CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Program
Department of Religion

Courses
Introduction to the History and Religion of the Jews
The Hebrew Bible
Introduction to Islam
Modern Islam
Medieval Islam
Islamic Mysticism
Ancient Judaism
Modern Judaism
The Canadian Jewish Experience
The Social Scientific Study of Jewish Communities
The Impact of the Holocaust on Religious Thought
Women and Jewish History I & II
Studies in Judaic law
Medieval Jewish Thought and Institutions
Sephardic Judaism
Studies in Jewish Mysticism
Modern Jewish Identify
Selected Topics in Canadian Jewish Studies
The Holocaust: Historical Circumstances
Israel: Religion and State
Medieval Jewish Thought and Institutions
Studies in Modern Jewish Philosophy
Women and Religion: Islam
Women and Religion: Judaism
(not all courses are taught annually)

Faculty
Judaic Studies and Islamic Studies
Norma Joseph (women in Judaism)
Jack Lightstone (ancient Judaism)
Michael Oppenheim (modern Judaism)
Ira Robinson (medieval Judaism)
Lynda Clarke (Islam)

Chair
Leslie Orr

Scholarships/Graduate Support
University fellowships, teaching and research fellowships

Special Features
In addition to BA, MA and PhD programs in Religious Studies, the department offers BA, MA and PhD programs in Judaic Studies

Inquiries
PhD:
N. Joseph

MA in History and Philosophy of Religion:
M. Oppenheim

MA Judaic Studies: I. Robinson
Dept. of Religion
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1M8
514-848-2065
fax 514-848-4541
www.concordia.ca