James Shire

James is a second-year PhD student here at the University of Toronto’s Department for the Study of Religion. His focus is on the late-antique apocalyptic and theological writings of Syriac Christian communities in late antiquity. He recently completed his MA degree at the University of Toronto. His Major Research Paper, “The King Awakens: An Examination of the Figure of the King of the Greeks in Late-Antique Syriac Apocalyptic Literature,” examined the literary construction and application of the ancient mythology of Alexander the Great in late-antique Syriac apocalyptic texts. He also has an MDiv from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and a BA in global history from Pepperdine University.