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Religion, Culture and Society is an interdisciplinary program focusing on the integral place of religious traditions within culture and society–today and in the past, from local to global settings.

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AP photo of air attacks - Mahmoud Illean

AP photo of air attacks - Mahmoud Illean

Dr. Andrew Wender comments on the war in the Middle East. (AP photo: Mahmoud Illean) tinyurl.com/33rrdm9u

05.03.2026 22:16 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Events - University of Victoria Lectures, conferences, symposia, a film series, field-trips and special events—these are some of the channels through which knowledge generated from CSRS research is shared with the communit...

Indigenous religions are undergoing a grassroots revival in Russia. What does this mean for a country so intimately tied to the Russian Orthodox Church? Find out Thursday. Registration and Zoom login at uvic.ca/csrs/events. @uvic-rcs.bsky.social #indigenousspirituality #russianreligion

09.02.2026 22:02 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Conspiracy culture is not new. Join us Thursday as Sarah Madsen traces the political and judicial impact of a plot that rocked 17th C England and may yet have lessons for today. Joined for conversation by Gary Kuchar. @uvic-rcs.bsky.social @uvichistory.bsky.social #conspiracy #religionandpower

24.02.2026 05:39 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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We had a fantastic time meeting students at Vic High for the Humanities and Arts Fair!
A huge thank you to Delainy for being the host at the RCS table

27.01.2026 17:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The stories we tell shape our cultures and sense of the sacred. Join us Thursday as Peter Evans and Tommy Happynook explore Coast Salish myth and how it does and does not fit the
'theoretical mold'. @uvic-rcs.bsky.social @uvicanthro.bsky.social #coastsalish #sacredmyth

26.01.2026 23:25 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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AI is causing us to reconsider perennial questions about life and consciousness that have long been dear to religious traditions. Join us Thurs as CSRS faculty fellow Martin Adam takes up the thread in conversation with elements of Buddhist thought. #AIBuddhism #AIconsciousness @uvic-rcs.bsky.social

25.11.2025 18:23 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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2026 Annual Meeting - CSSRSCER

The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) invites proposals for their 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held at St. John’s College, University of Manitoba, from Saturday, May 30 to Monday, June 1, 2026 with an online component on Friday, June 12, 2026. cssrscer.ca/annual-meeti...

16.11.2025 20:43 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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RCS 311: Religion and Non-Violent Civil Disobedience
Spring 2026
#uvic #courses

22.08.2025 16:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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There is still some space in our RCS 305: Magic, Mysticism and the Occult course, running this Spring 2026.
#courses #uvic #registration

20.08.2025 21:45 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We have space in a variety of courses!
#uvic #courses #Religion #academic

11.07.2025 16:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Looking for some great 3rd year courses to take? We have some fantastic topics offered this upcoming 2025 and 2026 terms!
#Uvic #courses

25.06.2025 19:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“No gods no masters” is a popular slogan associated with anarchism. This course explores figures who went against this idea melding the principles of anarchism with their religious commitments.

02.06.2025 21:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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RCS 310: Liberation through Anarchy?: A Religious Exploration
Spring 2026
#uvic #courses

02.06.2025 21:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

“No gods not masters” is a popular slogan associated with anarchism. This course explores figures who went against this idea melding the principles of anarchism with their religious commitments.

02.06.2025 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The course focuses on the philosophy and non-violent civil disobedience of Mahatma Gandhi and its influence on later thinkers and activists.
Course will run in Spring 2026

02.06.2025 18:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Looking for a great and interactive first year class?
RCS 120: People, Practices and Politics of Contemporary Yoga
M/R 1:00 - 2:20
CRN: 22845
#uvic #courses

30.05.2025 19:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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RCS/HSTR 479A
In today’s world, is empire enduring or even resurgent, movements for decolonization notwithstanding? What might religion have to do with empire’s persisting and transformational power, as well as forms of resistance to it?
#uvic #courses

22.05.2025 19:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0