StFX Religious Studies

Religious Studies teaches what you need to know for 4 competencies of a global citizen: social, cultural, academic, and spiritual. #ReligionWhatYouNeedToKnow

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📷WELCOME, DR ADEL HASHEMI!📷This fall, we welcome @adelhashemi to a new role on the Religious Studies team at @stfxuniversity. He joins us as a part-timer to teach courses in religion, politics, and Islam. We asked Adel some get-to-know-you questions. See thread! 1/9

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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭: Born in a desert, raised under the shadow of snowy mountains, explored the tropical rainforest, befriended kangaroos, until finally landing on the red maple leaves. 🍁🍁 9/9

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📷WELCOME, DR MATTHEW ANDERSON!📷
This fall, we welcome @mramontreal to a new role on the Religious Studies team at @stfxuniversity. Formerly an adjunct prof, he joins us for 3 years as Gatto Chair of Christian Studies. (Thread 1/8)

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𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞: vibrant. I'm very curious about the world, and I hope it comes through in my teaching.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭: I'm married to Dr Sara Parks, also in the Relg Studs dept! 8/8

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📷📷WELCOME, DR GERJAN ALTENBURG!📷📷
This fall, we welcome Dr Gerjan Altenburg to the @stfxuniversity Religious Studies team. He joins us for a year to teach courses in Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga. We asked Gerjan some get-to-know-you questions. See thread! 1/6

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𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧: It’s not often boring.
𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞: Unpretentious.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭: I was born and raised here in Nova Scotia. 6/6