Philippa A Carter
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies

The Department of Religious Studies at McMaster has been my second home for many years first as a graduate student, then as a sessional lecturer and as a contractually appointed (temporary) member of faculty. Now, as the Department’s teaching professor, I spend the bulk of my time teaching and learning about teaching in the undergraduate program. Each year I teach courses in Level 1, the required Level 3 course “Approaches to the Study of Religion” and one or two courses in Biblical Studies or Religion & Culture in Level 2. My graduate training was in Judaism and Christianity in the Greco-Roman world with a minor in Asian traditions. Many things have changed in the academic study of religion over the years but the rewards of teaching and learning with undergraduates at McMaster are constant.