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The Existential Identity Crisis of Millennials
Dr. Gordon E. Carkner opens this sensitive discussion of Millennial angst from a compassionate stance. As a father of a Millennial and a UBC campus support person with Graduate Christian Union and ...
Protecting Democracy from the Outside
John Owen Lecture. Wednesday November 18, 2020 put on by the UBC Graduate & Faculty Christian Forum.
Gnosticism vs. the Gospel of Incarnation
Gnosticism, both historically and presently, offers a starkly alternative religion to Christianity and a constant temptation that appeals to the individual ego. It offers a religion “under our cont...
Sy Garte - UBC GFCF Lecture
For the benefit of you and your friends and family, here is the Sy Garte lecture from Thursday, October 1 put on by the UBC Graduate & Faculty Christian Forum, also sponsered in part by th...
Voices Around the World
Gordon & Ute Carkner share snippets from letters they've received from past alumni at UBC.
Reflections on UBC Comagape Conference
Conversations with a Jewish Professor & UBC Students. These are Gord Carkner's reflections on the recent Comagape Conference at UBC.
Students from various Christian clubs at...
Charles Taylor and the Modern Quest for Identity
Pre-eminent McGill University Emeritus Philosopher Charles Taylor is an iconic international scholar in the field of the late modern self. Millennials are currently facing a significant exist...
Everything is New in 2020 in Light of the Incarnation
God’s word of love becomes flesh in us, is embodied in us, is enacted through us and in doing so, trust is forged between word spoken and the reality of which it speaks, between the words we speak ...
OC Reads: One Thousand Gifts
OC Reads: Book Recommendations from OC Team Members.
Read Gord Carkner's recommendation for Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are.
The Prayer of a Student Skeptic
Dear God, Buddha, Allah, Plato, Krishna, Beings from other planets, Jesus, Confucius, Zeus, Ra, the Universe, the Great Principle, etc.
Is anyone out there? Pluralism is confusing. Could ...
The Great Escape from Nihilism
This book is about a journey: out of the confines of nihilism into the heart of meaning. It presses the question: Does nihilism have the last word? The book addresses a contemporary crisis of faith...
Dialogue on Jesus
There exist today in the minds of people many different versions of Jesus. Cultural interpretation is a key factor in this dialogue. Few would dispute that Jesus is a historical figure, that he is&...