Lucian Turcescu, Concordia University

Research

collaboration and resistance church-state relations religion and politics transitional justice

Latest funding

Between devil's confessors and god's martyrs: collaboration and resistance of religious groups in communist Romania
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$203,832
From repression to cooperation: religion and politics in the enlarged Europe
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$98,035
The Reception and Interpretation of the Bible in Late Antiquity
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$23,000

All 3 grants and awards

Between devil's confessors and god's martyrs: collaboration and resistance of religious groups in communist Romania

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Turcescu, Lucian

Keywords: collaboration and resistance; church-state relations; religion and politics; transitional justice

$203,832

From repression to cooperation: religion and politics in the enlarged Europe

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Stan, Lavinia M.

Keywords: religion and politics; church-state relations; public policy affecting religious affairs; twin tolerations; EU accession; post-communist democratization

$98,035

The Reception and Interpretation of the Bible in Late Antiquity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Turcescu, Lucian

Keywords: bible; Christianity; Judaism; interpretation; textuality; antiquity; Patristics; Rabbinic; Gnosticism; Apocrypha

$23,000

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: collaboration and resistance Dear Professor Turcescu, 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 collaboration and resistance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]