Today’s moral and social challenges are complex, and our social discourse is often contentious. Explore how artifacts (such as hip-hop and architecture) enriches our understanding of God’s grace, culture and human flourishing, and in turn, shapes our responses to these challenges. Learn about the narrative arc of Scripture that encompasses not only our personal salvation …
View course details “The Gospel, Discipleship, & Cultural Engagement”

We live in a world of power and politics that deeply impacts the lives of individual Christians and the Church. Often too, power and politics are at work in the actions and decisions of our churches and their leaders. It is in such a world that God is at work. In this course we look …
View course details “God & the Kings: Power, Praise, and Pragmatics in 1-2 Kings”

This course explores the nature of the Christian moral life in relation to specific topics, such as care for the environment, wealth and poverty, bioethics, etc. We will apply the major theories of classical and contemporary philosophical ethics and their different understandings of moral psychology and action to these questions and pay special attention to …
View course details “Anglican Ethics”

This course explores the question “Where is God in Climate Change?” from a biblical perspective. In virtually every form of media Climate Change is seen as an ever-present explanation for many natural disasters and crises, as well as an illustration of human failure, the result of our abuse of the earth’s environment. At the same …
View course details “God and Climate Change: A Biblical Perspective”

When we encounter our own lives and the lives of others, several questions about responsibility and requirement are raised. Such questions often demand not only careful discernment but also decisive action. Yet many often wonder whether certain actions are right or wrong, just or unjust, good or evil. Others are restrained from action, debilitated by …
View course details “Christian Ethics”

Since its legalization in Canada in 2015, Medical Assistance in Dying has become a significant part of end-of-life care. Since 2015, legislation has expanded eligibility for MAID and there are proposals for further expansion. MAID is now part of the social landscape of Canadian society, posing new questions and challenges for Christians. This non-credit online …
View course details “Perspectives on Medical Assistance in Dying: Ethical, Pastoral, Theological, and Cultural”

What features define human life? How do individuals and communities understand and withstand suffering and pain? What is good dying? In our time, these essential human questions are often viewed primarily as bioethics issues. In reality, these are not exclusively medical or bioethical enquiries. Rather, they are questions that all human individuals and societies ultimately …
View course details “Healthcare and the Christian Life”

An application-based seminar on covenant epistemology in worship, life, and leadership. What does the philosophy of knowledge have to do with leadership and life? This week-long seminar, directed by Esther Lightcap Meek, offers a restorative philosophical vision that enhances worship and pastoral ministry and can be applied to any walk of life. Covenant epistemology is …
View course details “Loving to Know: Attuning Your Philosophy to Enhance Your Ministry”

This course is intended to introduce learners to the core questions of Christian theology, and to explore some of the answers that Christian thinkers have proposed for those questions over the centuries. Together, we’ll explore what these theological issues mean for us, and how they can affect the way we live our lives. ORGANIZATION OF …
View course details “Introducing Theology and Ethics”

This course explores the nature of the Christian moral life. We will introduce the major theories of classical and contemporary philosophical ethics and their different understandings of moral psychology and action. We will pay special attention to the ways moral reasoning and action relate to the central doctrines of Christian theology, and to the sacramental …
View course details “Ethics 1: Moral Theology: Law, Love, and Action”