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Michel Desjardins

Associate Dean, Research and Curriculum, Faculty of Arts
Professor, Department of Religion and Culture

Areas of Expertise: Food and spirituality; University learning-abroad programs Christian origins Academic study of religion

Biography: I’ve taught and published in the areas of comparative religions, early Christianity, the academic study of religion, and the scholarship on teaching and learning. I’ve served on boards and executive committees of several academic societies, including the…

519-884-0710 ext.3323

Byron Williston

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: Environment and ethics; Climate change; Religion; Atheism; Modern Philosophy

519-884-0710 ext.3686

Alfred Hecht

Professor Emeritus and Associate Director Viessmann European Research Centre

Areas of Expertise: Regional development in Canada; Ethnicity, religion and income variation in Canada; Regional development in Paraguay; Industrial development in former East Germany

Biography:  click here for more information

1.519.884-0710 ext.2447

Andrew Lyons

Professor Emeritus

Areas of Expertise: Politics, religion and society in West Africa; Mass media in African society; Eugenics and scientific racism; Sexuality in other cultures

Biography: History of anthropology, symbolic anthropology, representations of sexuality, legal anthropology, the anthropological study of mass media. Geographical area: Africa.

Carol B. Duncan

Associate Professor and Chair of Religion and Culture

Areas of Expertise: African Diaspora; African Caribbean religion; Religion and immigration; African Canadian; Religion and popular culture; Caribbean religion and culture; African-Canadians

Biography: Research Interests: …

519-884-0710 ext.3692

Christopher F. J. Ross

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise: Psychology of religion; Personal needs and religion; Personality and religion; Effects of conflict on children; Psychotherapy; Religion and social justice; Gender and religion; Concepts of self in different cultures and settings; Images of God or the divine

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519-884-0710 ext.3679

Chris Klassen

Limited Term Appointment

Areas of Expertise: feminist theory; contemporary Paganism; environmental ethics; disability studies; popular culture; women and religion

519 884 0710 ext.3626

P. M. Michèle Daviau

Professor Emeritus

Areas of Expertise: Archaeology; Egypt; Jordan; Israel; Mesopotamia; Ancient religions

Biography: Dr. P. M. Michele Daviau is Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at Wilfrid laurier University and a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto.  Since 1996, Dr. Daviau has…

519-884-1970 ext.6050 or 3625

Joanne Benham Rennick

Assistant Professor, Contemporary Studies

Areas of Expertise: Social justice; Recognition and diversity; Globalization; Institutions and organizations; Canadian military; Higher education and learning abroad; Religious violence; Religion and development.

Biography: Globalization, internationalization, diversity and recognition …

519.756.8228 ext.5523

Dana Sawchuk

Associate Professor and Chair

Areas of Expertise: Sociology of religion; Religion and politics in Central America; Social Movements; Aging and Activism

Biography: I first came to Laurier in 1998 as a sessional instructor and joined the Department of Sociology as a full-time faculty member in 2001.  Since that time my research has focused on various social justice issues and movements in Latin America and…

519.884.0710 ext.2306

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