Faith, Scholarship and Countering Colonialism with the Love of Christ

In this guest blog, Hannah Willmann analyzes the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics to reveal patterns of erasure and appropriation of indigenous culture. She does so within a Christian frame that prophetically calls Canadian settlers to do justice and redress historical wrongs. … More Faith, Scholarship and Countering Colonialism with the Love of Christ

New Year Traditions and Resolutions: Tradition as an On-going Faith Argument

Faith is an encounter with God that creates traditions so such traditions can nurture faith. Here I explain how the modern Machine erodes our spiritual and geographic home, leaving us homeless, and how the traditions of the past, expressed in the present, can give us a better future. … More New Year Traditions and Resolutions: Tradition as an On-going Faith Argument

The Crisis of International Students in Canada: An Opportunity for Peace in a Troubled World?

Find out what our expert panel said about the crisis of international students in Canada this past November. They cover the statistics, but also the stories of real people and the Biblical call to do justice and care for the sojourner within your gates. … More The Crisis of International Students in Canada: An Opportunity for Peace in a Troubled World?

God Picks Up the Pieces: A Personal Journey with Calvin Seerveld

“We Canadians make massive imports of culture unawares,” warned Calvin Seerveld. “I do not believe there is a sinister American plot to take over our nation,” he continued, but he wanted to stand on guard against any kitsch slinking in from the USA. This is what he said at a CBC radio conference in May 1990, but his words, like most of his writing, continue to ring with prophetic resonance today. … More God Picks Up the Pieces: A Personal Journey with Calvin Seerveld

A Tribute to Dr. Calvin Seerveld and His Legacy for Trinity Christian College and Redeemer University

In this guest blog, Dr. Justin Cooper reflects on Dr. Calvin Seerveld legacy as a professor and as an inspiration for the Christian formation that happens at universities like Trinity Christian College and Redeemer University. … More A Tribute to Dr. Calvin Seerveld and His Legacy for Trinity Christian College and Redeemer University

Quantum Physics and the Credibility of Christian Faith: A Personal Reflection

I’ve often been asked how I reconcile physics with my Christian faith. For some, the two seem incompatible: science is about facts and equations, while faith is about belief and mystery. But for me, and for many others working at the interface of science and theology, the relationship is far more nuanced, and far more beautiful and compelling. … More Quantum Physics and the Credibility of Christian Faith: A Personal Reflection

Reason Within the Bounds of Christian Tradition: Wolterstorff’s Covenantal Philosophizing, Together with Others

Here I review the memoir of Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff. He is a kind of model Christian scholar–not only because he wrote seminal works that have championed a Christian worldview; but because he was a committed citizen of institutions and communities that in turn prompted him to write about the pressing issues of the day. … More Reason Within the Bounds of Christian Tradition: Wolterstorff’s Covenantal Philosophizing, Together with Others