The purpose of this conference is to bring together experts in religious studies and related fields for collaborative feedback on our projects and promote collegiality amongst scholars.
Completed in 1931, the Birks Building is home to the Jingiao Stele, the Birks Reading Room, and the Birks Chapel. The Birks Building was built in honour of William and Henry Gifford Birks and was known as Divinity Hall until 1972. It has also been the home of many important scholars, including W. Cantwell Smith, Gregory Baum, Katherine Young, Douglas John Hall, Robert Walter Stevenson, and Stanley Brice Frost.
Designed by the Maxwell Brothers, the Lafleur Mansion was bought by the Newman Association of Montreal in 1951. The building itself was completed in 1903 for Eugène Lafleur, McGill Law graduate and later Professor of International Law until 1908. Today, it is the heart of the Newman Institute for Catholic Studies, the Montreal Newman Association, McGill's Catholic Chaplaincy, and Newman Catholic Students' Society. The student club is the second oldest Newman Club in North America.