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Studying religion: 成人VR视频 to host regional conference

Published: 22 April 2008

Religious diversity in Quebec on table as American Academy of Religion meets in Montreal

Just a few weeks ahead of the widely anticipated release of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission鈥檚 report on reasonable accommodation, religious diversity in Quebec will be among the topics when 成人VR视频 University hosts the 2008 Eastern International Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, May 2-3.

鈥淗osting the conference in Montreal gives us the opportunity to explore all kinds of topics because of our history, our politics and the religious diversity here,鈥 said Prof. Ellen Aitken, Dean of 成人VR视频鈥檚 Faculty of Religious Studies.

In collaboration with the other three Montreal universities with religious faculties 鈥 Concordia University, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al and Universit茅 de Montr茅al 鈥 成人VR视频鈥檚 Faculty of Religious Studies will host the two-day series of discussions and presentations, which will also touch on the academic study of religion, as well as the religious connections to food and revolution.

Topics include 鈥業mmigrants and religious freedom: the Quebec Commission on Accommodements raisonnable,鈥 and 鈥楶roblematic framing: othering and being othered in the context of Canadian immigration.鈥

Founded in 1909, the American Academy of Religion is the world鈥檚 largest association of academics who research or teach topics related to religion, with more than 10,000 members at 1,500 colleges, universities, seminaries and schools in North America and abroad. The Eastern International Region of the AAR includes Quebec, Ontario and parts of New York and Pennsylvania.

Members of the public can register for the conference online at .

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