Congratulations to Amy Hetherington (BAH 2018), who was commended in The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) 2018. She received this award for her submission of her research paper from RELS 255, "Sherpa Buddhism: An Analysis of the effect of Tourism and Climate Change on Ritual Lifestyle," to the Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies category.

Professors Sharday Mosurinjohn and Richard Ascough have published an article in the most recent edition of The Bible and Critical Theory.

The annual "Our Whole Society" Conference was held at The University of Toronto this year, from April 28^th to 30^th. 
Tracy Trothen was an invited speaker at the plenary session on "Technology, Values and Society."

The School of Religion, Queen’s University, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam as Assistant Professor in Religion and Social Justice. 

School of Religion Undergraduate and Incoming MA Student was Nominated for the Gender Studies Essay Award and Won!

Sam Maclennan won the Kathleen A. Herman Prize in Gender Studies for his essay entitled “Queering Mary in Christian Feminist Theological Literature.” Sam wrote this essay last term as part of the requirements for RELS 312 — “Feminist Christian Theology.” We look forward to Sam beginning his MA with us in September.

The School of Religion, Queen’s University, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Dustin Atlas as Co-ordinator of Jewish Studies and Assistant Professor in Contemporary Jewish Religion and Globalized Identities. 

Class selection for 2019-2020 starts on July 15 and runs through June 24, according to assigned appointment times. 

Class restrictions will be lifted for the 2nd round of Class Selection that runs July 26 - August 2nd.

More information can be found on the Arts & Science website.

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Congratulations to Dr. Shobhana Xavier who has been awarded a Wabash Center Fellowship for a project entitled:  "Navigating the Taboos of Race, Ethnicity and Religion in the Classroom." For the Fellowship project she will be researching and reflecting on her religious studies pedagogical practices, especially for her course on race, ethnicity and religion.