John Kloppenborg, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The Propagations and Failures of Ancient Mediterranean Elective Cults
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$54,536
Networks and the diffusion of ancient Mediterranean elective cults
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$186,152
Early Christ-groups as Graeco-Roman associations
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$196,905

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Propagations and Failures of Ancient Mediterranean Elective Cults

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kloppenborg, John S.

Keywords: ancient religions; social networks; diffusion of innovations; behavioral innovations; early Christianity; Mithraism; cult of Isis; commercial networks

$54,536

Networks and the diffusion of ancient Mediterranean elective cults

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kloppenborg, John S.

Keywords: religious cults; moblity; transmission; Greco-Roman associations; early Christianity; Mithraism

$186,152

Early Christ-groups as Graeco-Roman associations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kloppenborg, John S.

Keywords: social history; early Christianity; small groups; diasporic groups; cult groups; civic values

$196,905

Papyrological commentary on the Parables

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Kloppenborg, John S.

Keywords: biblical studies; papyrology; social history

$75,025

Economic and social structure of Jewish Palestine

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Kloppenborg, John S.

Keywords: economic history; social history; parables of Jesus

$56,273

Editing the Bible

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Kloppenborg, John S.

Keywords: editorial problems; ancient manuscripts; textual criticism; bible; versions; Dead Sea scrolls

$22,545

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 Dear Professor Kloppenborg, 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 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 "The Propagations and Failures of Ancient Mediterranean Elective Cults" (2025), 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]