Book Launch: The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture
Feb
13

Book Launch: The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture

Religion is arguably the most primary and powerful shaper of cultures. In this new book, the editors Yaakov Ariel, Gregor Thuswaldner, and Jens Zimmermann have gathered the most recent perspectives on the relation of Christianity and Culture. What is the relation of Christianity to art, to science, to literature, to architecture or to music? How has Christianity wrestled with questions of human identity, education, sexuality, and racial tensions? Meet the editors and listen to how authors have addressed these and other topics. The presentation of the books content will be followed by a panel discussion with the editors who will respond to your questions. Please join us for a reception in the Regent Atrium with live music and refreshments beginning at 6 pm prior to the main event from 7-8:30 pm. Please join us for this free and public Houston Centre event. 

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PAST EVENT: Public Lecture: Fr John Behr on Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Human Image of God
Sep
14

PAST EVENT: Public Lecture: Fr John Behr on Gregory of Nyssa’s On the Human Image of God

Fr John Behr, Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen, has published the first English-language translation of Gregory of Nyssa’s classic text On the Human Image of God (AKA de hominis opificio) since the 1800s. In this public lecture, Fr John will expound St Gregory’s anthropology and its ongoing relevance for the central question of what it means to be human.

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PAST EVENT: Euthanasia in Canada: Progress or Runaway Train? Public Online Q&A Session (RSVP Required)
May
1

PAST EVENT: Euthanasia in Canada: Progress or Runaway Train? Public Online Q&A Session (RSVP Required)

Join us for a public Q&A session with a panel of practitioners from a range of fields (palliative care, priestly ministry, disability advocacy in Indigenous communities), each of which is affected by Canada's MAID legislation. This event serves as a follow-up to our February 2 public lecture, "Euthanasia in Canada: Progress or Runaway Train?"

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PAST EVENT: Public Lecture & Panel Discussion: Euthanasia in Canada with Dr. Brian Bird
Feb
2

PAST EVENT: Public Lecture & Panel Discussion: Euthanasia in Canada with Dr. Brian Bird

In his lecture, Dr. Brian Bird of UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law will summarize the history of Canada’s euthanasia laws and discuss the pressing social, ethical and legal concerns raised by euthanasia for Canadians and the future of Canadian society.

Immediately following the lecture, there will be a panel discussion including representatives from communities directly impacted by the latest euthanasia policies: Dr. Will Johnston (a seasoned family physician and former chair of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition), the Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett (Program Director for Faith Communities at Cardus), and Neil Belanger (Executive Director of the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society).

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