Canadian Society for the Study of Religion

Canadian Society for the Study of Religion
Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Religion
Abbreviation	CSSR
Formation	1965; 56 years ago
Founders	George Grant; William Nicholls; Boyd Sinyard;
Type	Learned society
Region served	Canada
Field	Religious studies
Official languages	English; French;
President	Paul Gareau
Affiliations	; Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences; ;
Website	cssrscer.ca

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The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR; French: Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Religion [SCÉR]) is a Canadian academic society oriented to the scholarly study of religion. It was established in 1965.^[3]

Partner societies[]

As described on the CSSR website's "Our Partners" page,^[4] this society is affiliated with a number of other Canadian, American, and international academic societies focused on the study of religion. Among them, the CSSR maintains close liaison with the . The society is also a member of the and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

In 1971,^{[citation needed]} the CSSR helped found the .^[5]

Presidents[]

1967–1969: Eugene Combs^[1]
1971–1974: Charles Davis^[6]
1977: Louis Rousseau^[7]
c. 1970s: [fr]^[8]
c. 1980: Peter Slater^[9]
1988: Bruce Alton^[10]
Harold Coward^[11]
1994–1996: Morny Joy^[12]
1996–1998: William Closson James^[13]
2001–2002: Randi R. Warne^[14]^[15]
2005: Leona Anderson^[16]
2006–2008: Peter Beyer^[17]
2008–2009: Michel Desjardins^[18]
2010–2011: Darlene Juschka^[19]
2012–2015: Rubina Ramji^[20]^[21]
2016–2020: Heather Shipley^[22]^[23]
2020–present: Paul Gareau^[24]

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Combs 1977, p. 357.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Combs 1977, p. 358; Coward 2014, p. 5.
^ Coward 2014, p. 5; Coward, Slater & Chagnon 2015.
^ [1], "Our Partners", CSSR/SCÉR website
^ Combs 1977, p. 359.
^ Lalonde 1999, p. 363.
^ Cinman, Israel (January 1977). "The Vatican or the University – Who Is to Set Policy for University of Montreal Faculty of Theology?". CAUT Bulletin. Vol. 25 no. 1. Ottawa: Canadian Association of University Teachers. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Jacques Langlais's Biography". Archives of the Intercultural Institute of Montreal. Montreal: Intercultural Institute of Montreal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ Slater 1994, p. 339.
^ Alton 1989, p. 415.
^ https://www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic/donorbio/c/h_coward.php
^ Franzmann 2008, p. 229.
^ http://post.queensu.ca/~jameswc/cv/Grants_%26_Awards.html
^ Van der Graaf, Betsy (November 2001). "Class Acts". The Journal. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Winnipeg. p. 17. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ Warne, Randi R. (April 2002). "President's Update" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Vol. 25 no. 2. p. 5. ISSN 0708-952X. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Members of the International Committee" (PDF). IAHR Bulletin. No. 38. International Association for the History of Religions. March 2005. p. 8. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ Swatos 2009, p. 98.
^ "2008–2009 Executive / Conseil exécutif 2008–2009" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Vol. 32 no. 1. Fall 2008. p. 5. ISSN 0708-952X. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ https://www.cssrscer.ca/sites/default/files/CSSR_Program_2011.pdf p. 2
^ "Co-Investigators". New Muslim Public Spheres in the Digital Age. Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://ualberta.academia.edu/PaulLGareau/CurriculumVitae

Bibliography[]

Alton, Bruce (1989). "Before Method: Cognitive Aims in the Study of Religion". Studies in Religion. 18 (4): 415–425. doi:10.1177/000842988901800403. ISSN 2042-0587.
Combs, Eugene (1977). "Learned and Learning: CSSR/SCER, 1965–1975". Studies in Religion. 6 (4): 357–163. doi:10.1177/000842987700600403. ISSN 2042-0587.
Coward, Harold (2014). Fifty Years of Religious Studies in Canada: A Personal Retrospective. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfred Laurier University Press. ISBN 978-1-77112-103-3.
Coward, Harold; Slater, Peter; Chagnon, Roland (2015). "Religion". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
Franzmann, Majella (2008). "Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands". In Alles, Gregory D. (ed.). Religious Studies: A Global View. Abingdon, England: Routledge. pp. 218–241. doi:10.4324/9780203939314. ISBN 978-0-203-93931-4.
Lalonde, Marc P. (1999). "Professor Charles Davis (1923–99)". Studies in Religion. 28 (3): 363–366. doi:10.1177/000842989902800306. ISSN 2042-0587.
Slater, Peter (1994). "Winnipeg 1980 and Women's Studies: Response to Ursula King". Studies in Religion. 23 (3): 339–346. doi:10.1177/000842989402300308. ISSN 2042-0587.
Swatos, William H., Jr. (2009). "ASR News & Announcements". Sociology of Religion. 70 (1): 98–100. ISSN 1468-5906. JSTOR 27652597.

External links[]

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[FOOTNOTECombs1977357-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Combs 1977, p. 357.

[FOOTNOTECombs1977358Coward20145-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Combs 1977, p. 358; Coward 2014, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTECoward20145CowardSlaterChagnon2015-3] Coward 2014, p. 5; Coward, Slater & Chagnon 2015.

[Our_Partners-4] [1], "Our Partners", CSSR/SCÉR website

[FOOTNOTECombs1977359-5] Combs 1977, p. 359.

[FOOTNOTELalonde1999363-6] Lalonde 1999, p. 363.

[7] Cinman, Israel (January 1977). "The Vatican or the University – Who Is to Set Policy for University of Montreal Faculty of Theology?". CAUT Bulletin. Vol. 25 no. 1. Ottawa: Canadian Association of University Teachers. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[8] "Jacques Langlais's Biography". Archives of the Intercultural Institute of Montreal. Montreal: Intercultural Institute of Montreal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[FOOTNOTESlater1994339-9] Slater 1994, p. 339.

[FOOTNOTEAlton1989415-10] Alton 1989, p. 415.

[11] ttps://www.uvic.ca/givingtouvic/donorbio/c/h_coward.php

[FOOTNOTEFranzmann2008229-12] Franzmann 2008, p. 229.

[13] ttp://post.queensu.ca/~jameswc/cv/Grants_%26_Awards.html

[14] Van der Graaf, Betsy (November 2001). "Class Acts". The Journal. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Winnipeg. p. 17. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[15] Warne, Randi R. (April 2002). "President's Update" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Vol. 25 no. 2. p. 5. ISSN 0708-952X. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[16] "Members of the International Committee" (PDF). IAHR Bulletin. No. 38. International Association for the History of Religions. March 2005. p. 8. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[FOOTNOTESwatos200998-17] Swatos 2009, p. 98.

[18] "2008–2009 Executive / Conseil exécutif 2008–2009" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Vol. 32 no. 1. Fall 2008. p. 5. ISSN 0708-952X. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[19] ttps://www.cssrscer.ca/sites/default/files/CSSR_Program_2011.pdf p. 2

[20] "Co-Investigators". New Muslim Public Spheres in the Digital Age. Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[21] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[22] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[23] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[24] ttps://ualberta.academia.edu/PaulLGareau/CurriculumVitae

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