Adam Lyons, Université de Montréal

Research

Religious Studies Japanese religions New religious movements Secularization Social welfare Modernization History of modern Japan Anthropology of religion

Latest funding

Coming of Age in the New Religions of Japan: Navigating Kinship, Stigma, and Luck in a Secular Society
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$116,920
Tenrikyo and the Rise and Fall of New Religions in Japan
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,100
Tenrikyo and the Rise and Fall of New Religions in Japan
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$30,962

All 3 grants and awards

Coming of Age in the New Religions of Japan: Navigating Kinship, Stigma, and Luck in a Secular Society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lyons, Adam J.

$116,920

Tenrikyo and the Rise and Fall of New Religions in Japan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lyons, Adam

Keywords: Religious Studies; Japanese religions; New religious movements; Secularization; Social welfare; Modernization; History of modern Japan; Anthropology of religion; Shinto; Japan

$25,100

Tenrikyo and the Rise and Fall of New Religions in Japan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lyons, Adam

Keywords: Religious Studies; Japanese religions; New religious movements; Secularization; Social welfare; Modernization; History of modern Japan; Anthropology of religion; Shinto; Japan

$30,962

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: Religious Studies Dear Professor Lyons, 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 religious studies 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 "Coming of Age in the New Religions of Japan: Navigating Kinship, Stigma, and Luck in a Secular Society" (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]