Montreal School of Theology received Lilly Endownment
Congratulations to our partners in theological education since 1948 at the Montreal School of Theology. The Diocesan Theological College, The Presbyterian College, and United Theological College were awarded a 1m USD Phase 2 Lilly Endowment Grant for “Transforming Pastoral Leadership through Contextual Engagement”.
Visiting Professors in the School of Religious Studies
The School of Religious Studies is welcoming to McGill, and to the Birks Building, several visiting professors and scholars during the 2018-19 academic year. We are grateful for their willingness to join us, and for their contributions to the life of the unit’s teaching and research activities.
Marie-Ève Melanson receives the Graduate Mobility Award
Congratulations to Marie-Ève Melanson for her Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies sponsored Graduate Mobility Award for research in Germany during Summer 2018!
McGill Theology graduate Brandon Gallaher publishes new book with Oxford University Press
Congratulations to McGill Theology graduate Brandon Gallaher for his new book with the Oxford University Press.Now teaching at the University of Exeter in the UK, Brandon's new book titled, Freedom and Necessity in Modern Trinitarian Theology, examines the tension between God and the world through a constructive reading of the Trinitarian theologies and Christologies of Sergii Bulgakov (1871-1944), Karl Barth (1886-1968), and Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988).
Undergraduate Lilly Gates wins prize for the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion
Congratulations to Lilly Gates, who won the undergraduate student essay prize for the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion.
Tantrapuspanjali: Tantric Traditions and Philosophy of Kashmir by Professor Hamsa Stainton
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Hamsa Stainton for his new book Tantrapuspanjali: Tantric Traditions and Philosophy of Kashmir (Studies in Memory of Pandit H.N. Chakravarty); Studies in Memory of Pandit H.N. Chakravarty, co-edited with Bettina Sharada Bäumer (Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 2018).
Congratulations to Peter Bullerwell for his 2018-19 SSHRC Doctoral Award!
Congratulations to Peter Bullerwell for his 2018-19 SSHRC Doctoral Award!
H. Jonathan Birks receives Distinguished Service Award
Congratulations to the Chair of our School Advisory Board, H. Jonathan Birks, for his well-deserved Distinguished Service Award of the McGill Alumni Association: http://myalumni.mcgill.ca/s/1762/gid2/interior-connect.aspx?sid=1762&gid...)!
Lara Braitstein named UBEF Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at University of Sydney (Australia)
Congratulations to Lara Braitstein for being named UBEF Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at University of Sydney (Australia), and for the new French translation of her book Les Chants Adamantins!
Sara Parks appointed Assistant Professor in New Testament Studies at the University of Nottingham
Congratulations to Sara Parks for her appointment as Assistant Professor in New Testament Studies at the University of Nottingham!
Prof. Arvind Sharma publishes The Ruler's Gaze: A Study of British Rule over India from a Saidian Perspective
Congratulations to Professor Arvind Sharma for his new book, The Ruler's Gaze: A Study of British Rule over India from a Saidian Perspective!
Jingjing Li wins Chung-Hwa Dissertation Fellowship from The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
Congratulations to Jingjing Li for winning the Chung-Hwa Dissertation Fellowship for Graduate Students from The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies for 2018-19!
Graduate Dr. Elizabeth Gillan Muir to publish a new book: A Women’s History of the Christian Church, two thousand years of female leadership
Congratulations to McGill School of Religious Studies graduate Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Gillan Muir for her new book, A Women’s History of the Christian Church, two thousand years of female leadership, being published February 2019!
Lisa Blake named St. Michael’s College Teaching Fellow in Hinduism
Congratulations to Lisa Blake, who was named St. Michael’s College(in Vermont) Teaching Fellow in Hinduism for 2018-19!
New book by Professor Garth Green, co-edited with Jean Grondin, Religion et Vérité: La philosophie de la religion à l'âge séculier, with Presses universitaires de Strasbourg
New book by Professor Garth Green, co-edited with Jean Grondin, Religion et Vérité: La philosophie de la religion à l'âge séculier, with Presses universitaires de Strasbourg.