‘I Have a Brick from that Building’: The Deconsecration of Highgate United Church
The Evolution of Atheism
Stephen LeDrew. The Evolution of Atheism: The Politics of a Modern Movement. Oxford UP, 2015.
The concept of evolution is widely considered to be a foundational building block in atheist thought. Leaders of the New Atheist movement have taken Darwin’s … Read more
Questioning French Secularism: Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb
Jennifer Selby. Questioning French Secularism: Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines how contemporary secularism in France is positioned as a guarantor of women’s rights. Selby argues … Read more
Performing the Reformation
Barry Stephenson. Performing the Reformation: Public Ritual in the City of Luther. Oxford University Press, 2010.
The home of Martin Luther for thirty six years and seat of the German Reformation, Wittenberg, Germany is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. … Read more
Laïcité and the Private-Public Binary
Prudence Etkin: “Laïcité and the Private-Public Binary: French Law in the ‘Baby Loup’ Case,” under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Selby. (2016)… Read more
Five Times Daily
Scott Royle, Five Times Daily: The Dynamics of Prayer Worship Among Muslim Immigrants in St. John’s, NL,” under the supervision of Dr. Barry Stephenson. (2016)
Abstract:This thesis explores the ritual of prayer among Muslim immigrants in the city of St.
Do Not Remain Silent
‘Do Not Remain Silent’, an Op-Ed by Dr. Jennifer Selby
MUN Gazette, January 31, 2017
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Muslims have lived in Canada for more than 150 years, since before Confederation.
The first Canadian census in 1871 documented eight Muslims, who lived