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==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The School is located at 3520 University Street in Birks Building.
The School is located in a building at 3520 University. A [[Collegiate Gothic]] structure named in honour of [[Henry Birks]] and one of his sons. The building was built between 1929 and 1931 by [[Harold Lea Fetherstonhaugh]], a student of [[Percy Nobbs]], for its original owners, the Joint Board of Theological Colleges. It was known by its original name, Divinity Hall, until 1972.<ref>[http://cac.mcgill.ca/campus/buildings/Birks.html William and Henry Birks Building]. [[McGill University]]. Retrieved 2008-07-29.</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 03:28, 4 September 2022

McGill University School of Religious Studies
William and Henry Birks Building, McGill University Faculty of Religious Studies
TypeSchool of Religious Studies at McGill University
Established1912 as joint board Religious Studies; 1948 as Faculty of Divinity Studies
AffiliationMcGill University; The Presbyterian College
Location, ,
Canada
CampusUrban
Websitemcgill.ca/religiousstudies

In May 2016, McGill University established the School of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts. The School of Religious Studies provides a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the academic study of religious traditions and theology.

The School of Religious Studies incorporates many methods and disciplines, combining the focused historical study of religious traditions with approaches that explore contemporary expressions of religions and public policy.

Facilities

The School is located at 3520 University Street in Birks Building.

See also

References

45°30′24″N 73°34′39″W / 45.50659°N 73.57742°W / 45.50659; -73.57742