Network of Christian Scholars at the University of Toronto

02/11/2019

The Network would like to remind you to mark your calendars for our next seminar. Each semester we schedule talks with a number of scholars from numerous disciplines to promote discussion and encourage us to consider different aspects of being a Christian Scholar. Our Seminar series will resume on February 28th with a Skype conversation with J.P. Moreland in the West Lecture Room at Wycliffe College. We would love to see you there!

Moreland specializes in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and Christian philosophy, having had his work published in journals such as Metaphilosophy and the American Philosophical Quarterly. He also has had his work published by academic presses such as Oxford University Press, Routledge, and Rutgers University Press. He has authored or co-authored 30 books, including Scaling the Secular City, Consciousness and the Existence of God, The Recalcitrant Imago Dei, Love Your God With All Your Mind, The God Question, and Body and Soul.

His ideas have been covered by both popular religious and non-religious outlets, including the New Scientist and PBS’s “Closer to Truth,” and Christianity Today.

In 1985, he received a PhD in philosophy from the University of Southern California. His dissertation was "Universals and the Qualities of Things: A defense of Realism." His dissertation advisor was Dallas Willard. Moreland is married to Hope and together they have two children and four grandchildren.

Moreland teaches at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in La Mirada, California.

01/24/2019

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01/24/2019

TOMORROW! Toronto Christian Scholar Symposium

When: January 25th 2019 10:00am-3:00pm
Where: Wycliffe College
Keynote Address: Michael Murray on "Reverse Engineering the Imago Dei"

The Toronto Christian Scholar Symposium is an annual gathering of interdisciplinary scholars of the Christian faith. We aim to foster a community of evangelical academics to reflect on ways to integrate faith and the academy. Through these annual meetings, we provide an avenue for conversations where practical and theoretical issues of expressing faith in research and teaching may be meaningfully explored. Seeing both opportunities and challenges in an increasingly secular academy, we hope to encourage scholars to creatively and authentically demonstrate their Christian faith in all academic disciplines for the service of Christ.

Our gathering features a speaker in a particular academic discipline to deliver a keynote address, which is followed by working groups and a forum on critical issues with interdisciplinary faculty. We invite graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and anyone who is active in the academy to join us for this unique meeting of warm fellowship and deeply engaging intellectual exchange.

For Tickets and info, visit:
https://www.wycliffecollege.ca/tcss

11/15/2018

NEXT SEMINAR + SOCIAL

Our next seminar has been confirmed for Thursday November 22nd from 5:00 - 6:00pm . We would love to have you join us for a live lecture and discussion.

A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Derek Schuurman, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Calvin College

Thursday 22 November
5:00-6:00 pm
Cody Library,
Wycliffe College
5 Hoskin Ave

Dr. Derek C. Schuurman is a Professor of Computer Science at Calvin College. Among his research interests is the intersection of faith and technology. Dr. Schuurman is the author of Shaping a Digital Word: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology, and has contributed several papers and essays to the field, including a chapter in the recently published The Wonder and Fear of Technology.

NCS SOCIAL

Following the seminar on Thursday, November 22nd, we will be heading over to The Bedford Academy (36 Prince Arthur Avenue) at 6:30 pm for dinner and drinks. Even if you are unable to make it to the seminar, you are more than welcome to attend and be encouraged as you catch up with friends old and new.

11/13/2018

Bi-Weekly Prayer Meetings

Our next bi-weekly prayer meeting will be on Tuesday, November 13th from 8:00-8:45 PM in front of the Starbucks at the Medical Sciences Building. Please contact Jocky ([email protected]) if you have any questions or have trouble finding us or if you have any other questions.

11/01/2018

2018-19 Seminar Series

This is just a quick reminder that our next seminar is this Friday from 12:00-1:00pm. Please come out and join us for a short online lecture and discussion with C. John Collins (PhD Liverpool). Dr. Collins is professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the Old Testament Chairman for the English Standard Version Bible and is author of The God of Miracles, Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?, and Genesis 1–4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary. We would love to see you there!

Friday 2 November
12:00-1:00 pm
Cody Library,
Wycliffe College
5 Hoskin Ave

10/29/2018

UPCOMING SEMINAR

Our next seminar will be on Friday, November 2nd from 12-1pm at Wycliffe College and feature a short online lecture and live discussion with Jack Collins.

Dr. C. John “Jack” Collins (PhD Liverpool) is professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the Old Testament Chairman for the English Standard Version Bible and is author of The God of Miracles, Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?, and Genesis 1–4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary.

10/15/2018

Upcoming Seminar

Our next seminar will be on Monday, October 29th from 12-1pm at Wycliffe College. The exact room is TBA. We would love to see you there!

09/24/2018

This seminar is happening TODAY at 5pm followed by a social afterwards at 6:30pm. We hope you can join us for one or both of these.

09/17/2018

FIRST SEMINAR (AND SOCIAL)

Our 2018-2019 Seminar series kicks off next week. As a part of our efforts to encourage and equip Christian Academics for life in the secular academy, we have arranged for lecturers from numerous disciplines to present topics related to the intersection of Christianity and their field. We would love for you to join us!

Ideology, Worldview, and Human Value: Historical Insights
Dr. Richard Weikart
Professor of History
California State University

Monday 24th September
5:00-6:00 pm
Cody Library
Wycliffe College
5 Hoskin Ave

FIRST SOCIAL

Our first social will be held immediately after the seminar on Monday 24 September from 6:30 pm at the Bedford Academy (36 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto). If you happen to meet any new graduate students at your church, please feel free to invite them along.

RSVP to Jocky ([email protected])

07/29/2018

Summer Social July 30th

Please join us at The Prenup Pub (191 College St.) tomorrow on Monday, July 30th from 4-6pm for our first summer social. This event is a great opportunity to get to know members of the network and encourage one another. The reservation is under Jocky Kung's name. We would love to see you there!