| Douglas Todd | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 5, 1953 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Journalist, Author |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Writing period | 1980-present |
Douglas George Todd, B. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A. , (b. May 5, 1953) is a Canadian journalist and author. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He is best known as an award winning writer on religion and philosophy with the Vancouver Sun newspaper, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on February 12, 1912
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Biography
Todd was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, growing up first in east Vancouver, then his family moved to Lynn Valley in North Vancouver from 1962 to 1970. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C This page is about the two distinct British Columbia municipalities that use the name and are often jointly referred to as "North Vancouver" From 1972 to 1974 he was a member of the Creation 2 theatre ensemble in Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario He is a graduate in Religious Studies from the University of British Columbia, and attended Claremont School of Theology / Claremont Graduate University, in southern California, in 1977 and 1978. Religious studies, or Religious education, is the academic field of multi-disciplinary Secular study of religious beliefs behaviors and institutions The University of British Columbia ( UBC) is a Canadian public research University with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna The Claremont School of Theology is a Graduate school located in Claremont California, offering Master of Art Masters of Divinity Doctorate of Ministry and Claremont Graduate University (CGU is a private graduate-only university
From 1980 to 1983 he worked as a reporter for The Columbian, a newspaper formerly published in New Westminister, B. C. (not to be confused with The Columbian from Vancouver, Washington in The United States). When the New Westminister paper went backrupt, he joined The Vancouver Sun where he has been a regular columnist ever since. The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on February 12, 1912
He has three sons and is active in area soccer.
Awards
Todd has twice taken first place in the Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year Award, which goes to the top religion reporter in the secular media in North America. He is the only Canadian to have received the Templeton. As well, Todd has won the highest award for opinion writing from the American Academy of Religion, the organization representing more than 6,000 North American religion scholars. In addition, Todd took first place in 2006 for the James O. Supple Religion Feature Writer of the Year Award, which honours the best in-depth writing and analysis of religious issues on the continent.
Vancouver Magazine referred to him as "arguably Vancouver's most thoughtful journalist. Vancouver Magazine is an English-language lifestyle magazine focused on Vancouver, British Columbia and the Lower Mainland. "
Other honours include four Jack Webster Foundation Awards (including for columnist of the year), a Western Magazine Gold Award, the Southam Presidentís Award, a Canadian Press Award and many B. C. Newspaper Awards. In addition, Todd has been short-listed 30 times for other journalism prizes.
Bibliography
He is the author of two successful books: Brave Souls: Writers and Artists Wrestle With God, Love, Death and The Things That Matter (Stoddart), which consists of spiritual profiles based on conversations with noted artists, including John Irving, Bruce Cockburn, Mordecai Richler, Robertson Davies and Carol Shields. John Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942 as John Wallace Blunt Jr Bruce Douglas Cockburn, OC (ˈkoʊbɚn phonetically "co-burn" (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock Guitarist Mordecai Richler ( January 27, 1931 &ndash July 3, 2001) was a Canadian author Academy Award -nominated screenwriter and William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913, at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December Carol Ann Shields (née Warner)BA MA CC, OM, DLitt, LLD, FRSC ( June 2, 1935 &ndash
He also wrote The Soul-Searcher's Guide to the Galaxy (International Self-Counsel Press), which guides readers through 28 ethical dilemmas, involving everything from housework to sex to global warming.
Todd is currently editing Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia - Exploring the Spirit of the Pacific Northwest, which will be published in the fall of 2008 by Ronsdale Press.
His blog called The Search allows interaction with his readers on topics and people as diverse as Canadian Islamic commentator Irshad Manji, Emerging (Christian) Church theologians Gretta Vosper and Bruce Sanguin, Cascadia: The Emerging Utopia, Rabbi Harold Kushner and the limited power of God, and Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion). Irshad Manji (born 1968 is a Canadian Feminist, Author, journalist, activist and professor of leadership Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master Harold S Kushner is a prominent American Rabbi aligned with the progressive wing of Conservative Judaism. Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL (born 26 March 1941 is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and Popular science
See also
External links
- The Search: Doug Todd's Vancouver Sun Blog
- The Vancouver Sun
- Religion Newswriters Association - Templeton Story of the Year award
- Vancouver Magazine awards page
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