Douglas E. Cowan

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The Reverend Douglas E. Cowan
Born	Douglas Edward Cowan (1958-08-14) 14 August 1958 (age 66) Canada
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity
Church	United Church of Canada
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Victoria St. Andrews Theological College University of Calgary
Thesis	"Bearing False Witness"[1] (1999)
Doctoral advisor	Irving Hexham
Academic work
Discipline	Religious studies sociology
Sub-discipline	Sociology of religion
Institutions	University of Missouri–Kansas City University of Waterloo
Main interests	New religious movements religion and popular culture
Website	artsweb.uwaterloo.ca/~decowan

Douglas Edward Cowan (born 14 August 1958) is a Canadian academic in religious studies and the sociology of religion and currently holds a teaching position at Renison University College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.^[2] Prior to this appointment he was Assistant Professor of Sociology & Religious Studies at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.^[3]