McMaster Religious Studies
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McMaster Religious Studies
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The Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, the oldest graduate program in religious studies in Canada.
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Next Monday, the Department of Religious Studies will host former MPP of Brampton East, Gurratan Singh, for a discussion of the value of the social sciences and the humanities for a life of public service.

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January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Save the Date: Tuesday, January 27th, 2pm EST

Prof. Adele Reinhartz (McMaster PhD, 1983), "Chanele's Diary: Tracing the Lives of Two Teenagers in - and after - the Lodz Ghetto."

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January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Dr. Travis Kroeker retired in 2025. In his almost 40 years in the Department, he supervised over 20 MA theses and 20 PhD dissertations.

Recently, his former students edited a volume in his honour: *Messianic Imagination: Politics, Theology, and Literature.*

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Messianic Imagination- Wipf and Stock Publishers
Messianic Imagination: Politics, Theology, and Literature explores the intersections of political theology, apocalyptic vision, and literary engagement. Insp...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Dr. Liyakat Takim recently published an essay entitled “An Analysis and Comparison of Shi’i Akhbari Exegesis in the Medieval Period,” in *I of the Heart: Texts and Studies in Honor of Seyyed Hossein Nasr.* @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM