Homecoming - Classes Without Quizzes 1C "Religion in the World"
"Religion in the World: Pluralism, Multiculturalism and
Complexity"
Society鈥檚 rich mixture of religions presents countless
opportunities to encounter and explore human culture, history and
thought. In Canada and around the world, modern life requires us to
consider how people and societies both make and express religious
meaning. This class will look at religious traditions as an
integral dimension of society and encourage analytical
attentiveness to their meaning and expression, with examples drawn
from the past and present, and from locales near and far.
Ellen Aitken is Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies and
teaches early Christian history and literature. Prior to coming to
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Harvard University. She holds degrees from Harvard and the
University of the South, with training in folklore and mythology,
the classics, and religious studies. She is Chair of the Governing
Board of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Centre for Research on Religion and an honorary
faculty member of the Montreal Diocesan Theological College. She
was ordained in the Episcopal (Anglican) Church in 1986 and is
recognized as a leader in both scholarly and ecclesial communities.
Professor Aitken has also received two awards for teaching
excellence. Her publications include "Jesus鈥� Death in Early
Christian Memory: The Poetics of the Passion" (2004) and "Flavius
Philostratus鈥檚 Heroikos" (translation and commentary, 2001). She is
co-editor of "The Bible in the Public Square: Reading the Signs of
the Times" (2008).
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