Harold Coward

Harold Coward
Born	1936 (age 87–88)
Nationality	Canadian
Scientific career
Fields	Bioethics,Religious Studies

Harold CowardFRSC(born 1936) is a Canadian scholar ofbioethicsandreligious studies.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.

Coward is the author of many publications and has been profiled in theVancouver Sun.

Coward's works and publications have been discussed multiple times in popular media. In 1994, theVancouver Sundescribed Coward as "one of the world's leaders in creating a constructive religious response to the population crisis". In 1997, Coward was described as "arguably the most dynamic religion scholar in Canada today".

Coward was the first director at theUniversity of Calgary Press(1981–83).

Coward was director of theUniversity of Victoria's Centre for Studies in Religion and Society. Coward is a director at Genome British Columbia.

An honorary collection of essays has been dedicated to Coward.

Publications (selected)

• 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

• 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.