Thinking After

Tag: Providence Theological Seminary

  • Upcoming Event: After Dispensationalism

    On Thursday, March 30, 2023, the Biblical and Theological Studies department of Providence Theological Seminary will be hosting a panel discussion of the forthcoming book After Dispensationalism: Reading the Bible for the End of the World written by Brian Irwin of Knox College, Toronto along with my colleague Tim Perry. If you’re a Christian in North America there’s a very good chance that you’ve either personally been influenced by dispensationalism or know someone who has. Guests are welcome to join the event in person or on Zoom. You can register for this free event and find out more information here.

  • Performance of Identity

    I had a wonderful week last week with the Doctor of Ministry cohort at Providence Theological Seminary teaching a course called, “Thinking and Interpreting Theologically.”  The students read several insightful texts in preparation for our time together.  The one that seemed to generate the most conversation was Andrew Root’s The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life (Baker, 2021).  It is the third volume in Root’s Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy.  In the trilogy Root is dialoguing with the work of the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, in particular Taylor’s seminal A Secular Age.  At the heart of Root’s project is the concern for developing ways for Christians to speak about and recognize the presence of divine action within the midst of a “social imaginary” that has reduced its vision to the “immanent frame.”[1.  These are terms Taylor introduces in A Secular Age.  I briefly engage with Taylor around some of these themes in For the Life of the World (215-216).] (more…)

  • Upcoming Bonhoeffer Course

    As part of its ongoing commitment to support the life and ministry of the church, Providence Theological Seminary is allowing pastors and other ministry leaders to audit most of its courses for the reduced fee of $250 CDN.  Include among those offerings is my upcoming modular course to be held during the week of February 20-24 on the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.  Here is the course description: (more…)

  • Editor’s Intro to “Death and Resurrection” Issue of Didaskalia

    Unfortunately, the upcoming issue of Didaskalia has been held up in production.  However, it sounds like it will soon finally make its appearance.  In anticipation of its appearance, I thought I would share my editor’s introduction to the issue.  We are once again making this issue available at the special rate of $5 for those within Canada and $10 for those in other countries.  See prov.ca/didaskalia for more information.

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  • Congratulations Dr. Paul Blair!

    Congratulations to Paul Blair, who completed his Doctor of Ministry degree with a presentation of his research at Providence Theological Seminary yesterday.  I had the privilege of supervising Paul as he wrote his dissertation, “Waterless Places: An Examination of Theology and Practice in the Exorcism of Spaces.”  Here are my introductory remarks from yesterday’s presentation: (more…)

  • Providence Theological Seminary Faculty Search – Old Testament

    Providence Theological Seminary is looking to add a new member to its faculty in the area of Old Testament.  The job posting describes Providence in the following way:  “For nearly a century Providence has been a Christian academic community in the historic
    evangelical tradition that teaches people to grow in knowledge and character for leadership and service. Providence Theological Seminary is both evangelical and interdenominational and exists to serve the Church by preparing and supporting leaders, developing resources, and facilitating theological reflection. The Seminary offers a variety of programs aimed at preparing students for Church, counselling, educational, global, and academic ministries.”

    If you know anyone who might be a potential fit to serve in this context, please direct them to the job posting, found here.

  • “Death and Resurrection” Issue of Didaskalia

    There is another excellent issue of Didaskalia on the near horizon.  Once again, we have been able to make the issue available to interested readers at the special rate of $5 for those within Canada and $10 for those outside of Canada.  You can sign up to receive the issue here.

    To whet your appetite, I’m able to provide a sneak peak of the list of content for the upcoming issue: (more…)

  • Congratulations Dion!

    Congratulations to Dion Gingerich, an MA student under my supervision, who recently completed his thesis “Plainly Becoming: An Examination of Early Anabaptist Simplicity in Light of Stanley Hauerwas’s Account of Virtue for Community Formation.”  Dion will be leaving Manitoba to take up the role of Dean of Students at Rosedale Bible College in Ohio.  Dion’s thesis will eventually be available through the William Falk Library at Providence, but if you’d like to read it let me know, as I’m sure he’d be willing to share it.  Here is his abstract: (more…)

  • Science and Faith Symposium Tomorrow

    We are one day away from Providence Theological Seminary’s Science and Faith Symposium, “In Him All Things Hold Together”: Integrating Knowledge, Pursuing Vocation, Building up the Body.  Interest has been building over the past week with articles appearing in the Winnipeg Free Press and on the website of CHVN 95.1 radio.   The latter includes the video of a conversation I had with radio host Sylvia St. Cyr.  I am looking forward to co-hosting tomorrow’s proceedings along with my colleague Dr. Rebecca Dielschneider and welcoming our accomplished speakers and panelists.  There is still time to register for the symposium here.

  • In Him All Things Hold Together: Integrating Knowledge, Pursuing Vocation, Building up the Body

    I am serving as the Project Lead for a Science for Seminaries Seed Grant that Providence Theological Seminary has been awarded by AAAS-DoSER.  As part of the grant, we are hosting a Faith and Science Symposium on Saturday, March 19.  Due to uncertainties surrounding the pandemic, we have been forced to host the event entirely online.  While we will miss gathering in person, this does have two distinct advantages.  First, because we are meeting online, we have been able to assemble a strong international lineup of speakers.  Second, because the Symposium is online, you can participate from wherever in the world you happen to be located.  See the poster below and visit prov.ca/scienceandfaith for more information.