About the CTS

The Canadian Theological Society was founded in 1955 to promote theological reflection and writing in a Canadian context. As a community of theologians we draw our membership from and attempt to serve three distinct, yet interrelated, institutions – the university, the seminary, and the church.

The CTS is a constituent part of the Canadian Corporation for the Study of Religion (CCSR), which encourages collaboration between CTS members and our colleagues in religious studies, biblical studies, patristics, and church history. CTS members are frequently members of multiple CCSR societies and will participate in their scholarly programs as well.

As a member of CCSR, the CTS is a sponsoring society for the learned journal Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, now published by Sage Publications. Through CCSR and Wilfrid Laurier University Press we also participate in publishing monographs in religious studies, biblical studies, and theology.

The society meets annually in late spring at the Canadian Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences sponsored by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS). These meetings occur on various university campuses across the country for the presentation of papers and panel discussions in a context of engaged collegiality. The society also sponsors an annual student essay contest, with the author of the selected essay presenting it at the society’s annual conference.

The Canadian Theological Society welcomes to its membership students and scholars, clergy and lay people. Regular, retired, student, and unwaged members receive both print and online subscriptions to Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. An associate membership category exists for those who are already members of another CCSR society. Associate members have full rights of membership but do not receive a duplicate subscription to Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses.

For more information, contact Robert Fennell, CTS Secretary.