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Ruth Marshall received a DPhil in Politics from Oxford University and joined the Department of the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto in 2008. She spent eight years living and researching in West Africa, contributing significantly to the field with her book, 'Political Spiritualities: Pentecostal Revolution in Nigeria' published by the University of Chicago Press in 2009, alongside numerous scholarly articles focusing on the political implications of Pentecostalism and postcolonial politics in West Africa. Her research and teaching approach is interdisciplinary, integrating critical theory, political science, political philosophy, religious studies, anthropology, and African postcolonial studies. In 2013-14, she was a Faculty Fellow at the Jackman Humanities Institute, reflecting her commitment to understanding the intersections of religion and politics in various contexts.
Department of Sociology