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Ellen Bradshaw Aitken

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Ellen Bradshaw Aitken
TitleDean of McGill University (2007–2014)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineEarly New Testament Studies
Sub-disciplineGreco-Roman hero cult and ancient Christianity

Ellen Bradshaw Aitken (1961-2014) was a Canadian New Testament scholar and the dean of Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University (now the McGill University School of Religious Studies). [1] She was an ordained Episcopal priest serving at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Montreal,[2] and was a founder of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars. [3] She was “an expert in early Christian Studies, with emphasis on Hellenistic and Roman contexts…”[4]

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  1. ^ Ellen Bradshaw Aitken (1964–2014) (in memoriam), McGill University
  2. ^ "Historic moment on Trinity Sunday" (PDF). The Montreal Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Montreal. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  3. ^ ECF Fellows Spotlight: Ellen Aitken, Episcopal Church Foundation, April 28, 2105
  4. ^ Annie M. Lowrey, “Passion with a Prof”, Harvard Chrimson, March 11, 2004