Religious Studies’ 75th Anniversary: 1948-2023
Our 75th Year! We almost missed it. In our pandemic remotion, it almost passed unrecognized. Early this summer, a small group of faculty colleagues happened to do the math together. We realized what an important year this is for Religious Studies at McGill, and what a celebratory year it should be for all of us associated with the School. We discussed how, in 2022-23, we have a lot to celebrate. After years of pandemic isolation, we are grateful already to be able to come together in person again. But we are grateful for so much more this year. We invite you to join celebrations of our legacy of excellence by attending one of our many anniversary events this year
Garth W. Green
John W. McConnell Professor of Philosophy of Religion
Director, School of Religious Studies
Tuesday October 4, 2022 at 16:30, G. Campbell Wadsworth Lectures
Tuesday October 11 & Wednesday October 12, 2022, Birks Lecture Series
Tuesday October 14, 2022 from 10:00-17:00; Revelation Rebooted: the Commentary Tradition on the Revelation of John
Wednesday October 19th, 2022, Who is my Neighbour that scripture enjoins me to Love?: Interfaith Studies and Dialogue for the 21st Century
October 19, 2022, 10h -17h: Who is My Neighbour? Interfaith Dialogue and Theological Formation, Online Event Registration Required.
Guest Lecture
John Sharp (1572–1647): Missing link in early Scottish Reformed Theology
Monday, October 24 at 16:30
Dr. Mark Elliott
Professorial Fellow, Wycliffe College, Toronto, and Professor of Biblical and Historical
Theology, Highland Theological College/University of the Highlands and Islands
TERA (Technology, Ecology, Religion in North America)
November 4, 16:00–17:30
TERA unites a group of seven emerging scholars and artists working in Canada, the US, and the Caribbean. The workshop will include a panel and networking event to bring together scholars and students at School of Religious Studies, and across the University, with an interest in ecology and religion/spirituality
Milestones in the Journey of Chinese Christianity
Ray L. Hart Bequest Celebration
Metaphysics and Religion: Inaugural Conference of the Canadian Society for Philosophy of Religion/Société canadienne de philosophie de la religion
May 20-21, 2023
The Reception of German Mysticism in Early Modern England
Third International Conference sponsored by the The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism and the McGill School of Religious Studies
May 24-26, 2023
Dialogues on Hinduism with Arvind Sharma, School of Religious Studies, McGill University
The program, which you are about to watch, consists of a series of videos explaining various aspects of the Hindu tradition. In these videos, a student questions a teacher of Hinduism on various aspects of the tradition and then both of them engage in a sustained discussion about it.
These videos are being released as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the School of Religious Studies, on the 2nd of October, to coincide with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a great Hindu of our times.
Introduction - click this link for the video https://youtu.be/bVmUoJLeTjc
What is Hinduism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVdCI4cqQBU
When Did Hinduism Begin? https://youtu.be/ncb_zNYQaAA
Who Started Hinduism? https://youtu.be/UKoNq7zwlXY
Idolatry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA6Bf3AkJKs
Polytheism (40) 05 - Polytheism - YouTube
Guru Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgqK9Kixr1o
Guru Part 2 https://youtu.be/8m6Y1vxmBF0
Conversion https://youtu.be/w14L3C9Lb8g
Sati https://youtu.be/MzuNot2rR0Q
Bhagavad Gita https://youtu.be/xjI0ERFSaGE
Shivalinga https://youtu.be/YK437W1B92M
Astrology https://youtu.be/dPg5CVURe-o
Untouchability https://youtu.be/qx4ASQ1GQTQ
Hinduism and History https://youtu.be/Akxw_ej-HzY
Interdining https://youtu.be/5EgQLq_UBps
Textual Profusion https://youtu.be/KRreyratpnA
Is Hinduism Fiction? https://youtu.be/Sp5qbcPIfHk
Idolatry Part 2 https://youtu.be/5OucoJY_Q1I
Polytheism Part 2 https://youtu.be/KW94MANieME
Polytheism Part 2 https://youtu.be/uQh5dL3oqmM
Hindu Pluralism https://youtu.be/fvG1ZT1VaUE
Search for Truth https://youtu.be/_24lEcU1eiQ
Science and Hinduism https://youtu.be/w3oSwv3QCA4
Hindu Trinity https://youtu.be/-MH-OvcuNLg
Questions About Rama https://youtu.be/RpPhX2586E0
Hindu Ethics https://youtu.be/IVd5EvULQm0
Karma https://youtu.be/KYwGfOEhjgY
Is the Ramayana Real? https://youtu.be/4aI3_1Rxpg0
The Rational, the Irrational and the Non-Rational https://youtu.be/9GWNg0SbY5I
Philosophy and Poverty https://youtu.be/wPAuzcmwO0o
Hinduism and Buddhism https://youtu.be/CTMJ9J_WP3k
Reason and Revelation In Hinduism https://youtu.be/KWGsH7ZZT00
Can Religion Be A Force for Good? https://youtu.be/aQ5F8Ngc78U
Metaphysical and Everyday Illusions https://youtu.be/85anjXgXs3A
Wisdom and Compassion https://youtu.be/4-6wSGCDXHA
India and Hinduism Part 1 https://youtu.be/zZGt9pgi2TA
India and Hinduism Part 2 https://youtu.be/Khy0ijd4N0Y
India and Hinduism Part 3 https://youtu.be/ZW5zx0l_-7o
Hinduism as Santana https://youtu.be/LClQlJaiX7I
Scriptures, Their Discoveries and Transmission https://youtu.be/dtE3WFq__7w
Karma as Beginningless https://youtu.be/LIh1_Bk82Gc
Is God In Hinduism Omnipotent? https://youtu.be/Gw_vxxRO4Lo
Conversion to Hinduism https://youtu.be/i9en-ncM0kM
Hindus Without Hinduism https://youtu.be/oqMUuPAmhlg
God and Karma https://youtu.be/A0LyXVEkMlg
Human Rights In Hinduism https://youtu.be/JJSXM_wcmTo
Strange Practices in Hinduism https://youtu.be/xBZCJSDth0w
The Denunciation of Women https://youtu.be/tLZnuiEp3Dw
Miracles and Magic https://youtu.be/o1IK5BqA-1Q
Relative and Ultimate Truth https://youtu.be/rIqobndhl3M