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Reid Locklin

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science
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BIO

Reid B. Locklin is Associate Professor of Christianity and the Intellectual Tradition at the University of Toronto, a joint appointment with St Michael’s College and the Department for the Study of Religion. His research focuses on a range of issues in Comparative Theology and Hindu-Christian Studies, particularly the engagement between Christian thought and the Hindu tradition of Advaita Vedanta. He also writes on the scholarship of teaching and learning in theology and religion. Dr. Locklin grew up in Athens, Georgia, completed a BA in Humanities at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a MTS from Boston University, and a PhD in Theology from Boston College in 2003. He has taught at the University of Toronto since 2004.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor (Tenure-stream)
    University of Toronto, Christianity and Culture Programme, Saint Michael's College, Toronto, CanadaJul 2009 - present
  • Full Member-Continuing
    University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion, Toronto, CanadaJan 2010 - present
  • Advanced Degree Faculty (Full, Status-Only)
    Toronto School of Theology, Toronto, CanadaMay 2012 - present
  • Assistant Professor (Tenure-stream)
    University of Toronto, Christianity and Culture Programme, Saint Michael's College, Toronto, CanadaJul 2004 - Jun 2009
  • Associate Member-Continuing
    University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion, Toronto, CanadaJul 2004 - Dec 2009
  • Assistant Professor (Tenure-stream)
    Saint Joseph College, Religious Studies Department, Hartford, United StatesAug 2003 - May 2004
  • Instructor (Tenure-stream conditional)
    Saint Joseph College, Religious Studies Department, Hartford, United StatesAug 2002 - May 2003

DEGREES

  • B.A., Highest Honours (Thesis), Summa cum Laude
    University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, United StatesMay 1991
  • Master of Theological Studies, Summa cum Laude
    Boston University, Boston, United StatesMay 1995
  • PhD
    Boston College, Boston, United StatesAug 2003

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certificate in Indigenous Cultural Awareness
    First Nations Technical InstituteNov 2018 - present

AVAILABILITY

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