1 Thessalonians provides a fascinating glimpse into the origins and social life of the Christ group in the ancient Roman city of Thessalonike, while 2…
The relationship between religion and sexuality is often framed as inherently conflictual. Religious groups and ideologies have long influenced the public regulation of sexuality and…
Private associations organized around a cult, profession, ethnic identity, neighbourhood or family were common throughout the Greco-Roman antiquity, offering opportunities for sociability, cultic activities, mutual…
Shattering the Illusion is the first book to gather and comparatively analyze policies addressing child sexual abuse complaints from a selection of religious institutions in Canada.…
This book is co-authored with Meena Sharify-Funk (Wilfrid Laurier University) and William Rory Dickson (University of Winnipeg). Publisher’s Description: What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary…
Over the past decade and a half a considerable number of scholarly books and articles have addressed directly the relationship between associations and early Christ…
Should high-tech prosthetic limbs be permissible in elite sports competitions? Why are caffeine and altitude tents usually acceptable while some cold medications are not? What…
In the continuing and growing discourse on how best to understand the social organization of Pauline Christ groups some approaches continue to advocate for a…
This book sheds light on the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (BMF), one of North America’s major Sufi movements, and one of the first to establish a…
I am a Professor in the School of Religion and cross-appointed to the Department of Classics. My research focuses on the history of early Christianity…