2023

Students learn about residential schools and their legacy in DSR associate professor Reid Locklin's course, The Christianity, Truth and Reconciliation Seminar

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Relations on the Land: Research and Teaching with Indigenous Partners

January 18, 2023

The Relations on the Land project strengthens ties with Indigenous partners

TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 23: A statue of Colonel Sanders in Santa outfit is pictured on December 23, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images

From Santa Claus to KFC: Tracing the origins of modern Christmas traditions

December 16, 2022

What do trees, stockings, reindeer and toys have to do with Jesus’ birthday?

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"Heretic in the House": Naomi Seidman's new limited podcast series

November 25, 2022

America has a fascination with Hasidic Jews. But these popular depictions don’t tell the whole story; they just tell the story the public wants to hear. What they hide is a complicated dance between Orthodox Judaism and those who leave the community, and a web of stereotypes that trap Hassidim, rebels, and the public alike.

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