Harold Coward
Harold Coward | |
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Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bioethics,Religious Studies |
Harold CowardFRSC(born 1936) is a Canadian scholar ofbioethicsandreligious 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 theEncyclopedia of Hinduism,and has been a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canadasince 1991.[2][3]
Coward is the author of many publications and has been profiled in theVancouver Sun.[4]
Coward's works and publications have been discussed multiple times in popular media.[5][6][7] In 1994, theVancouver Sundescribed 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 theUniversity of Calgary Press(1981–83).[9]
Coward was director of theUniversity 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)
[edit]- Coward, Harold. (2019).Word, Chant and Song: Spiritual Transformation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Sikhism.Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.ISBN978-1-4384-7575-2
- Coward, Harold. (2014).Fifty Years of Religious Studies in Canada: A Personal Retrospective.Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.ISBN978-1771121163.
- Coward, Harold (2008).The perfectibility of human nature in eastern and western thought.Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.ISBN978-0791473351.OCLC733306474.
- Coward, Harold; Neufeldt, Ronald; Neumaier-Dargyay, Eva K. (2003).Readings in eastern religions(2nd ed.). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.ISBN978-0889204355.OCLC80699880.
- Coward, Harold; Smith, Gordon S., eds. (2004).Religion and peacebuilding.Albany: State University of New York Press.ISBN1417575743.OCLC57579043.
- Coward, Harold (2003).Sin and salvation in the world religions a short introduction.Oxford: Oneworld Publications.ISBN9781435684072.OCLC291211095.
- Coward, Harold (2002).Yoga and psychology language, memory, and mysticism.Albany: State University of New York Press.ISBN0585491372.OCLC54029215.
- Coward, Harold, ed. (2000).Experiencing scripture in world religions.Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.ISBN1570752982.OCLC42888113.
- Coward, Harold G. (2000).Pluralism in the world religions: a short introduction(New ed.). Oxford: Oneworld.ISBN1851682430.OCLC44398623.
- Coward, Harold; Maguire, Daniel C., eds. (2000).Visions of a new earth religious perspectives on population, consumption, and ecology.Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.ISBN0585281025.OCLC45729284.
- McLaren, John; Coward, Harold, eds. (1999).Religious conscience, the state, and the law historical contexts and contemporary significance.Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.ISBN0585059993.OCLC42855370.
- Coward, Harold; Ratanakul, Pinit, eds. (1999).A cross-cultural dialogue on health care ethics.Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Published for the Centre for Studies in Religion & Society by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.ISBN0585322902.OCLC45844414.
- Coward, Harold, ed. (1998).Traditional and modern approaches to the environment on the Pacific Rim tensions and values.Foreword by Maurice Strong. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.ISBN0585075344.OCLC42855857.
Dedicated to Coward
[edit]- Hawley, Michael; Singh, Pashaura, eds. (2013).Re-imagining South Asian religions: essays in honour of professors Harold G. Coward and Ronald W. Neufeldt.Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.ISBN9789004242364.OCLC809989042.
References
[edit]- ^"India, his beacon of light"Archived2016-06-16 at theWayback MachineThe Hindu.Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^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
- ^Harold G. CowardArchived2017-04-17 at theWayback Machine,Saint Mary's University
- ^abcTodd, Douglas(20 April 2011) [21 June 1997]."Harold Coward profile: An ethical subversive (UPDATED)".Vancouver Sun.Reposted.Archivedfrom the original on 6 October 2014.Retrieved6 October2014.
- ^Todd, Douglas(16 April 2011)."Too busy to reflect on life? And afterlife?".Vancouver Sun.Archivedfrom the original on 6 October 2014.Retrieved6 October2014.
- ^"In search of a 'good death'"Archived2018-07-24 at theWayback MachineVancouver Sun.Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^"Journeys of the Spirit: New Age 2013"Archived2016-10-13 at theWayback MachinePublishers Weekly.Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^Todd, Douglas(20 April 2011) [27 August 1994]."Defusing the population time bomb".Vancouver Sun.Reposted.Archivedfrom the original on 22 April 2016.Retrieved10 February2023.
- ^Anonymous."HISTORY: University of Calgary Press - 25th Anniversary – 2006".University of Calgary Press.Archivedfrom the original on 11 October 2014.Retrieved7 October2014.
- ^Executive Profile: Harold Coward[dead link](accessed 5 October 2014).
- ^Hawley, Michael; Singh, Pashaura, eds. (2013).Re-imagining South Asian religions: essays in honour of professors Harold G. Coward and Ronald W. Neufeldt.Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.ISBN9789004242364.OCLC809989042.