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Engaging the University
An intro video to Graduate Christian Union at University of British Columbia.
Rescuing the Lost Language of Meaning
Some elements in modern culture have worked to repress/restrict our language usage--in particular what Charles Taylor calls the 'meta-biological', the language of significance. Restricted language ...
Sent & Sending: Gord & Ute Carkner
A closer look at Gord & Ute's campus ministry at UBC.
Is there Rational Evidence for the Resurrection?
Some allege that the resurrection of Jesus was a hoax. We must decide whether there is a more plausible alternative than an actual physical, bodily resurrection. Much hangs on the answer.
...Science & Scientism
Dr. Ard Louis, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, speaks on "Science and Scientism" in this online webinar. Dr. Paul Rowe, from Trinity Western University, speaks on "The...
Re-thinking our Myth of the Secular
Many people seem to be hungry for fresh perspectives on the current Western cultural ethos. Dr. Gordon E. Carkner argues that we need to urgently rethink our view of the 'secular'.
In thi...
Transcendent Goodness & Human Hospitality
What are the theological and philosophical roots or drivers of hospitality? From his research on the self in late modernity, Dr. Carkner delves into this question.
The Perils of Radical Individualism
In this webinar, Dr. Gordon Carkner analyses what is at stake in a radical individualist stance. He explores the social and personal consequences of this ideology that grips our society. His trajec...
The Genius of Truth
Dr. Gordon E. Carkner, a Meta-Educator with postgraduate students at UBC Vancouver, examines some of the critical parameters of the quest for truth. He offers some lucid clarifications in a day whe...
Incarnational Spirituality Series: A New Horizon
Incarnational Spirituality Series: A New Horizon. Read part one, and find links to the rest of this blog series by Dr. Gordon E. Carkner.
Freedom, Identity and the Good: the Theological Ethics of Christian Community
Christian freedom flourishes within a trinitarian horizon. Trinitarian divine goodness proves to be a fruitful plausibility structure within which to think about human freedom, community and the mo...
The Big Question: Why Do We Suffer?
Dr. Gordon E. Carkner leads an inspiring discussion on this key universal question. He claims that our worldview is critical to the understanding of suffering and how it operates in our lives. The ...