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
The Master Said – The Influence of Confucianism – (Dec 13)
[Open] - 2pm, $25 Confucianism is one of the most [...]
Religious Holidays (December 14)
[Closed] - California Institute of Technology. Brian will be speaking [...]
Love and the World’s Religions (January 8)
[Open] Unitarian congregation, Winnetka, Illinois - We will explore the [...]
American Exceptionalism (January 10)
[Closed] - 10:45-12:00 - The Meeting House, Oakville - Hosted [...]
Daoism: The Way and its Power (January 11)
[Open] - $25.00 - 2pm. Daoism is one of China's [...]
Discovery Program (May 15 to 19)
[Closed] Students from three American universities (Arizona State University, Middle [...]
Discovery Week (July 09 to 15)
[Registration Opening Soon] Toronto - Discovery Week takes you on [...]
The Western Lens – Seeing Religions More Clearly
This presentation is especially popular with schools. We help [...]
Past Events
Policing and Religious Literacy
Halton Police Services Religiously motivated hate crimes have driven a [...]
From Jerusalem to Rome
[Open] - Free How did a Jewish movement led by [...]
Exploring the World’s Religions
Over 5 weeks, we explored four major religions (Hinduism, Islam, [...]
Santa Muerte and the Day of the Dead
We explored what some scholars call ""the fastest growing religion [...]
The Religiously Literate Leader
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada We explored how Canadian biases around [...]
Holidays Around the World
Magnet Forensics December is the holiday season in Western culture [...]
Navigating Religious and Spiritual Diversity in the Workplace
This webinar was held by the Canadian Centre for Diversity [...]
Autumn’s Diverse Religious Holidays and How they are Celebrated
From the Jewish High Holidays to Divali to Christmas, the [...]
Supporting LGBTQ+ Individuals Without Our Communities of Faith
University of Western Ontario, 12-1:30pm - Brian moderated a virtual [...]
Exploring Religions of the World
Road Scholar Online Program We spent five days learning about [...]
