A warm congratulations to recent Clare Hall Visiting Fellow Simon Coleman, who has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

One hundred and four new Fellows have been elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly achievements. This recognition by the RSC is the highest honour in the Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Sciences.

Simon Coleman, who is a professor at the University of Toronto, is a pioneer in developing both the anthropology of Christianity and the study of urban forms of religious expression. A leading analyst of religion in plural cultural contexts, he has challenged conventional anthropological conceptions of the operations of ritual in contemporary societies. His internationally recognized, timely work has opened up research into Pentecostalism as a globalizing phenomenon, and introduced important new paradigms in the study of pilgrimage.

Simon was an active member of the Clare Hall community, even participating in this year’s Cricket Match as part of the victorious President’s XI team. We wish him all the best with his future endeavours!