The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR; []) is a Canadian academic society oriented to the scholarly study of religion. It was established in 1965.
Partner societies As described on the CSSR website's "Our Partners" page,, "Our Partners", CSSR/SCÉR website this society is affiliated with a number of other Canadian, American, and international academic societies focused on the study of religion. Among them, the CSSR maintains close liaison with the Société Québécoise pour l'Étude de la Religion. The society is also a member of the International Association for the History of Religions and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
In 1971, the CSSR helped found the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.
Presidents
1967–1969: Eugene Combs 1971–1974: Charles Davis 1977: Louis Rousseau
: Peter Slater 1988: Bruce Alton Harold Coward 1994–1996: Morny Joy 1996–1998: William Closson Jameshttp://post.queensu.ca/~jameswc/cv/Grants_%26_Awards.html 2001–2002: Randi R. Warne 2005: Leona Anderson 2006–2008: Peter Beyer 2008–2010: Michel Desjardins 2010–2012: Darlene Juschkahttps://www.cssrscer.ca/sites/default/files/CSSR_Program_2011.pdf p. 2 2012–2016: Rubina Ramji 2016–2020: Heather Shipley 2020–2022: Paul Gareau 2022–2024: Diana Dimitrova
2024-2026 : Alison Marshall
See also
American Academy of Religion Canadian Theological Society List of learned societies
References Footnotes
Bibliography
Further reading
External links
Société Québécoise pour l'Étude de la Religion International Association for the History of Religions Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion