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Engaging New Atheism
The so-called ‘New Atheism’ movement that came to prominence in the earlier part of this century has now declined. However, it has left in its wake an intriguing residue of religious and cultural c...
Secularization and Idolatry in Amazon's World
This brilliant lecture by Dr. William Cavanaugh from DePaul University explores two sides of the modern economy: the rationalized and disenchanted world of the Amazon warehouse, and the enchanted w...
Towards an Incarnational Spiritual Culture: A New Book Release
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gordon E. Carkner is releasing a brand new book: Towards an Incarnational Spiritual Culture.
Towards an Incarnation...
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity
John Lennox is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. He is a bioethicist, philosopher, author, and Christian apologist. In this online lecture, from the UBC...
The Human Rights Dilemma
Human Rights is a pertinent issue these days around the globe. People's lives and livelihood depend on the maintenance of a universal ethic of respect and benevolence. Dr. Gordon E. Carkner draws o...
Empowering Climate Conversations
A lecture from Katharine Hayhoe on "Empowering Climate Conversastions: From Anxiety and Misinformation to Inspired Action"
This event was co-sponsered by UBC Graduate & Faculty ...
Zoomers & the Secret Power of Virtue
What will help Generation Z become successful and more resilient? Dr. Gordon E. Carkner, author and meta-educator, suggests that the secret is to follow the narrative strength of virtue. Zoomers wi...
The Land Keeps the Score
Dr. Matthew Lynch, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Regent College, in Vancouver, BC speaks on "The Land Keeps the Score: Violence in Creation according to the Old Testament" in this online ...
Foucault & Taylor in Dialogue on Identity
Two of the world's most famous philosophers, Michel Foucault from College de France & Charles Taylor from McGill University, are brought into critical dialogue on the contemporary conundrum of ...
Charles Taylor and the Modern Search for Identity
In the modern quest for identity, there is no better place to turn than premiere Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor. In this video, Dr. Gordon Carkner, campus chaplain with graduate students and f...
A Rapprochement Between Faith & Reason
"What should we believe about faith and reason whatever our starting point or prejudgments? It is perhaps a life-long quest to understand the nuances of this faith-reason, knowledge-religion relati...
The Forum Lecture Series at UBC
The upcoming, online lecture series from UBC Graduate and Faculty Christian Forum for the 2022-2023 school year.