More About Brian Carwana
Brian is the ReligionsGeek. He studies religions, visits religious communities, and is friends with many religious leaders. He thinks about religion in the shower. It’s relentless. As Director of Encounter World Religions, he loves teaching about religions, about ethno-religious diversity and what this means in our modern workplaces, schools and societies.
Upcoming Events
BC Transplant – Challenges in Donation and Transplantation (October 28, to 29, 2021)
Brian will discuss religious literacy with respect to end of [...]
One Burlington – Panel on Islamic Heritage Month (October 27, 2021)
[Open To Public] Brian will join a panel on learning about [...]
Stouffville Lifelong Learning – We’re All Protestants (October 25, 2021)
[Open To Public] The most brilliant political science professor I ever [...]
Hyundai – Window into Christianities (October 22, 2021)
[Closed To Public] Christianity is the world's largest religion and one [...]
City of Waterloo – Welcoming Workplace (December 1, 2021)
With the City of Waterloo, we will explore the [...]
The Western Lens – Seeing Religions More Clearly
This presentation is especially popular with schools. We help [...]
The Unicorn Walks into the Mosque
I want to share a story about the impact one person can have on others. When I met JW Windland, Encounter’s founder, I had quit my job as a venture capitalist with little idea of what the next step would be. I assure you “teaching and exploring diverse religious communities” was nowhere on my radar. What changed that was JW. He was a genuine unicorn. Not only had I never met anyone like him, I didn’t know someone like him existed. Who was this large white man with a [...]
