Faculty
Daniel Cere,ÌýAssociate Professor of Religion, Law, and Public Policy
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Hillary Kaell,ÌýAssociate Professor, Anthropology and ReligionÌýSpecialization: Christianity; Messianic Judaism; Material and sensory studies; Anthropology of religion; Capitalism and consumption; Space, place and landscape; Global networks and imaginaries; North America, primarily the United States and Quebec.
Samuel Nelson, Assistant Professor (CAS)Ìý
Specialization:ÌýSecularization and church/state dynamics; Religious organization; Empire and colonialism; Missionaries
Armando Salvatore,ÌýBarbara and Patrick Keenan Chair in Interfaith Studies, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies, Associate Member, Institute of Islamic Studies
Graduate Students
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Fawaz Abdul SalamÌý(Ph.D. 2018-)ÌýB.A. in Economics from the University of Delhi. M.A. in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Fawaz’s research broadly focuses on contemporary religious urban practices in the Middle East and South Asia. His Ph.D. research examines the social production of everyday Muslim spaces in the Fatih neighborhood, Istanbul. The research specifically addresses the discursive and material forces that mediate religious discourses, practices, institutions, and movements in the neighborhood. |
| Ìý | Samia AhmedÌý(Ph.D. 2020-) |
| Ìý | Imaduddin BalkisÌý(Ph.D. 2019-) |
| Ìý | Hamdi Selman CetinÌý(Ph.D. 2018-) |
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Ana de SouzaÌý(Ph.D. 2020-) B.A. in Classics and World Religions from Â鶹AV (2016). M.A. in History and Philosophy of Religion from Concordia University (2019). LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Dublin City University (2020). Ana studies Canadian religious minorities in the context of multiculturalism, focused particularly on Hindu nationalism. |
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Chung Chih HongÌý(Ph.D. 2018-) B.A. in Social Work from the Donghai University. M.S.S. in Indigenous Development and Social Work (2014) from Donghwa University. M.A. in Theology (2016) from YuShan Theological College and Seminary. As an indigenous from the Kasavakan community of the Pinuyumayan tribe in Taiwan, Chung-Chih’s (also known as Ayah Demaladas) studies focus on the intersectional influences between Christianity, indigeneity, and gender. Her Ph.D. research particularly examines Christianity's implication in the erosion of Pangcah women’s traditional cultural and social authority in Taiwan and the lived experience of Pangcah women today. |
| Ìý | Malith KurÌý(Ph.D. 2016-) |
| Ìý | Marie-Eve MelansonÌý(Ph.D. 2016-) |
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Lucie RobathanÌý(Ph.D. 2017-) M.A. (hons) in Philosophy and Theology from University of Edinburgh (2012). M.A. in Religious Studies: Gender and Women’s Studies from Â鶹AV (2017). Lucie’s research focuses on hermeneutical philosophy and its socio-political application, and her current project uses this framework to interrogate the process of claiming asylum in the UK. |
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Avian TangÌý(Ph.D. 2016-)ÌýB.A. (Hons.) in Religious Studies from Â鶹AV (2013). M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa (2015). Avian’s research is focused on religion, public policy, and law in Europe and Canada, with a particular interest in the legislative regulation of religious freedom and the subsequent challenges brought before the European Court of Human Rights. |
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Hary WidyantoroÌý(Ph.D. 2019-)ÌýB.A. on Islamic Law from State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga (2013), M.A. on Religious Studies from Gadjah Mada University (2015). Hary’s research is focused on Religion, Law, and Public Policy, and Interfaith relation in the Public Sphere. |
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