John Craig, Simon Fraser University

Research

Protestantism popular religion ecclesiastical history cultural conflict theatre performance manuscripts editing

Latest funding

English Protestantism and Performances: the East Anglian Evidence
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$92,411
English Protestantism and Performances: the East Anglian Evidence
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$272,507
The politics of reading in the English parish, 1536-1642
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$58,800

English Protestantism and Performances: the East Anglian Evidence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Craig, John S.

Keywords: Protestantism; popular religion; ecclesiastical history; cultural conflict; theatre; performance; manuscripts; editing; digital humanities

$92,411

English Protestantism and Performances: the East Anglian Evidence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Craig, John S.

Keywords: Protestantism; popular religion; ecclesiastical history; cultural conflict; theatre; performance; manuscripts; editing; digital humanities

$272,507

The politics of reading in the English parish, 1536-1642

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Craig, John S.

Keywords: early modern english and welsh social; cultural and ecclesiastical history; bibliography; the history of the book; book ownership; english and welsh protestantism; printed forms of piety; parish communities and central authority; initiatives and agency.

$58,800

English churchwardens and the parish, 1350-1700

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Craig, John

Keywords: English churchwardens; parish communities; social depth of politics

$19,750

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Protestantism Dear Professor Craig, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on protestantism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "English Protestantism and Performances: the East Anglian Evidence" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]