Harold Coward Explained

Harold Coward
Nationality:Canadian
Fields:Bioethics, Religious Studies

Harold Coward (born 1936) is a Canadian scholar of bioethics and religious studies.[1] A Bachelor in Divinity (Christian Theology), he earned a doctoral degree in Philosophy in 1973 from the McMaster University. He was a professor at University of Victoria and the University of Calgary. He is particularly known for his studies of Indian religions, as an editor of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism, and has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1991.[2] [3]

Coward is the author of many publications and has been profiled in the Vancouver Sun.[4]

Coward's works and publications have been discussed multiple times in popular media.[5] [6] [7] In 1994, the Vancouver Sun described Coward as "one of the world's leaders in creating a constructive religious response to the population crisis".[8] In 1997, Coward was described as "arguably the most dynamic religion scholar in Canada today".[4]

Coward was the first director at the University of Calgary Press (1981–83).[9]

Coward was director of the University of Victoria's Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.[4] Coward is a director at Genome British Columbia.[10]

An honorary collection of essays has been dedicated to Coward.[11]

Publications (selected)

Dedicated to Coward

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/denmarks-mikael-stamms-phd-in-saiva-siddhanta/article8736911.ece "India, his beacon of light"
  2. Francis X Clooney (2002), Contribution of Harold Coward to the Study of Religions and Hindu-Christian Studies, Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, Volume 15, pp. 35–42
  3. https://www.smu.ca/academics/archives/harold-g-c.html Harold G. Coward
  4. News: Todd . Douglas . Douglas Todd . Harold Coward profile: An ethical subversive (UPDATED) . 6 October 2014 . . 21 June 1997 . 20 April 2011 . Reposted . 6 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081336/http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/04/20/harold-coward-profile-an-ethical-subversive-updated/ . live .
  5. News: Todd . Douglas . Douglas Todd . Too busy to reflect on life? And afterlife? . 6 October 2014 . . 16 April 2011 . 6 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113340/http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/04/16/too-busy-to-reflect-on-life-and-afterlife/ . live .
  6. https://vancouversun.com/health/Douglas+Todd+search+good+death/10322089/story.html "In search of a 'good death'"
  7. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/59102-journeys-of-the-spirit-new-age-2013.html "Journeys of the Spirit: New Age 2013"
  8. News: Todd . Douglas . Douglas Todd . Defusing the population time bomb . 10 February 2023 . . 27 August 1994 . 20 April 2011 . Reposted . 22 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422104311/https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/defusing-the-population-time-bomb . live .
  9. Web site: Anonymous . HISTORY: University of Calgary Press - 25th Anniversary – 2006 . University of Calgary Press . 7 October 2014 . 11 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011110216/http://uofcpress.ucalgary.ca/ojs/index.php/press/about/history . live .
  10. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=11045176&privcapId=11016386&previousCapId=6469350&previousTitle=British%20Columbia%20Cancer%20Agency Executive Profile: Harold Coward
  11. Book: Hawley . Michael . Pashaura . Singh. Re-imagining South Asian religions : essays in honour of professors Harold G. Coward and Ronald W. Neufeldt . 2013 . Brill . Leiden, Netherlands . 9789004242364 . 809989042.

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