Fondée en 1975, l’Association est une organisation sans buts lucratifs qui se propose d’encourager et de dèvelopper au Canada l’ètude sous tous ses aspects de la pèriode dite patristique, entendue au sens large (du IIe au VIIIe s. de notre ère). 

Since 1975, the Canadian Society of Patristic Studies has existed to promote and contribute to the scholarly study in Canada of the “church fathers” and early Christianity. The society meets annually, historically as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, which is held at a different Canadian university each year. Since 2021, we have been offering hybrid meetings (both in person and online). Please check our Réunion/Meeting page for updates on the annual meeting.

Membership is open to all who share the objectives of the Society. University faculty, students, and private scholars who work in the field are particularly encouraged to join. There is a fee for membership, which normally includes a subscription to the journal Sciences Religieuses / Studies in Religion.

2026 Call for Papers/Appel de Communications is now open.

Information on the 2026 Annual Meeting is available here.

Information on our Student Essay Contest can be found here.

The latest bulletin is now available.

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