(March 17-30) - [Sold Out!] - Our Discover India 2027 program is sold out—thank you for the incredible response. We’re sharing a peek at the itinerary and trip details, and we invite you to join the waitlist if you’d like to be first to know about openings and/or a possible 2028 trip. It’s never too early to express interest.

July 11 to 17, 2027 [Registration Open] Toronto - Discovery Week takes you on a journey both intellectually and experientially where you can taste, smell, and see the world’s religions. You will: Enjoy a Sikh langar meal and watch the community put their scriptures to bed Feel a mosque at Friday prayer and hear the sermon Explore fantastic Hindu temples Observe a Neopagan ritual Meet a Rasta elder Attend the Jewish Shabbat service ….and much, much more. Your registration fee

We visited a university world religions class to discuss how the very understanding of "religion" in the west has been shaped so profoundly by Biblical religion that it inhibits the ability to understand other religions clearly. The talk also used religious objects to explore "lived religion."

We took business students from the University of Toronto's business school to Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist places of worship to learn about how to create inclusive work environments where staff feel a sense of belonging and can contribute fully.

Encounter presented religious literacy for library staff and its relevance to workplace culture and serving the public. We explored how understanding religious diversity, including key Jewish holidays can foster inclusion, support equitable scheduling practices, and strengthen relationships with colleagues and community members.

The USA has often been considered an "exceptional" country by religion scholars as it has maintained very high religiosity unlike any other Western country. In this talk, we explored why the United States has been such an outlier and how this ties to the unique relationship between religion and politics in the world's oldest democracy. This talk focused on the long term forces in America that will help participants understand both its history and current events.

Participants joined religion scholar Brian Carwana to explore Shintoism, Japan’s indigenous religion, and the intricacies of Shinto, a unique belief system with no founder, sacred texts or formal doctrines. We discovered the profound connection between Shinto and Japanese identity through its nature-based principles and historical significance.

This webinar explored how Organ Donor professionals and hospital staff can provide more meaningful support for families whose beliefs fall outside commonly represented religious frameworks. Participants were invited to move beyond the comfort of familiarity and toward a practice rooted in curiosity, humility, and affirming care — ensuring that every family, regardless of belief system, receives the meaning, intentional support they deserve.

Toronto - Discovery Week took us on a journey both intellectually and experientially where we could taste, smell, and see the world’s religions. Participants: Enjoyed a Sikh langar meal and watched the community put their scriptures to bed Felt a mosque at Friday prayer and heard the sermon Explored fantastic Hindu temples Observed a Neopagan ritual Met a Rasta elde Attended the Jewish Shabbat service ….and much, much more. The registration fee covered all classes, meals, tra

We spoke with senior leaders at the TVDSB (superintendents, managers and system principals) about how religious literacy can inform the classroom, the workplace, and foster better community relations. The schoolboard has schools with quite varied demographics and we explored how to create a better environment and more cohesion between staff, students and the broader community.