Religion: The Big Questions
(October 26 - December 7) - [Closed] Encounter is offering a 7 week series for Bluewater Lifelong Learning exploring the Big Questions...
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EVENTS
We offer programs for the general public as well as educational programs and diversity
training for organizations and professionals in many spheres. If you want a
speaker or a program customized for you, please contact us.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Western Lens
December 3 - [Open] Free Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga. Join us on Sunday to explore Western conceptions of what "religion" is...
Religious Holidays: A Path to Inclusion
(December 5) - [Open] This webinar with the Canadian Centre of Diversity and Inclusion focuses on how holidays can be a very easy and...
Background on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
(December 6) - [Closed] Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. We will providing some background on the events and differing...
Online Lecture: Zoroastrianism
(December 14) - [Open] Register here. - Road Scholar. Join us at 2 p.m. (ET)/ 11 a.m. (PT) for a one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about...
Religious Literacy and Inclusion
(December 21) - [Closed] Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board. We will spend a morning with school board staff discussing...
Learning About Our Neighbours
(January 18 ) - [Closed] Catholic Social Services - Columbus, Ohio. We will explore some of the most prominent minority religious...
East Asian Cultures and Religions
Jan 25 - Feb 15 [Open] - 4 Thursday evenings from $25/ talk or $80 for whole series. This brand new series will explore the four main...
Adventures Online: Exploring the Religions of the World
(February 5 - February 9) - [Open] Get an immersive look into world religions as you study Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and...
Road Scholar World Academy
Brian joined this around-the-world learning cruise for 6 weeks of its 4 month voyage. He spoke on religions related to the places being...
Discovery Program
July 07 - 13, 2024 [Registration Open] Toronto - Discovery Week takes you on a journey both intellectually and experientially where you...
PAST EVENTS
We were delighted to have the opportunity to offer these programs recently. If you are interested in hearing about what Encounter World Religions can bring to your organization, school, or group please reach out to us via encounter@worldreligions.ca
Christianity's Many Branches
Road Scholar - Join us on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 2 p.m. (ET)/ 11 a.m. (PT), for a one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about the...
Speaking at Rotman Business School
Brian spoke at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Business School about religious literacy and inclusion and why it matters for...
Religious Holidays and Inclusive Workplaces
Public Prosecution Service of Canada Holidays are a great way to open conversations about peoples' diverse religious, secular and...
Evangelicalism: The First Modern Religion
Road Scholar - Evangelicalism: The First Modern Religion. Guests joined us for a one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about Evangelicalism's...
Pentecostalism: A Form of Christianity Shaping the Globe
August 15 at 2pm EST - [Open] Pentecostalism was born just a century ago but today, there may be more Pentecostals than Buddhists. This...
Adventures Online: Religions of the World Online
Encounter is offered a 5 day program through Road Scholar where attendees learned about five major religions over five days through...
Demystifying Islam
Hosted by American Express. Muslims in Canada can have personal experiences with Islamophobia, encounter horrible crimes against Muslims...
University of Toronto: Site Visits
Encounter took students from the University of Toronto on a series of site visits to learn about different traditions and communities and...
The Master Said - The Influence of Confucianism
Confucianism is one of the most influential movements of all time. We explored the teachings of the sage and how this...
Religious Holidays
Brian spoke on religious holidays from some major religions to help staff know one another better and foster new connections.
Love and the World's Religions
Unitarian congregation, Winnetka, Illinois We explored the role of love in some of the world's major religious traditions.
American Exceptionalism
The Meeting House, Oakville - Hosted by Sheridan Probus Club. While religion has declined massively in almost all Western countries, the...
Panel on Alums Outside Academia - University of Toronto
University of Toronto on "Alums Outside Academia." Brian was part of a panel that explored how PhDs find work outside of academia that...
Forum on Workplace Inclusion - 2023 Conference
Session: Exploring Religious Literacy and Inclusion. A full day session that combined religious literacy training for professionals with...
A Boat, A Buddha, and Big Lessons from My Trip Abroad
Brian had a wonderful opportunity to travel to Egypt, the Gulf States and Southeast Asia visiting mosques, Buddhist temples and other...
Rastafari - Probus Club of Stouffville
We will explored the often misunderstood tradition of Rastafari and its roots in Black power and Biblical messianism.
Policing and Religious Literacy
Halton Police Services Religiously motivated hate crimes have driven a surge in hate crime stats in recent years. Religiously illiteracy...
From Jerusalem to Rome
How did a Jewish movement led by a Jewish man with only Jewish followers quite quickly become a movement of non-Jews? In this lecture,...
