Anglican Priest earns a PhD in snowboarding
Posted March 4, 2011 11:54 pm.
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An Anglican priest from British Columbia has become the world’s first person to get a PhD in snowboarding.
Neil Elliot is the Minister at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. He recently earned the doctorate at Kingston University in London, England.
CBC reports that Elliot got the idea when he noticed the transcendent experiences people were having while snowboarding.
As part of his studies, he interviewed dozens of snowboarders from Canada and the United Kingdom, delving into the spirituality of snowboarding.
Elliot already has a master’s degree in Theology and Islamic Studies and is the first to admit that his love of snowboarding drove him to get the PhD and a job in the B.C. mountains.
He insists his thesis is serious and that he has received a lot of support from colleagues both on the slopes and in the clergy.
