Canadian Society for the Study of Religion

Canadian Society for the Study of Religion

Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Religion
Abbreviation	CSSR
Formation	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Founders	George Grant[1] William Nicholls[1] Boyd Sinyard[1]
Type	Learned society
Region served	Canada
Field	Religious studies
Official languages	English[2] French[2]
President	Diana Dimitrova
Affiliations	Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences International Association for the History of Religions
Website	cssrscer.ca

The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR; French: Société Canadienne pour l'Étude de la Religion [SCÉR]) is a Canadian academic society oriented to the scholarly study of religion. It was established in 1965.[3]

Partner societies

As described on the CSSR website's "Our Partners" page,[4] this society is affiliated with a number of other Canadian, American, and international academic societies focused on the study of religion. Among them, the CSSR maintains close liaison with the Société Québécoise pour l'Étude de la Religion. The society is also a member of the International Association for the History of Religions and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

In 1971,^[citation needed] the CSSR helped found the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.[5]

Presidents

• 1967–1969: Eugene Combs[1]
• 1971–1974: Charles Davis[6]
• 1977: Louis Rousseau[7]
• c. 1970s: Jacques Langlais [fr][8]
• c. 1980: Peter Slater[9]
• 1988: Bruce Alton[10]
• Harold Coward[11]
• 1994–1996: Morny Joy[12]
• 1996–1998: William Closson James[13]
• 2001–2002: Randi R. Warne[14][15]
• 2005: Leona Anderson[16]
• 2006–2008: Peter Beyer[17]
• 2008–2009: Michel Desjardins[18]
• 2010–2011: Darlene Juschka[19]
• 2012–2015: Rubina Ramji[20][21]
• 2016–2020: Heather Shipley[22][23]
• 2020–2022: Paul Gareau[24]
• 2022–present: Diana Dimitrova

See also

• American Academy of Religion
• Canadian Theological Society
• List of learned societies

References

Footnotes

1. Combs 1977, p. 357.
2. Combs 1977, p. 358; Coward 2014, p. 5.
3. Coward 2014, p. 5; Coward, Slater & Chagnon 2015.
4. [1], "Our Partners", CSSR/SCÉR website
5. Combs 1977, p. 359.
6. Lalonde 1999, p. 363.
7. Cinman, Israel (January 1977). "The Vatican or the University – Who Is to Set Policy for University of Montreal Faculty of Theology?". CAUT Bulletin. Vol. 25, no. 1. Ottawa: Canadian Association of University Teachers. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
8. "Jacques Langlais's Biography". Archives of the Intercultural Institute of Montreal. Montreal: Intercultural Institute of Montreal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
9. Slater 1994, p. 339.
10. Alton 1989, p. 415.
11. "Harold Coward Research Fellowship Fund - University of Victoria".
12. Franzmann 2008, p. 229.
13. http://post.queensu.ca/~jameswc/cv/Grants_%26_Awards.html ^[dead link‍]
14. Van der Graaf, Betsy (November 2001). "Class Acts". The Journal. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Winnipeg. p. 17. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
15. Warne, Randi R. (April 2002). "President's Update" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Vol. 25, no. 2. p. 5. ISSN 0708-952X. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
16. "Members of the International Committee" (PDF). IAHR Bulletin. No. 38. International Association for the History of Religions. March 2005. p. 8. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
17. Swatos 2009, p. 98.
18. "2008–2009 Executive / Conseil exécutif 2008–2009" (PDF). Bulletin of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion. Vol. 32, no. 1. Fall 2008. p. 5. ISSN 0708-952X. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
19. https://www.cssrscer.ca/sites/default/files/CSSR_Program_2011.pdf p. 2
20. "Co-Investigators". New Muslim Public Spheres in the Digital Age. Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
21. "Current Executive | CSSR/SCÉR". Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
22. "Current Executive | CSSR/SCÉR". Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
23. "Current Executive | CSSR/SCÉR". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
24. "Paul L. Gareau | University of Alberta - Academia.edu".

Bibliography

• Alton, Bruce (1989). "Before Method: Cognitive Aims in the Study of Religion". Studies in Religion. 18 (4): 415–425. doi:10.1177/000842988901800403. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 151690334.
• Combs, Eugene (1977). "Learned and Learning: CSSR/SCER, 1965–1975". Studies in Religion. 6 (4): 357–163. doi:10.1177/000842987700600403. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 148651168.
• Coward, Harold (2014). Fifty Years of Religious Studies in Canada: A Personal Retrospective. Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 978-1-77112-103-3.
• Coward, Harold; Slater, Peter; Chagnon, Roland (2015). "Religion". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
• Franzmann, Majella (2008). "Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands". In Alles, Gregory D. (ed.). Religious Studies: A Global View. Abingdon, England: Routledge. pp. 218–241. doi:10.4324/9780203939314. ISBN 978-0-203-93931-4.
• Lalonde, Marc P. (1999). "Professor Charles Davis (1923–99)". Studies in Religion. 28 (3): 363–366. doi:10.1177/000842989902800306. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 143943249.
• Slater, Peter (1994). "Winnipeg 1980 and Women's Studies: Response to Ursula King". Studies in Religion. 23 (3): 339–346. doi:10.1177/000842989402300308. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 148390867.
• Swatos, William H. Jr. (2009). "ASR News & Announcements". Sociology of Religion. 70 (1): 98–100. ISSN 1468-5906. JSTOR 27652597.

Further reading

• Wiebe, Donald (2006). "The Learned Practice of Religion: A Review of the History of Religious Studies in Canada and Its Portent for the Future". Studies in Religion. 35 (3–4): 475–501. doi:10.1177/000842980603500307. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 144357988.

External links

• Official website
• Société Québécoise pour l'Étude de la Religion
• International Association for the History of Religions
• Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion