Religion

Faculty List

University Professor 
J.S. Kloppenborg, MA, PhD, FRSC (T)

Professors Emeriti 
A.T. Davies, BA, BD, STM, PhD (V) 
C.T. McIntire, MA, M Div, PhD (V)
D. Novak, MHL, PhD, FRSC (SM) 
G.P. Richardson, B Arch, BD, PhD, FRSC, FRAIC (U) 
L.E. Schmidt, MA, PhD (SM) 
R.E. Sinkewicz, AM, M Div, D Phil (CMS) 
J.M. Vertin, MA, STL, PhD (SM)

Professor and Chair of the Department 
P. Klassen, MA, PhD, FRSC (V)

Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate
A. Mittermaier, MA, PhD

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream and Undergraduate Student Advisor
S. Gallant, MA, PhD

Professors
C. Chojnacki, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
S. Coleman, MA, PhD, FRSC
J. Dicenso, MA, PhD
H. Fox, MS, MA, PhD
R. Gibbs, MA, PhD (U)
K. H. Green, MA, PhD (U)
M. Hewitt, MA, PhD (T)
R. Locklin, MTS, PhD (SM)
J. Newman, MAR, PhD (V)
K. O'Neill, MA, PhD
S. Raman, MA, PhD 
K. Ruffle, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
W. Saleh, MA, PhD
J. Schipper, PhD
N. Seidman, MA, PhD
K. Smith, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)

Associate Professors
R. Charles, M Div, MTS, PhD
A. Dhand, MA, PhD (V) 
C. Emmrich, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga) 
F. Garrett, MA, PhD
A. Hampton, MA, PhD 
J. Harris, MA, PhD
N. Junior, BSFS, MPA, M Div, PhD 
J. Marshall, MA, PhD (U) 
R. Marshall, MIA, D Phil 
N. Moumtaz, M Phil, PhD
A. Rao, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)  
J. B. Scott, PhD (University of Toronto Missisauga) 
S. Virani, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga) 

Associate Professors (Teaching Stream)
S. Goldberg, MA, PhD
Y. Nizri, BFA, PhD

Assistant Professors
S. Dost, AM, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
A. Graheli, MA, PhD
S. Kim, MA, PhD 
R. Lindsay, MA, PhD
S. Verskin, PhD
K. J. White, MA, PhD

Assistant Professors (Teaching Stream) 
F. Andjelkovic, MA, PhD 
S. Gallant, MA, PhD
E. Mills, BSc, D Phil 
G. Salimjan, MA, PhD

The Study of Religion

The Department for the Study of Religion (DSR) is a vibrant site of research and teaching where   students can study diverse religious and spiritual traditions in their historical, cultural, political, and textual contexts. As a religion department located in one of the most multi-religious and multi-cultural cities in the world, our undergraduate courses attract a wide range of students curious about religion and how to study it as an academic subject. Our courses cover many traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Indigenous spiritualities, Islam, and Judaism, and also focus on existential questions, such as the nature of happiness, narratives of creation, evil and suffering, and love, sex and family. Some of our students may have grown up with religious traditions while many have no religious affiliation or background whatsoever; every student is welcome in our classes. Our courses equip students with critical and methodological skills, writing ability, and language training, all of which are transferable across many careers, including law, government, international consulting, communications, teaching, journalism, academia, and much more.  DSR undergraduate students combine religion programs and courses with a wide variety of other programs of study, such as environmental studies, political science, computer science, philosophy, and college programs such as international relations and cognitive science.

The DSR is proud to be a part of the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP), which is a professional work-integrated learning program for Faculty of Arts & Science students enrolled in specific programs of study. This includes the following DSR programs: Religion Major (ASMAJ0151), Religion Specialist (ASSPE0151).

Students enrolled in the ASIP stream complete mandatory Professional Development programming plus a minimum of 12 and maximum of 20 months of paid, full-time, academically related work experience. The time to degree completion for students enrolled in ASIP is normally 5 years. ASIP is administered by the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Experiential Learning & Outreach Support (ELOS) Office. The ASIP stream of each program is limited enrolment. Students will typically be admitted to the ASIP stream of their program for the Fall term of Year 2 of study. Please refer to the ASIP Eligibility page for further details for detailed entry requirements.

More detailed information concerning the department, our programs, pathways of study, particular courses, and our Religion Undergraduate Students’ Association (RUSA) can be found on our website: https://www.religion.utoronto.ca/undergraduate. 

Undergraduate Administrator 
Amy Huynh
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 310 
religion.undergrad@utoronto.ca (416-978-2395)

Undergraduate Student Advisor
Dr. Sarah Gallant
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 216
sarah.gallant@utoronto.ca

Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate 
Prof. Amira Mittermaier
assocchair.religion@utoronto.ca

Note About Program Completion 

Students can complete only one program type – Specialist, Major, or Minor – in an individual area referenced with the same four-digit program code.

The Religion programs impacted by this policy: ASSPE1525 and ASMAJ1525; ASSPE0151, ASMAJ0151, and ASMIN0151