Exploring the World's Religions
Over 5 weeks, we explored four major religions (Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Sikhism) and opened the series with our most popular talk...
Santa Muerte and the Day of the Dead
We explored what some scholars call ""the fastest growing religion in the Americas,"" the devotion to Santa Muerte or Saint Death. We...
The Religiously Literate Leader
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada We explored how Canadian biases around religion create discomfort on the topic which often means we get...
Holidays Around the World
Magnet Forensics December is the holiday season in Western culture but we will use this opportunity to explore holidays around the world...
Navigating Religious and Spiritual Diversity in the Workplace
This webinar was held by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI), the largest equity and inclusion organization in Canada....
Daoism: The Way and its Power
Daoism is one of China's great philosophical systems that is relatively unknown in the West except through Tai Chi and Chinese medicine....
The Life of the Prophet Muhammad
Thirteen centuries ago, an illiterate orphan heard a voice while meditating in a cave. Following that voice changed human history. We...
Police Religious Literacy Program
[Police Service Employees] Toronto Police College - $750 This was a new and unprecedented program in fostering religious literacy custom...
Discovery Program
Students from three American universities (Arizona State University, Middle Tennessee State, and Nebraska Wesleyan) spent five days...
Religious Holidays with the Town of Innisfil
Holidays are special events where we gather with friends, family and loved ones to engage in meaningful traditions and reflect on what...
Religious Literacy Consulting for Organ Procurement Organizations
We worked with Lifeshare of Oklahoma on understanding how to respond to religiously diverse publics in ways that will help Lifeshare...
Adventures Online: Exploring the Religions of the World
We experienced an immersive look into world religions as we studied Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism during a live,...
Music, Masks, Murtis and More
Road Scholar Online Program Encounter offered one of its most popular online talks that shows how religions aren’t just about books,...
Demystifying Judaism
Jews are amongst the most targeted groups for hate crimes in any Western society, a situation that has held true for far too long. In...
Exploring Religions of the World
Road Scholar Online Program We spent five days learning about the religions of Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism. We...
Why Religious Literacy Matters
Niagara Police Services Police today confront a society more diverse than at any time in recent history and, as seen in the news story...
Autumn's Diverse Religious Holidays and How they are Celebrated
From the Jewish High Holidays to Divali to Christmas, the end of the year is marked by major holidays in several faith traditions. We...
Workplace Courageous Conversations
Brian was in conversation with Curt Hammond of Four Simple Words. The topic was: Talking About Religion at Work.
Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals Without Our Communities of Faith
July 12 University of Western Ontario 12-1:30pm Brian moderated a virtual panel in London, Ontario on how faith communities can support...
Dismantling Hate Crime
The Burlington Inclusivity Advisory Committee was proud to host this virtual panel discussion where Federal Minister Karina Gould, Halton...
Road Scholar - Rastafarians
Rastafarians are little understood and frequently stereotyped. In this talk, we learned about Rastas' tradition of Biblical messianism,...
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
The Religiously Literate Leader - Senior Advisory Board We presented to the Senior Advisory Board of Canada's Public Prosecution Service...
Interfaith Explorations
University of Toronto Students from the university visited three places of worship throughout the GTA. We will learn about Sikhism,...
Debunking the Myths: An Exploration of Common Stereotypes about Underserved Communities
Brian was on an organ donation panel for the US-based Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance. The panel discussed misconceptions...
Creating Connection presents: An Afternoon of Nurturing Spirit Encountering World Religions
Brian spoke on April 27, 2022 as part of “An Afternoon of Nurturing Spirit” series. The world's religions are not just about books and...
Flames of Joy and Justice
A Celebration of the United Church's Commitment to be an Anti-Racist Church and Community Brian took part part in this online celebration...
Road Scholar - Adventures Online: Exploring the Religions of the World
In five days, we learned about five of the world's largest religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam). We learned...
Celebrating Diversity: Religion and Inclusive Holidays
Religious holidays are a great opportunity to connect with one another, learn more about our colleagues and create a welcoming workplace...
Demystifying Islam
How to be an Ally to your Muslim Colleagues As Ramadan, the holy month of fasting approached, our guests listened to a conversation...
Welcoming Workplace
[Closed Event] With the City of Waterloo we will explore the importance of religious literacy and create practical tools and strategies...
Challenges in Donation and Transplantation
Brian discussed religious literacy with respect to end of life issues and donation. Organ donation literally saves lives. Being able to...
One Burlington - Panel on Islamic Heritage Month
[Open To Public] Brian joined a panel on learning about Islam and the contributions of Muslims. Follow the link here to find out more.
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