DSR faculty member Simon Coleman, Chancellor Jackman Professor in the Arts, becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for his outstanding scholarly achievements.
This award is the highest honour of the Royal Society in the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences. Professor Coleman's citation for his induction to the Academy of Social Sciences notes his pioneering work in the development of both the anthropology of Christianity and the study of urban forms of religious expression. "A leading analyst of religion in plural cultural contexts, he has challenged conventional anthropological conceptions of the operations of ritual in contemporary societies. His internationally recognized, timely work has opened up research into Pentecostalism as a globalizing phenomenon, and introduced important new paradigms in the study of pilgrimage."
The 2024 Fellows and Members of the RSC will be inducted on Friday, November 8 at a ceremony taking place as part of the Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in Vancouver, British Columbia.