Are you interested in religion and how it continues to shape our experience of the world?

Are you interested in how religion impacts politics, the environment, cultural values and social practices?

The Religious Studies program at Mount Allison involves the academic study of religion and the ongoing role it plays in shaping cultural experience, thought and practice, and human self-understanding. In short, religious studies considers how spiritualities bring the deepest and most basic questions of human existence to bear on our most significant contemporary challenges and achievements.

Profoundly interdisciplinary, the research and teaching in our department intersects with history, philosophy, environmental studies, critical theory, art and creative practice, community engaged learning and so much more in order to explore such areas as the following:

  • War and conflict
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Ecology and the climate crisis
  • Secular and post-secular phenomena
  • Material culture
  • Cultural traditions and practices
  • Philosophy and religious thought
  • Spiritual expression
  • Archival legacies and futures

Our Faculty are active and successful researchers and have been recognized with numerous teaching and educational leadership awards. The study of religion at Mount Allison involves some of the most innovative and engaging learning experiences available at the University.

 Two Free Public Workshops!

Right Livelihood - A free workshop to pause, reflect, and gain tools to help you align your work and place in the world with what is most important to you. Facilitated by Della Duncan.

Monday, March 25th
5-6:30pm
Hart Hall 115 (R-PEACE Room)
Register today by emailing religion@mta.ca.
Supported by the J.E.A. Crake Foundation and Department of Religious Studies.

Della Z Duncan is a Renegade Economist, the host of the Upstream Podcast, and a right livelihood coach. She is also a Senior Atlantic Fellow of Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute in the London School of Economics. In 2018 she facilitated the Work that Reconnects workshop at Open Sky Co-op based on the work of Joanna Macy.


SPACES ARE FULL - JOIN THE WAITLIST! The Department of Religious Studies is excited to welcome Della Z. Duncan back to Tantramar to facilitate a workshop called Active Hope. This free workshop is open to the public and builds resilience in the face of climate anxiety.

Join us at Open Sky Co-Op on Sunday, March 24th from noon to 5pm. Spaces are limited. To register, or for more information, email religion@mta.ca. Rides can be arranged on request.

Della Z Duncan is a Renegade Economist, the host of the Upstream Podcast, and a right livelihood coach. She is also a Senior Atlantic Fellow of Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute in the London School of Economics. In 2018 she facilitated the Work that Reconnects workshop at Open Sky Co-op based on the work of Joanna Macy.

Made possible by funding from the JEA Crake Foundation.


NEWS

Call for Student Proposals (Deadline Friday, March 22, 2024)

The Nelson-Littlejohns Award is intended for a student or students enrolled in second or third year of studies within the Departments of Philosophy or Religious Studies at Mount Allison University. The award will be used to support experiential learning and used to pay for activities such as travel costs to deliver a conference paper or take part in a workshop or other initiatives.

To apply, please submit a one-page proposal describing your project idea, including your name and year-of-standing (and the same for any co-applicants), and a short projected budget. Applications may be submitted to Angela Thibodeau, room 112, Hart Hall.


Coming soon: A healing forest on campus

Tucked away in a corner of campus is an overgrown tree nursery that once belonged to our first Chancellor, R.P. Bell. But, it will soon be transformed into a Healing Forest with space for reflection and meditation, thanks to the efforts of student Cassandra Gauthier-Downs and Will from Facilities Management. While doing an internship with Dr. Black and Dr. Fox, Cassandra successfully applied for funding from the David Suzuki Foundation and the National Healing Forests Initiative to invest $1500 in the healing and reconciliation spaces on campus. Congrats Cassandra!


 

Religious Studies class helps design green roof on campus.

Work began earlier this academic year on a project that will blossom come spring into a little oasis on the roof of the Wallace McCain Student Centre. Mount Allison’s first green roof will feature a garden accessible off the main foyer. The project already served as an experiential learning opportunity for one Mount Allison class this fall. Barb Clayton, professor of religious studies, incorporated it into her third-year Religious Ethics and the Environment class.

Read the full article here.


Below: Students on a field trip to Haida Gwaii in 2019. 


 

 

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News

Class of 2024 honoured at Last Lecture
The tenth annual Last Lecture, recognizing graduating students for their contributions to the Mount Allison and Tantramar communities, was held on March 26.
Taking the risk
David Spence (’19) shares his journey from high school dropout to working for the UN — spoiler — Mount Allison plays a big role
Two Mount Allison professors named 3M National Teaching Fellows
Prestigious national award recognizes educational leadership, pedagogy, and innovation

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