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.
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The Western Lens – Seeing Religions More Clearly
This presentation is especially popular with schools. We help [...]
The Growing Problem of Religious Hatred
Despite the efforts of many, hatred and discrimination of religious groups is growing in Canada and indeed in much of the Western world. Last week, the Canadian government made the wise decision to hold summits on antisemitism and on Islamophobia, focusing on the two most targeted communities (accessible here and here respectively). The summits had the admirable goal of increasing awareness of these problems and committing to a number of steps from education to security to address these problems. At the antisemitism summit, I was particularly impressed by the [...]
