Religion
Christoph Emmrich
Director, Centre for South Asian Studies
Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion

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- Faculty
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Buddhism Hinduism and Jainism
- Nepal Burma and Tamil Nadu (India)
- Newar; Nepali; Burmese; Mon; Tamil; Sanskrit and Pali languages and literatures
- Religion; ritual; gender; children; girl children; time; travel and memory
- South Asia and Southeast Asia
- The Newars the Mon and the Tamilians
Office: (416) 978-6463
Website
Email: christoph.emmrich@utoronto.ca
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David Novak
Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Science

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Areas of Expertise
Office: 416-946-3229
Languages: Hebrew, German, Yiddish
Website
Email: david.novak@utoronto.ca
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Frances Garrett
Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
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- Department
Areas of Expertise
Office: N/A
Website
Email: frances.garrett@utoronto.ca
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Isabelle Cochelin
Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science
Associate Professor, Department of Centre for Medieval Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science

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- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- History of medieval childhood
- History of monasticism
- History of Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800)
- History of Poverty (1000-1500)
- History of servants and service (1000-1700)
- Medieval history
- Medieval social history
- Old age in the medieval period
- Youth in the medieval period
Office: 416-978-7414
Languages: French
Email: isabelle.cochelin@utoronto.ca
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John Kloppenborg
Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
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Areas of Expertise
Office: 416-978-6493
Home: 416-604-2597
Email: john.kloppenborg@utoronto.ca
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John Marshall
Associate Professor

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- Department
Areas of Expertise
- Apocalyptic literature
- Colonialism and religion in the ancient world
- Early Jewish-Christian relations
- Historical Jesus
- Magic
- The role of Paul in the construction of Christianity
Office: 416-978-6667
Home: 416-964-5745
Email: john.marshall@utoronto.ca
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Mark McGowan
Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science,
Interim Principal of the University of St. Michael’s College for the 2020-2022 academic years.

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- Faculty
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Catholic Church (Canada and the world)
- Catholic education in Canada
- History of Christianity
- History of Ireland and its Diaspora
- Immigration and Canada
- Religion and Communications
- The Irish in Canada
- The Vatican
Office: 416-926-1300 ext. 3253
Mobile: 647-771-1865
Email: mark.mcgowan@utoronto.ca
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Moira McQueen
Professor, University of St. Michael's College, Faculty of Theology
Executive Director, Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute, University of St. Michael's College

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- Faculty
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Care of the elderly
- Conscience issues in health care
- Diversity and gender issues
- Euthanasia
- Fundamental ethics
- Moral theology and bioethics
- Organ donation
- Palliative care
- Reproductive technology
- Sexual Ethics
- stem cell research
Office: 416-353-9229
Website
Email: moira.mcqueen@utoronto.ca
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Pamela Klassen
Professor & Chair, Department for the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Science

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Areas of Expertise
- 20th & 21st century Christianity; missionary/Indigenous relations
- Canada’s treaty responsibilities in relation to religion/spirituality
- Religion
- Religion and medicine
- Religion in the public sphere
- Religion; colonialism in Canada
- ritual and healing
- Women and religion
Office: 416-585-4573
Website
Email: p.klassen@utoronto.ca
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Reid Locklin
Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science

- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
Areas of Expertise
Office: 416-926-2318
Home: 416-929-7192
Email: reid.locklin@utoronto.ca
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Ruth Marshall
Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Campus
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Citizenship state politics and violence in Nigeria & Cote d’Ivoire
- Continental philosophy of religion
- Continental political philosophy
- Pentecostalism radical reformist Islam and religious revival in the Global South
- Post-colonial theory African Studies
- Religion and Politics
- Religious conflict and violence
- Secularism and democratic theory
- United States Politics - the Religious Right since the 1970s; the rise of the alt-right; the MAGA movement; QAnon; the Trump years and party politics
- United States Religion - evangelicals and race; White Christian nationalism; theocracy; dominionism; reconstructionism; Christian cults; QAnon and its Christian roots and networks
Office: 416-978-0241
Email: ruth.marshall@utoronto.ca
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Simon Coleman
Jackman Professor, Department of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
Jackman Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
Areas of Expertise
Office: 416-978-4788
Languages: Swedish
Website
Email: simon.coleman@utoronto.ca
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Walid Saleh
Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
Areas of Expertise
Office: 416-946-3241
Mobile: 647-710-0921
Languages: Arabic
Email: walid.saleh@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Phone, Email, Text
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