UWaterloo Religious Studies
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It's #WorldHijabDay and we asked Muslim women what hijab means to them. Here's what they have to say.

Normally, parish council meetings are boring. However, this meeting from the UK has gone viral for its insults and strong language. I don't think Tom Stoppard could have written such a great scene. https://www.theguardian.com//handforth-insults-and-expleti

One of the graduates of our Joint Laurier-Waterloo doctoral program has posted a report he co-authored on Twitter. The Indian Government has repeatedly asked Twitter to remove it. Religious Studies makes a difference.

https://www.cbc.ca//sikh-calgary-dashmesh-culture-centre-t

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Why are friendship and love important for human living? Is friendship with God a possibility? Find out in RS 180 this Winter!

Religious festivals in the era of COVID-19

Learn about Christianity and Social change in Canada in RS 229R this Winter! How has Christianity been a force for both oppression and liberation in Canada's history? This course examines the involvement of Christianity in such Canadian matters as racism, colonization, and the creation of the social welfare state.

The book that kicked off the Evangelical Christian boon in "heaven tourism" faces a big challenge. Apparently, the child at the centre of this "true story," now renounces any claim to have died or gone to heaven. https://getpocket.com//i-did-not-die-i-did-not-go-to-heave

University of Waterloo RS prof Jeff Wilson's podcast on mindfulness. Jeff wrote the book on it. Literally. The latest episode of the Beyond the Bulletin Podcast is now live. Mental health professionals sometimes prescribe mindfulness for stress management. And for some companies, it’s big business. Jeff Wilson, a professor at Renison University College and a member of the Religious Studies department in the Waterloo Faculty of Arts, discusses the changing face of mindfulness as well as its benefits. Waterloo holds a series of events to build a culture of wellbeing. The University participates in Treaties Recognition Week. UW Fitness launches a remote workout series. And the president provides an update on University business in his latest President’s Virtual Town Hall.

This course will deal with the period of the prophets, e.g., Joshua, Kings, and Samuel. It will examine the uses and abuses of power analyzing the historical narratives and study the conflict between Saul and David, the political as well as the moral rise and fall of David.

https://www.cnn.com//china-foreign-religion-chr/index.html