Harold Coward

Harold Coward (born 1936) is a Canadian scholar of bioethics and religious studies.^[1] He is the author of many publications and has been profiled in The Vancouver Sun.^[2]

Coward's works and publications have been discussed multiple times in popular media.^[3][4][5] In 1994, The Vancouver Sun described Coward as "one of the world’s leaders in creating a constructive religious response to the population crisis".^[6] In 1997, Coward was described as "arguably the most dynamic religion scholar in Canada today".^[2]

Coward was the first director at the University of Calgary Press (1981–83).^[7]

Coward was director of the University of Victoria’s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.^[2] Coward is a director at Genome British Columbia.^[8]

An honorary collection of essays has been dedicated to Coward.^[9]

Publications (selected)

• Coward, Harold (2008). The perfectibility of human nature in eastern and western thought. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 079147335X.  OCLC 733306474
• Coward, Harold; Neufeldt, Ronald; Neumaier-Dargyay, Eva K. (2003). Readings in eastern religions (2nd ed.). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 978-0889204355.  OCLC 80699880
• Coward, Harold; Smith, Gordon S., eds. (2004). Religion and peacebuilding. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 1417575743.  OCLC 57579043
• Coward, Harold (2003). Sin and salvation in the world religions a short introduction. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. ISBN 9781435684072.  OCLC 291211095
• Coward, Harold (2002). Yoga and psychology language, memory, and mysticism. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0585491372.  OCLC 54029215
• Coward, Harold, ed. (2000). Experiencing scripture in world religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. ISBN 1570752982.  OCLC 42888113
• Coward, Harold G. (2000). Pluralism in the world religions: a short introduction (New ed.). Oxford: Oneworld. ISBN 1851682430.  OCLC 44398623
• 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. ISBN 0585281025.  OCLC 45729284
• 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. ISBN 0585059993.  OCLC 42855370
• 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. ISBN 0585322902.  OCLC 45844414
• 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. ISBN 0585075344.  OCLC 42855857

Dedicated to Coward

• Hawley, edited by Pashaura Singh, Michael (2013). Re-imagining South Asian religions : essays in honour of professors Harold G. Coward and Ronald W. Neufeldt. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. ISBN 9789004242364.  OCLC 809989042

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