Canadian Society for the Study of Religion
Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Religion | |
Abbreviation | CSSR |
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Formation | 1965 |
Founders |
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Type | Learned society |
Region served | Canada |
Field | Religious studies |
Official languages | |
President | Paul Gareau |
Affiliations | |
Website | cssrscer![]() |
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[]
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- 1967–1969: Eugene Combs[1]
- 1971–1974: Charles Davis[6]
- 1977: Louis Rousseau[7]
- c. 1970s: [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]
See also[]
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.
Further reading[]
- Wiebe, Donald (2006). "The Learned Practice of Religion: A Review of the History of Religious Studies in Canada and Its Portent for the Future". Studies in Religion. 35 (3–4): 475–501. doi:10.1177/000842980603500307. ISSN 2042-0587.
External links[]
- Official website
- Société Québécoise pour l'Étude de la Religion
- International Association for the History of Religions
- Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
Categories:
- 1965 establishments in Canada
- Learned societies of Canada
- Organizations established in 1965
- Religious studies
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