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Daniel M. Cere

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor of Religion, Law, and Public Policy

Daniel M. Cere
Contact Information
Address: 

3520 University Street, Room 009
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2A7, Canada

Fax number: 
514-398-6665
Email address: 
daniel.cere [at] mcgill.ca
Degree(s): 

M.A. (Concordia), Political Theory
Ph.D. (Concordia), Comparative Religious Ethics

Specialization: 

Religion, Law, and Public Policy; Religion and Globalization; Religious Freedom and Human Rights; Social Ethics; Sexuality and Marriage; Catholic Social Thought

Biography: 

Daniel Cere is Associate Professor of Religion, Law, and Public Policy in the Faculty of Religious Studies. He also chairs the CREOR Religion and Globalization committee as well as the Catholic Studies committee in the Faculty of Arts. Cere collaborated with former Dean Ellen Aitken in forging a McGill partnership with an international network of universities, the Faith and Globalization Initiative. He has directed the international summer course for the Faith and Globalization Initiative that networks with over 30 universities across the world. He also helped to design and direct the Birks Forum on the World’s Religions and Public Policy launched in 2011. His work on religion and public policy has focused on debates over issues related to gender, sexuality and marriage. He is the director of the Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law and Culture, and a founding director of the Newman Institute of Catholic Studies.

Courses: 

  • RELG 370. Religion and Human Rights.

    Credits: 3
    Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)
    Terms offered: Fall 2026
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    Description

    Social justice and human rights issues as key aspects of modem religious ethics. Topics include: the relationship of religion to the modem human rights movement; religious perspectives on the universality of human rights; the scope and limits of religious freedom; conflicts between religion and rights.
    • Winter

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  • RELG 479. Christianity in Global Perspective.

    Credits: 3
    Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)
    This course is not offered this catalogue year.

    Description

    Examines varied expressions of Christianity as a global religion with a particular focus on Asia, Africa and Latin America from the 18th century to the present.
    • Winter
    • Prerequisite: A 300 level course in Christianity or permission of the Instructor.

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  • RELG 572. Religion and Global Politics.

    Credits: 3
    Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)
    This course is not offered this catalogue year.

    Description

    An exploration of the resurgence of global religions in geo-political and international relations in the post Cold-War era. It examines the complex roles that religious traditions play in democratization, human rights, conflict, and development.

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