News & Events
Where are they now?
Check out this video interview of recent alumni of our undergraduate program as they share where they are now.
Mar 15, 2022
Learn about the benefits of the SCAR Program.
Recent grads share the value of transferable skills from the SCaR program to their current careers.
Mar 07, 2022
McMaster SCaRS Alumni Panel
Join SCaRS on March 10 at 6:00 p.m. for a Zoom discussion on the benefits of a degree in SCaRS, career opportunities, and a chance to chat with alumni!
Mar 03, 2022
Why do students choose Society, Culture & Religion (SCAR)?
Recent graduates are interviewed by current program students and share why they chose Society, Culture & Religion for their undergraduate program at McMaster.
Feb 28, 2022
Need a course for the winter term?
Check out this brief video introducing SCAR 2BE3 - The Bible and the Environment
Jan 04, 2022
Announcing a Winter 2022 Course: INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM (SCAR 2J03)
Introduction to Judaism (SCAR 2J03) is offered in the Winter session 2022.
Dec 08, 2021
‘Schitt’s Creek’ holiday special: For Jews like Johnny Rose, the menorah is still polished and lit, even in diaspora
Celia Rothenberg, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, was recently featured in the Conversation
Dec 01, 2021
Speaker Series: Guest Lecturer on Thursday December 2, 2021 6:00 pm EST
Please join the Department of Religious Studies for our speaker series, featuring Dustin Atlas with the lecture "Talking to Creatures who Don't Speak: Martin Buber and the House Cat"
Nov 25, 2021
Analysis: ‘Oh creator, it’s you I now renounce’ — How death metal lyrics echo some Bible passages, and what it means
PhD candidate, Channah Fonseca-Quezada, has been featured in The Conversation.
Nov 10, 2021
Speaker Series: Guest Lecturer on Tuesday November 16, 2021 2:30-3:30 pm EST
Please join the Department of Religious Studies for our Speaker Series, featuring a talk called: "Old Men, Young Blood: Transhumanism and the Promise and Peril of Immortality" from Jenny Huberman on Tuesday November 16th, 2021 @ 2:30 p.m.
Nov 01, 2021
Congratulations!
Recognizing recent MA and PhD defences in the Department of Religious Studies
Oct 07, 2021
Consider taking one of these courses!
Check out the links to brief videos introducing SCAR 2NT3 "Introduction to the New Testament" and SCAR 2RD3 "Religion and Diversity"
Sep 08, 2021
‘Schitt’s Creek’: Where ‘Jews of no religion,’ facing exile, find redemption
Celia Rothenberg, incoming Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, was recently featured in the Conversation.
Jun 21, 2021
The Department of Religious Studies appoints Celia Rothenberg as Department Chair
Professor Celia Rothenberg's appointment will begin on July 1, 2021. As department chair, Rothenberg will oversee the graduate and undergraduate programs in Religious Studies and represent the department in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Mar 30, 2021
Magic, Healing, and Religion Workshop - May 26, 2021
The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to announce details of the following event: Magic, Healing, and Religion Workshop on May 26, 2021.
Mar 26, 2021
George Floyd and the “American Spring" - Secular Martyrs, Democratic Uprisings, and the Radical Religion of Trumpist Fascism by Ellen Amster
A new paper by Ellen Amster, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Department of Family Medicine has been published in The Journal of Interreligious Studies.
Mar 24, 2021
Graduate Admissions Information Session
Join the Department of Religious Studies as we go over what to expect in graduate school, and answer questions.
Nov 05, 2020
Non-Guaranteed Teaching Assistant - Job Posting
The Department of Religious Studies is hiring TA's for Arabic.
Aug 18, 2020
The Lives of Objects
Author talk by Dr. Maia Kotrosits will discuss The Lives of Objects: Material Culture, Experience, and the Real in the History of Early Christianity
Feb 26, 2020