The Regent —JOB 23:10
MAXINE HANCOCK
MAXINE HAN ANCOCK is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Among her other books are several on Columb relationships, including Living on Less and Liking family relationships in More, Re-evaluating Your Commitments, and Creative, Confident, Children. Childre
GOLD FROM THE FIRE
“But he knows the way I take; When he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” Maxine Hancock has become well known among Christians in Canada for her conference speaking, broadcasting and writing. Now serving as professor at Regent College, these devotional and inspirational pieces draw on her many years of experience on an Alberta farm and her deep connections to land and community and a small village church.
MAXINE HANCOCK
GOLD FROM THE FIRE
Postcards from a Prairie Pilgrimage
Winter 2008• Vol.20, No.1
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ith the “Writing the Next Chapter” campaign over, the renovations and the library complete, readers of Regent World could well ask the question: am I going to hear any more about books? The answer is unequivocal—we will continue to be “people of the book.” This phrase originated from the Koran, which describes the adherents of the two other monotheistic religions, Judaism and Christianity, as “people of the book.” Those who follow the Koran see Christian and Jewish Scriptures as fulfilled within it. Although we would refute this claim, there is some truth in the title given us by the Koran. This simple phrase can be seen as a defining element of evangelicalism. While the centrality of Jesus and the need to witness both in word and deed to his saving and keeping power are central to what it means to be an evangelical there is also another crucial facet: evangelicals are “people of the book.” We see Holy Scripture as our central authority for faith and practice. What about Regent College? For 38 years this institution has stood firmly in the evangelical tradition. We hold to, as a central tenet in our theological position, “the divine inspiration of Holy Scripture and its consequent entire trustworthiness and supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.” Since our Board, full-time faculty and sessional faculty sign this theological statement, we could well argue that we are “people of the book.” We are satisfied with this selfdesignation, although it seems to be increasingly counter-cultural. A recent article in the New Yorker (December 24, 2007), entitled, ‘Twilight of the Books: What will life be like if people stop reading?’ forces serious reflection on whether this culture has abandoned books as an important area of interest and education. The article suggests that, at least in the United States, people may be losing the will and the ability to read; they are ceasing to be “people of the book.” Yet, at Regent, we are consistently
People of the Book ‘bookish.’ When you are committed to the one book, that colours life: meaning “people of the book” are interested in many different books. We are pleased to have new space to continue to increase our library holdings. We are pleased to know that in the past year there were 58,604 visits to the Regent bookstore website (www.regentbookstore.com) from 142 countries/territories. We are pleased to welcome to our campus each summer theologians, environmentalists, artists, and other great thinkers who expand our literary horizons by encouraging us to read in areas of theology that are perhaps new to us. There is a commitment to one book, at Regent, and a commitment to reading widely and diligently, but there is also a commitment to ensuring there are good books to read. Our faculty continues to read, to steep themselves in Scripture and to write for the enjoyment and enrichment of others. Here is a small sample of the recent writings of these “people of the book”: Sarah Williams, Associate Professor of Church History, describes in The Shaming of the Strong: The Challenge of an Unborn Life, the experience she and Paul (Associate Professor of Marketplace Theology) had when they were told that their unborn child would not survive. In his book, Cash Values: Money and the Erosion of Meaning in Today’s Society, Craig Gay, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, invites us to deal with Christian values in the world of money and capitalism. Our two Old Testament Professors, Iain Provan and Phil Long, have teamed up with Tremper Longman to write A Biblical History of Israel, which argues against a perspective that claims biblical history is dead. Bruce Hindmarsh, Professor of Spiritual Theology, blends strands of theology and history in his book, The
Evangelical Conversion Narrative: Spiritual Autobiography in Early Modern England. Discipleship on the Edge: An Expository Journey Through the Book of Revelation, by Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Darrell Johnson, is a unique presentation on one of the least understood books in the Bible. Associate Professor of New Testament, Rikk Watts’s Isaiah’s New Exodus in Mark not only provides a thorough understanding of the gospel of Mark, but also explores how the Old Testament is used in the New Testament. In her book, Gold from the Fire: Postcards from a Prairie Pilgrimage, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Spiritual Theology, Maxine Hancock, weaves together personal experiences and theological insights. Academic Dean and Professor of History, Don Lewis, engages an important historical phenomenon in a book he edited entitled Christianity Reborn: The Global Expansion of Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century. John G. Stackhouse, Jr., Professor of Theology and Culture, offers Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Understanding of Gender as a way forward in the ongoing debates on gender issues. Violence, Hospitality and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition, written by Professor of Theology, Hans Boersma, is a theological reflection on the various views of atonement. We continue to be people of the one book as well as people of many books. Rod J. K. Wilson Regent College President
David Fenn David has always wanted to study theology. “My father’s a minister, and I had these dreams of being a pastor as a child; I wanted to be like my dad.” However, when it came time to choose, with his father’s wisdom David opted for the medical track. He developed a private practice in psychiatry as well as working in a public hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He also married and had two children. By the time a meeting with Rikk Watts reawakened David’s childhood desire to study theology, he felt that attending Regent was an impossible dream. However, the strings tying David and his family to Melbourne and his private practice were untied, and they arrived at Regent in the fall of 2007. “I’ve just been so grateful and very moved in my spirit about God’s doing,” says David, “one thing after another happened to release me.” He is still amazed that he and his family are here. David is excited to explore the integration of psychiatry and theology at Regent: “Psychiatry, historically, has been almost anti-god. It is an area we, as Christians, have a responsibility to bring truth to.” He suggests that psychiatry can give one the opportunity to influence people positively, even pastorally. However, compared to the secular institutions in which he studied previously, Regent is like a breath of fresh air. “Here we’re very open and free to express our love for the Lord and our desire to pursue him.”
Soohwan Park “I study here, but I need my own outlet to be connected to where God’s heart is,” says Soohwan Park. “My time with the poor in the Downtown Eastside sustains me to be able to study.” For 12 years, Soohwan worked with the poor through Food for the Hungry, a Christian relief and development organization. Soohwan grew up in South Korea, but her work has brought her as far afield as Bangladesh (where she worked with the Dalits, the most marginalized group in the Hindu caste system) and Thailand during the tsunami of 2004. “I feel like we’re all poor one way or another,” says Soohwan of her work in poverty-stricken areas. “I feel like we’re all in the same pot, helping one another, walking together in the journey.” This became even more apparent when she decided to attend Regent full time in January 2007 after previously attending four Regent Summer Schools. “Coming here to the West I was actually overwhelmed by the spiritual poverty,” states Soohwan, describing the lack of community in her neighbourhood compared to the richness of relationships in the East. She is enjoying spending her time here with the poor in the Downtown Eastside while also reflecting in study on questions from her previous work experience. “A lot of the studies I’m taking here are very devotional, for me to enter into deeper relationship with Christ and notice the footsteps of the Holy Spirit’s path.”
New faces
Maxine Hancock No, Maxine Hancock is not new to Regent, but she is interacting with Regent in a new way. She and her husband Cam moved to Nova Scotia last summer and Maxine now boasts the longest commute of any Regent faculty member! Although she has reduced her time commitment at Regent, Maxine is still fully engaged in teaching, thesis supervision, and committee work, fulfilling her teaching responsibilities through extended blocks of time in Vancouver. It feels good, she says, to come back to Regent: “to come back to a familiar world, where people actually know my name and welcome me by name is a very nice part of my life right now.” When Maxine returns to us here in Vancouver, she now brings to her classes the perspective of a new landscape. Her class entitled Soulscape and Landscape explores the idea of how our physical surroundings interact with our spiritual development. Maxine first encountered this idea on the Prairies, developed it while on the West Coast of Canada, and now, surrounded by the very different coast and landscape of Nova Scotia, she states: “Right now I feel like I’m in a laboratory, testing all the things I’ve taught and discussed during that course.” Spiritual Pilgrimage, another of Maxine’s classes, explores the concept of journey as it relates to spiritual development. Cam and Maxine’s journey across Canada signifies, for them, the entering of the final third of their “Spiritual Pilgrimage.” She suggests: “the risk of moving into a new space in our lives together seems to be related to that question of ‘What is the last third of life all about?’ There should be some new goals, some fresh vision, some fresh sense of call in that.” Having moved to be closer to family, Maxine and her husband are beginning to explore this new calling. “One of the things we believe together, is that the early stages of life might be for production and procreation...but this last third of life should be for blessing...blessing the next generation.” We heartily affirm their calling to be a blessing to future generations within their family, but we are also thankful that part of Maxine’s calling continues to include the blessing of Regent College.
The Regent World Winter 2008, Volume 20, Number 1
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Interview with Darrell Johnson
Regent College has generally placed greater emphasis on the role of lay people than the role of those in ordained ministry. Why do we have a “Pastors’ Conference” at Regent? D: If we are going to equip a strong laity we need to be equipping pastors who can be part of that process, and we want to equip pastors who have a vision for the ministry of the laity. There are many pastors’ conferences to choose from, but we want to have a conference where we are nurturing, strengthening and encouraging pastors who have a vision for the ministry of the whole people of God. You were a pastor yourself for many years before teaching at Regent. What has prayer meant in your life personally and how will that affect your contribution to this conference? D: I would not have made it as a pastor unless I was first a pray-er. Every sermon I preach comes out of much prayer and every counselling appointment is immersed in prayer. As I’m listening to someone share her life I am praying, “Lord, what are you saying to this person?” So it’s a constant conversation with the Triune God. What I will then be teaching [at the conference] is John 17,
Jesus as the Son opening his heart to his Father. This is the articulation, on Jesus’ part, of the conversation that has been going on in everything that he has been doing. Could you describe the format of this year’s conference and how that contributes to the overall feel of the week? D: There will be three major sessions a day: one with Marva Dawn, one with Bruce Hindmarsh and one with me. Each of the presentations is relative to prayer and during each we will take time to pray. So I am hoping that the entire time is one in which everyone is really attending to this ongoing conversation with the Triune God. I think one of the evenings we are going to have a prayer meeting. Pastors seldom get to just go to a prayer meeting; they often have to lead it, and it is hard to enter in as the leader. We will have some pray-ers available for any pastors who have specific needs. Both Bruce Hindmarsh and Marva Dawn have been involved in previous Pastors’ Conferences. Could you talk about your experiences with each of them and what they might bring to this year’s topic?
Pastors’ Conference
The Annual Pastors’ Conference at Regent College is approaching.
Darrell Johnson, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, is both hosting and speaking at the event. Regent World met with him to find out more.
D: Marva Dawn brings a unique energy, passion and depth born of constant suffering, and she is going to be talking about praying the lament Psalms. I think she is uniquely equipped both by experience and by gifting to lead us in the cry, “How long?” “Why?” and “Where are you in this, God?” I can’t think of anyone who could do this better both because of her brilliance and her pain. Bruce Hindmarsh brings a gentle scholarly depth. He is such a thoughtful person, and he will uniquely bring the perspective of an historian. The temptation right now is to feel that, because life is so busy in the 21st century, pastors are the first to struggle with time to pray. Bruce will help us realize that is not the case. This has been the struggle all along, and he will help us see how other leaders before us learned to live into this way of being. To read the complete interview, please visit our conferences website at www.regent-college.edu/conferences.
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An Artistic Slice of Summer to Look Forward To…. This summer, members of the Regent faculty are teaching a variety of interesting courses, but we also welcome to our campus a number of leading theologians, artists, environmentalists, and thinkers in various fields to broaden our understanding of the world and our place within it. Our summer programs provide a wonderful chance for you to come for a taste of Regent. Summer concerts, tea on the lawn, chapel…summer in Vancouver, at Regent College, has a lot to offer. There are over fifty courses available, ranging from Introductory New Testament Greek, to The Historical Roots of Evangelical Spirituality, to New Testament Foundations, to courses on 2 Timothy, Acts, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, and the Minor Prophets. One of the unique aspects of Summer Term at Regent, however, is the grafting of various artists into our community. For this reason, we have chosen to feature two new courses in this issue of Regent World, and the two artists who will teach them: Marilyn McEntyre and Karen Mulder. In our April edition, we will be profiling a few more of the exceptional courses on offer this summer. Also on this page, you are introduced to the work of Douglas Driediger, whose work will be on display in the Lookout Gallery during both the Pastors’ Conference and Spring School.
From Tabernacle to 21st Century: Church as Liturgical Machine Karen Mulder June 30-July 11
A House for the Ineffable
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“Architecture is a record of human life. Churches are a record of the dialogue between humans and God,” Karen Mulder states. Ignored for the past century, church architecture is now experiencing renewed interest. This summer Mulder (BA, Boston University, MA, Yale, PhD, University of Virginia) will be offering a survey of the architectural history of churches. Though neglected in the academy, churches have always fascinated architects. Many major architects, regardless of their religious background, have welcomed the challenge of creating “a house for the ineffable,” as Mulder calls it. These churches can be described as “liturgical machines,” in that all their parts are designed to work together to promote worship. In these structures, design, history, culture, and theology dialogue together. Some modern churches, such as Rafael Moneo’s “Our Lady of the Angels” in LA—probably the last major American cathedral that will ever be built—begin with high aspirations but end in controversy. “Our Lady of the Angels” strove to unite the nearby Hispanic neighbourhoods. It is now famous only for its parking and the plaza where businesspeople gather for lunch. In addition to architectural history, Mulder has studied and worked in the fields of graphic design, art criticism and art history. Her goal in this course is to help students look intently at the structures they inhabit, and to give them a vocabulary for describing buildings: volume, mass and the experience of space. Hoping to attract people to the richness of architecture, she will assume no prior background in the field.
The Poet and the Painter
Marilyn McEntyre July 28-August 1
Contemplating Art “The arts are not a frivolous addendum to the work of being alive,” Marilyn McEntyre says. “They are an important part of staying alive.” Marilyn McEntyre (BA, Pomona College, MA, University of California, Davis, PhD, Princeton) will offer a summer course on the interplay between poetry, painting, and prayer. The course will borrow from the practice of lectio divina, which teaches the practitioner to slow down, notice, and be invited into contemplation. The foundation of the course is ekphrastic art— art produced in response to another work. It will focus on issues of representation in portraiture and landscape art. After studying poems and paintings as interpretation and response, students will be asked to produce their own artistic responses. McEntyre teaches this course out of her personal experience of ekphrasis. During a bleak winter afternoon, a print of Vermeer’s “The Lacemaker” on her wall attracted her attention. She felt consoled by this solitary woman bending over her work. This evoked in her a poetic response. That poem became a book of poems responding to Vermeer’s paintings. In turn, that book led to a trilogy of books on Vermeer’s, Rembrandt’s, and Van Gogh’s paintings. McEntyre welcomes students who are asking themselves about their own relationship to the arts and are interested in deepening their spiritual practices. “I hope for students who will find themselves a beautiful notebook and, when they see a painting, will jot down lines or phrases and work them into a poem or a sketch,” she says. No previous artistic experience is required in order to take this course.
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Counselling, Community and Congregational Life
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Paul Stevens
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Paul Williams
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Taking Your Soul to Work The Psalms
Bob Derrenbacker
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Paul Helm
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From DeMille to Mel: The Portrayal of Jesus in Film A Failure of Nerve? Contemporary Evangelicalism and Theological Method
Writing Redemptive Fiction
Christianity and the Political Economy of Capitalism
Weeks 3 & 4: July 14–25
Robert Gagnon
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The Bible, Homosexuality, and Sexual Ethics
Tony Cummins
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David Hempton
HIST
Linda Cannell
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Roger Lundin
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New Testament Foundations Theological Education Matters
session 2: more courses Weeks 3 & 4: May 26–June 6
Oliver Crisp
THEO
David Gill
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James Houston
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Building Character & Community: Christian Virtue Ethics
Loss and Recovery of Transcendence in our Contemporary Culture
Paul Heintzman
A Leisurely Spirituality: Christian Perspectives on Leisure Contemplative Listening: The Foundation of Spiritual Friendship and Direction
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Iain Provan
Weeks 4 & 5 June 2–13
Globalization, World Religions and Christian Mission 1 and 2 Kings
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session 3: more courses Week 5: June 9–13 Peter and Miranda Harris APPL/INDS Embracing Creation: The Heart of Environmental Mission
Bruce Hindmarsh
The Historical Roots of Evangelical Spirituality
Jennie McLaurin Bruce Milne
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Food: Communion, Community and Creation
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Weeks 1 & 2: June 30–July 11
Keith Bodner
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Holy and Wholly Embodied: The Incarnation and Why It Matters Every Day
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Philip Ryken
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Ivan Satyavrata
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Laura Smit
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Preaching Old Testament Narrative
Jesus & the Religious Experience of People of Other Faiths The Theology of Beauty
Michael Pucci, Ben Homan & Ross Hastings APPL (Food for the Hungry) Week 4: July 21–25 The Gospel and Human Poverty Chris Anderson Weeks 3, 4 & 5 Limited Enrollment INDS Till We Have Faces: Drawing the Portrait
Markus Bockmuehl
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Scott Cairns
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Simon Peter Remembered: From Bethsaida to Rome Limited Enrollment
Writing with Scripture: The Gift of Enigmatic Text
Julie Canlis
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George Marsden
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Marilyn McEntyre
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Peter Shaw
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The Relational Self: Reformation Insights on What It Means to Be Human Jonathan Edwards: His Life and Thought
The Christian Leader in the Secular World of Work
C. Stephen Evans
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Kierkergaard’s Relevance to the Contemporary Church
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Loren and Mary Ruth Wilkinson
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Creation, Wilderness and Technology July 17–25
biblical languages Week 1 to 7: June 30–August 15
The King and His Court: David’s Inner Circle in 1 & 2 Samuel
Cherith Fee-Nordling
Week 3: July 14–18
Come Before Winter: 2 Timothy–St. Paul’s Final Letter
The Poet and the Painter
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Acts of the Apostles
Loren and Mary Ruth Wilkinson May 3–16
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Faithful Medicine
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Earl Palmer
Week 5: July 28–August 1
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Science & Christianity: Retrospect & Prospect
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Interpreting the Book of the Twelve: Fresh Reading of the Minor Prophets Weeks 4 & 5 June 2–13
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Christopher Seitz Harold Netland
Modern Literature and the Question of Belief
Mark Noll & David Livingstone
Systematic Theology B: Creation, Christology, Soteriology and Anthropology
Susan Phillips
Evangelical Conversion and Disenchantment Narratives
Carolyn Hindmarsh
Introductory New Testament Greek
Weeks 1 to 7: June 30–August 15
Keith Ganzer
Introductory Old Testament Hebrew
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Under the Increasingly “Green” Roof
A New Year…A New Team...
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The recent maternity leaves of Paisley Forrester and Genet Sado have meant that our Development team has a new look for 2008. VP of External Relations Patti Towler, Director of Development Richard Thompson and Director of Alumni Relations Sharon Forsyth are delighted to welcome Amber Ballard (Annual Fund Coordinator), Martei Markwei (Donor Relations Assistant) and Carla Faria (Student) to a team that welcomed Stacey Gleddiesmith (Development Writer) and Kaethe Wright (Volunteer) in 2007. When they’re phoning to thank you for your gifts, here’s what their smiling faces look like on the other end of the line.
finding innovative ways to decrease our administrative costs so that we can leverage your gift for maximum impact. It is our hope that you will take a step toward reducing paper usage and overhead costs by accepting a single receipt at year-end for all gifts made in 2008. The receipts will be mailed by February 2009, in time for you to complete your 2008 tax returns. Provision will be made for donors who wish to receive a receipt with each donation.
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Donation Update Whether through support of: our Annual Fund, which subsidizes all student tuition; specific programs like the Anglican Studies Program, Chinese Studies Program and the Marketplace Institute; or through the creating and funding of particular scholarships; we have been blessed by the financial partnership of our friends. This is good news, because Regent College and Regent College Foundation need to raise a combined $1.4 million for the College’s Annual Fund. This is where we are to date. Donations to Regent College (fiscal year: May 2007—April 2008) Needed: $1,000,000 Received as of Jan 31/08: $565,059 (57%) Donations to Regent College Foundation (fiscal year: June 2007—May 2008) Needed: $400,000 Received as of Jan 31/08: $149,406 (37%)
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Wind Tower Continues to Shine Regent College’s True North Wind Tower continues
to garner attention. Recently, the tower was nominated for a “Canadian Environment Award.” These awards recognize individuals and groups of Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to environmental protection, restoration, and preservation. The tower was also recently featured in Interior Design magazine, with a full-page spread. This prominent New York design magazine ran the article, entitled “A Heavenly Light,” in its December “Best Of” issue. The magazine, seeking to feature “a variety of outstanding projects every month” has a distribution of 76,000 with online viewers numbering 170,000.
