His work encompasses the research fields of cultural studies, philosophy of religion, history of ideas and continental philosophy. His ability to bring his knowledge of the history of philosophy to bear on contemporary ways of thinking and to non-specialists is exemplary. A three-time Humbolt fellow, Dr. McGrath’s current project looks at the relation of religion to secular society. He serves as the co-chair of the North American Schelling Society and as a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy and received the President’s Award for Outstanding Research in 2012.