New posts are up on Engaging Religion!  To celebrate Queen's 175th anniversary a new section has been added featuring 175-word posts from faculty, students, guests, and alumni.

New this month:

A new article in University Affairs presents an overview of the academic study of boredom, including a great quote from Sharday Mosurinjohn, recently appointed as a faculty member at the School of Religion at Queen's.

Read "Our Growing Fascination with Boredom"

This month features blog posts by Daniel Santiago Sáenz (Concordia University) on religion and contemporary art, David Emory (McGill University) on Canadian secular schools, Queen's alumnus Dr. Russell T. McCutcheon (University of Alabama) on unseen intentions in religion and politics, and a new 175 words post by Ruth Chitiz considering the Christian origins of secularism. 

The School of Religion at Queen’s University offers its deepest condolences to the friends and families of Khaled Belkacemi, Azzedine Soufiane, Aboubaker Thabti, Abdelkrim Hassane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, and Ibrahima Barry, who were killed at the Quebec City Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec. The School condemns anti-Muslim attitudes in Canada and elsewhere, of which this violence is yet another symptom, and affirms its commitment to promoting understanding of Islam.

Queen’s Alma Mater Society (AMS) has named Prof. Richard Ascough as the Fall semester recipient of the Frank Knox Teaching Award. According to the AMS, "The purpose of the Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching is to recognize and acknowledge Queen’s University professors that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the education of their students through their remarkable teaching." Students in both RELS 214 and RELS 321 nominated Prof. Ascough for this award. More Information

On March 30 Prof. Richard Ascough attended the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance banquet in Toronto where he was one of 8 recipients of the 2016-17 OUSA Award for Excellence in Teaching.

This province-wide award "recognizes educators who excel at unlocking the potential of Ontario’s young people.” Richard was selected as the Queen’s recipient by the Queen’s Alma Mater Society for, among other things, his ability "to create an engaging classroom environment where students are able to learn from him, and from each other." 

Queen's School of Religion is pleased to announce the recent publication of Prof. James Miller's sixth book, China's Green Religion: Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future (New York: Columbia University Press, 2017).

Prof. Richard Ascough has been awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education for his course on Greek and Roman Religions (RELS 321). Selected from applicants around the world, the award recognizes educators that are redefining the learning experience through innovative practices. He will receive the award at the STLHE conference in Halifax in June, and will also attend a D2L conference in Las Vegas in July.