An influential friend of Regent College passed away in August of 2007, and we would like to take this opportunity to offer a final thank you for the work he accomplished on our behalf. Dr. Robert Clark, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Economics at UBC, also gave of his time to Regent College, serving on Regent’s Board of Governors. He was a member of the UBC Senate as well, and advocated for Regent there, eventually achieving for us affiliate status with UBC. We are very grateful for Dr. Clark’s contribution to the College.
Faculty Travels in 2008 Bangalore, February 11-15 John G. Stackhouse, Jr. India 13-16 Don Lewis
Pittsburgh, PA
14-16 Craig Gay
Chattanooga, TN WIC lecture series (Covenant College)
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Abbotsford, BC Bowen Island, BC Vancouver, BC Birmingham, AL Vancouver, BC Abbotsford, BC
Western Canada Senior Christian Reformed Church pastors retreat Lecturing to Canadian L’Abri at the Snug Café Speaking at the Chinese Alliance Church of Vancouver Lenten noonday preaching series for the Cathedral Church of the Advent Preaching at Tenth Avenue Alliance Church
Ottawa, ON
Weston Lectures (Augustine College)
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Iain Provan Vancouver, BC 13 Winnipeg, 17-19 John G. Stackhouse, Jr. MB Vancouver, Darrell 27 Johnson BC Darrell Vancouver, BC 30 Johnson Robert Limerick, Ireland 4-6 Derrenbacker Vancouver, BC Darrell 6 Johnson Oxford, England 7-10 Robert Derrenbacker
Meetings with the ATS
Pentecostal Assembly of Canada: BC and Yukon District Conference Speaking at University Christian Ministry, UBC Apologetics Lectures at Canadian Mennonite University Speaking at University Christian Ministry, UBC Preaching at Broadway Church Responding to a paper at the Dominical Biblical Institute (University of Limerick) Preaching at Broadway Church Presenting a paper at the Oxford Conference (Lincoln College) Laity Lodge, church retreat
11-13 Paul Stevens
Kerrville, TX
20-23 Rikk Watts
Fresno, CA
Preaching at The Bridge Church
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Rikk Watts
Brazil
Teaching (various locations)
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Rod Wilson
Toronto, ON
Keynote Speaker at Tyndale Seminary Chinese Ministry pastoral conference Various locations
12-16 Paul Williams UK Louvain, 19-23 Hans Boersma Belgium 19-23 Paul Williams Hong Kong & China 26-28 Ross Hastings Keats Island, BC 31-1
Rod Wilson
Teaching at the Evangelical Theological Faculty Various locations Barnabas Family Ministries pastors’ retreat
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Kudos Cindy Aalders We would like to offer our congratulations to Cindy Aalders, Assistant Registrar at Regent College. While working full time, Cindy completed her Master of Theology degree at Regent with a thesis entitled, To Express the Ineffable: The Problems of Language and Suffering in the Hymns of Anne Steele (1717-1778). She has since been contacted by Paternoster Press regarding the publication of her thesis. Cindy has found Steele’s hymns personally meaningful and is delighted at the prospect of publication, not only because it is an affirmation of her work, but also because it will give her the opportunity to continue working with material she has grown to love. Rikk Watts Congratulations are also due to Rikk Watts, for his contribution to the recent publication: Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Edited by D. A. Carson and G. K. Beale, this book is the first of its kind, gathering a team of eminent scholars to catalogue and discuss New Testament usage of Old Testament text. Dr. Watts contributed commentary on the Gospel of Mark. The book has been very well received, and is available at the Regent College Bookstore.
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