Through Encounter, Brian offers programs to the public both in person and online. He works with private industry and government as well as schools, universities, and community organizations. Check out our events and contact him if you would like to arrange a talk for your place of work, your educational institution, or your lifelong learning group.
Upcoming Events
World Religions Series – Innis College (Sept 18 – Nov 27)
[Open] - Over 10 weeks, we will explore some of [...]
Visiting Houses of Worship – Rotman Business School (Oct 3)
[Closed] - We will taking business students from the University [...]
Religious Holidays: Judaism – Oakville Public Library (Oct 7)
[Closed] - Encounter will present on religious literacy for library [...]
American Exceptionalism: On Religion and Politics (Oct 8)
[Open] - The USA has often been considered an "exceptional" [...]
Religious Holidays – Ultieg Engineering (Oct 13)
[Closed] - Religious holidays are an enjoyable and relatable way [...]
Visiting Houses of Worship (Oct 24)
[Closed] - We will be taking graduate students studying religion [...]
Santa Muerte & the Day of the Dead – Road Scholar (Oct 26)
(Open and Free) - In this free talk, we will [...]
Demystifying Islam – Thames Valley District School Board (Oct 27)
[CLOSED] - Our executive director will be in conversation with [...]
Religious Holidays – Bernardi Human Resources Law (Oct 28)
[Closed] - We will explore key holidays in the fall [...]
Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Lakeside Church, Guelph (Nov 8)
[Open] - In this talk, we aim to shed some [...]
Past Events
Discovery Week
Toronto - Discovery Week took us on a journey both [...]
Closing Gaps: Understanding Belief Systems Beyond Widely Practiced Religions (Part I) – Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance
This webinar will explore how Organ Donor professionals and hospital [...]
Religious Literacy in Education
Thames Valley District School Board - We spoke with senior leaders [...]
The Western Lens
Redeemer University - We visited a university world religions class [...]
The Papacy – History, Power & Influence – Road Scholar
The papacy is one of humanity’s oldest and most influential [...]
Sacred Texts – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Durham
We explored sacred texts from some of the world's major [...]
The Fourth ‘R’ in Education: Why Religious Literacy is Imperative for Our Polarized World
Brian participated in a panel considering a new book on [...]
Exploring the Religions of the World – Road Scholar
Participants learned about 5 religions in 5 days through classes [...]
Religious Literacy and the Welcoming Workplace – Municipality of Chatham-Kent
We explored why religious literacy is so important for creating [...]
Shinto – Japan’s Indigenous Religion – Road Scholar
Participants joined religion scholar Brian Carwana to explore Shintoism, Japan’s [...]
