/religiousstudies/taxonomy/term/227/all en /religiousstudies/channels/event/birks-lecture-day-2-formation-christian-bible-current-trends-and-new-perspectives-288049 <h2>Annual Birks Lecture Series - Day 2</h2> <h3><span>The Septuagint, Jewish Writings, and the ‘Old Testament’: Authoritative Writings in Second Temple Judaism and the Formation of the Christian Bible</span></h3> <p>By Jens Schröter</p> Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:19:23 +0000 neely-kathleen.mcdonald@mcgill.ca 27706 at /religiousstudies /religiousstudies/channels/news/visiting-professors-school-religious-studies-290210 <h2>The School of Religious Studies is welcoming to ƻ����Ժ, and to the Birks Building, several visiting professors and scholars during the 2018-19 academic year. We are grateful for their willingness to join us, and for their contributions to the life of the unit’s teaching and research activities.</h2> <p> </p> Fri, 28 Sep 2018 18:43:16 +0000 neely-kathleen.mcdonald@mcgill.ca 27742 at /religiousstudies /religiousstudies/article/building-future-interfaith-studies <p>The idea of interfaith studies is often pegged to the notion of religions in dialogue – over conflicts, settling differences, towards a “mutual understanding” of worldviews that often happen to be widely misunderstood. But interfaith studies is a field with much greater depth, and at ƻ����Ժ, is growing larger through institutional engagement with wider audiences, local and international connectivity, and a commitment to global justice.</p> Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:33:58 +0000 Zahra Habib 27725 at /religiousstudies