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NU faculty, students participate in International Death Festival
GeneralLast month, Nipissing University was an official sponsor of the International 'Lifting the Lid' Death Festival. Dr. Susan Srigley, Professor and Program Chair of Religions and Cultures at Nipissing, partnered with her colleagues in the United Kingdom, Jo Dagless and Victoria Keen, who founded the event. . A total of 1300 people registered for the festival from 42 countries with 157 collaborators and presenters. -
Changing the conversation on death
GeneralDr. Susan Srigley, professor and chair of Religions & Cultures at Nipissing University, along with four students from across disciplines in Arts & Science will be presenting at the virtual International Death Festival called "Lifting the Lid" on Friday, November 19 from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET). -
Dr. Srigley leading conference workshop
ConferenceDr. Susan Srigley, Chair and Professor of Religions and Cultures has been selected to lead a workshop for the Contemplative Care Symposium at the Garrison Institute in New York in November 2018. -
New book for Dr. McCann
Faculty PublicationCongratulations to Dr. Gillian McCann, associate professor of Religions and Cultures, on the publication of the new book she has co-written with Gitte Bechsgaard. The Sacred in Exile: What it Really Means to Lose Our Religion, is published by Palgrave Macmillan. -
Alumnus returns for special lecture
My NipissingAlumniSeminar SeriesNipissing University welcomes alumnus Dr. Michael Agnew back to campus for a special lecture on Monday, January 30, 5 – 6:20 p.m. in room A137. -
Book award for Dr. McCann
My NipissingFaculty PublicationCongratulations to Dr. Gillian McCann, assistant professor in the department of Religions and Cultures, on winning a 2013 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit for her book Vanguard of the New Age: The Toronto Theosophical Society 1891-1945. -
New book for Dr. Srigley
Faculty PublicationDr. Susan Srigley, associate professor in the department of religions and cultures at Nipissing University, has edited and published a new book titled Dark Faith: New Essays on Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away (University of Notre Dame Press). -
Health, Healing and Religion Conference
My NipissingConferenceNipissing University’s department of Religions and Cultures is pleased to announce the Health, Healing and Religion Conference, taking place at the Vidya Institute (232 Christie Street, Toronto) May 25 – 27. -
Religions and Cultures
Are you curious to learn about the different kinds of religions all around the world? Do you want to know more about where they came from, how they’ve impacted our cultures, and how they continue to influence our world today?
