Katherine K. Young
Encyclopedia
Katherine K. Young is a Canadian
religious studies
academic. She was awarded her M.A.
from the University of Chicago
and her Ph.D.
from McGill University
, for research on the history of religions, specializing in Hinduism
. After completing her doctorate Young remained at McGill as a faculty member where she continues to teach. She has periodically studied and done research in India
. She has published on religion in South India, women in Hinduism and on ethics
., She has been proferred as an expert in Perry v. Schwarzenegger
by litigants who intervened in the case to defend a California constitutional amendment stripping same-sex couples of the right to marry. Just before the trial, the defendant intervenors against gay marriage removed her as a witness, but the trial court judge allowed her prior videotaped deposition to be entered into evidence by the marriage-equality plaintiffs.
Monographs
Articles
Editor
Iowa's Polk County District Court rejected Young's testimony concerning the purported social effects of recognizing same-sex marriages. Judge Robert Hanson rejected the supposed "expert" testimony of Dr. Young and stated that her testimony would be inadmissible at trial, on the basis that her opinions were "not based on observation supported by scientific methodology or... on empirical research in any sense."
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
academic. She was awarded her M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and her Ph.D.
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, for research on the history of religions, specializing in Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. After completing her doctorate Young remained at McGill as a faculty member where she continues to teach. She has periodically studied and done research in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. She has published on religion in South India, women in Hinduism and on ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
., She has been proferred as an expert in Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Perry v. Schwarzenegger is a federal lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the federal constitutionality of Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot initiative that amended the California Constitution to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples,...
by litigants who intervened in the case to defend a California constitutional amendment stripping same-sex couples of the right to marry. Just before the trial, the defendant intervenors against gay marriage removed her as a witness, but the trial court judge allowed her prior videotaped deposition to be entered into evidence by the marriage-equality plaintiffs.
Publications
Series- with Paul NathansonPaul NathansonPaul Nathanson is a Canadian religious studies academic. He has a BA in art history ; an MLS ; a BTh ; an MA in religious studies ; and a PhD...
. Spreading Misandry. : , 2001. - with Paul Nathanson. Legalizing Misandry. : , 2006.
Monographs
- with Harold G. Coward and Julius J. LipnerJulius J. Lipner, who is of Indo-Czech origin, is at the .He was born and brought up in India, for the most part in West Bengal. After his schooling in India, he obtained a Licentiate in Theology in the Pontifical Athenaeum in Poona, and then spent two years studying for an M.A. in Indian and Western philosophy...
. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=VssJ5c7KsNwC&dq=hindu+ethics+purity+abortion+and+euthanasia&pg=PP1&ots=8Xx46uh11e&sig=T31pXmRJlbVsg5iZQ8ErBIvRaOg&prev=http://www.google.com.au/search%3Fas_q%3DHindu%2BEthics%253A%2BPurity%252C%2BAbortion%252C%2Band%2BEuthanasia%26hl%3Den%26num%3D10%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26as_epq%3D%26as_oq%3D%26as_eq%3D%26lr%3D%26cr%3D%26as_ft%3Di%26as_filetype%3D%26as_qdr%3Dall%26as_occt%3Dany%26as_dt%3Di%26as_sitesearch%3D%26as_rights%3D%26safe%3Dimages&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnailHindu Ethics:] Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia. Albany, New YorkAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
: State University of New York PressState University of New York PressThe State University of New York Press , is a university press and a Center for Scholarly Communication. The Press is part of the State University of New York system and is located in Albany, New York.- History :...
, 1988.
Articles
- 'Women in Hinduism'. In Today's Woman in World Religions. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1994. Pages 77–136.
- 'World Religions: A Category in the Making?' Chapter 11 in Michael Despland and Gérard Vallée (editors). Religion in History: The Word, the Idea, the Reality. : ,1992.
- 'Hinduism'. In Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories. London: RoutledgeRoutledgeRoutledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
, 2000. Pages 248–249. - Review of Transdisciplinarity: Recreating Integrated Knowledge. In Encyclopedia of Life Support SystemsEncyclopedia of Life Support SystemsThe Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems is an interdisciplinary encyclopedia, sponsored by UNESCO and free for Least Developed Countries...
. Oxford: UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, 2000.
Editor
- General editor of the McGill Studies in the History of Religions series.
- Co-editor with David E. Guinn and Chris Barrigar (editors). Religion and Law in the Global Village. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2000.
- Co-editor with Arvind Sharma. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Fkay_WoTdHcC&dq=%22feminism+and+world+religions%22&pg=PP1&ots=w0Mt46d6z9&sig=8uwdd5as1ckkENQPVsMTTB-JF20&prev=http://www.google.com.au/search%3Fas_q%3D%26hl%3Den%26num%3D10%26btnG%3DGoogle%2BSearch%26as_epq%3DFeminism%2Band%2BWorld%2BReligions%2B%26as_oq%3D%26as_eq%3D%26lr%3D%26cr%3D%26as_ft%3Di%26as_filetype%3D%26as_qdr%3Dall%26as_occt%3Dany%26as_dt%3Di%26as_sitesearch%3D%26as_rights%3D%26safe%3Dimages&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnailFeminism and World Religions.] Albany, New YorkAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
: State University of New York PressState University of New York PressThe State University of New York Press , is a university press and a Center for Scholarly Communication. The Press is part of the State University of New York system and is located in Albany, New York.- History :...
, 1998.
Criticism
In Varnum v. BrienVarnum v. Brien
Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 , is an Iowa court case in which six same-sex couples filed suit against Timothy Brien, Polk County Recorder, for refusing to grant marriage licenses to them...
Iowa's Polk County District Court rejected Young's testimony concerning the purported social effects of recognizing same-sex marriages. Judge Robert Hanson rejected the supposed "expert" testimony of Dr. Young and stated that her testimony would be inadmissible at trial, on the basis that her opinions were "not based on observation supported by scientific methodology or... on empirical research in any sense."
External links
- McGill University faculty page for Katherine K. Young.