What is inclusive scheduling? Inclusive scheduling is one way to help nurture a culture of respect for all religious, spiritual, and secular identities. In order to make your workplace as inclusive as possible, it is important to schedule meetings, product launches, conferences and other social and business events during times and dates that will not exclude those celebrating religious or cultural holidays from attending. Things to consider Make it part of the culture: Find t

Halton Police Services Religiously motivated hate crimes have driven a surge in hate crime stats in recent years. Religiously illiteracy can also impact the relations between police services and minority communities. Here, we explored the benefits of religious literacy in helping officers connect with each other and the public they serve.

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, Brian Carwana, director of the Encounter World Religions Centre, will show us how this transition in early Christianity is unique when we compare it to other religions. We will look at who Jesus was, and we will explore how and why the shift from Jerusalem to Rome occurred and how this transformation has shaped what Christianity is today. Clic

Over 5 weeks, we explored four major religions (Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Sikhism) and opened the series with our most popular talk that gives an overview of the world's religions.

We explored what some scholars call ""the fastest growing religion in the Americas,"" the devotion to Santa Muerte or Saint Death. We looked at the very long roots of this Mexican saint, a kind of skeletal grim reapress and the amazing growth of the movement in the past twenty years.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada We explored how Canadian biases around religion create discomfort on the topic which often means we get uncomfortable and avoid this aspect of people's identity. We explored the implications this can have on colleagues and on the public being served.

Magnet Forensics December is the holiday season in Western culture but we will use this opportunity to explore holidays around the world in a session both educational and entertaining.

This webinar was held by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI), the largest equity and inclusion organization in Canada. Brian was a subject matter expert on a panel discussing the topic of religious and spiritual diversity in our work environments and drew on his many years of work in the field of religious inclusion.

Daoism is one of China's great philosophical systems that is relatively unknown in the West except through Tai Chi and Chinese medicine. We explored this unusual philosophy that did much to shape Zen Buddhism and that constantly surprises with its unusual takes on the nature of reality and how to pursue the good life.

[Open] Jan 20 - March 4 Brian will join this around-the-world learning cruise for 6 weeks of its 4 month voyage. He will be speaking on religions related to the places being visited. During his time, visits include to countries like Egypt, Oman, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and more. Follow us on social media to get all the updates! Instagram @encounterworldreligions Facebook @encounterworld Twitter @ReligionsGeek