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Critical Faith
by The Institute for Christian Studies
Critical Faith is a podcast about religion and public life.Sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics at the Institute for Christian Studies.For more, visit icscanada.edu
Episodes
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Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise with Julia Henderson and Joe Watson
Junior Member Julia Henderson joins the Critical Faith team to start a new series on philosophy as a spiritual exercise. In this series she'll be talking with folks about how philosophy, faith, and our everyday lives intersect with one another in meaningful ways. This first episode is a...
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To Be Faithful to the Truth: A Conversation with Jeffrey Dudiak
Back in the spring, we talked with Dr. Jeffrey Dudiak, ICS alum and Professor of Philosophy at The King's University in Edmonton, while he was enjoying a sabbatical. We walked, chapter by chapter, through some of the guiding questions of his short book Post-Truth? Facts and Faithfulness (Currents...
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Navigating Difficult Conversations in Community with Jennifer Bowen
In today's episode, Héctor Acero Ferrer recently spent some time in conversation with Executive Director of Shalem Mental Health Network, Jennifer Bowen. You'll hear them reflect on the shared history and institutional connections between the Institute for Christian Studies and Shalem, as well as...
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Inhabiting Tradition with Bob Sweetman
In today's episode, we welcome new member of the Critical Faith team, Jimmy Ronald! Jimmy had a chance to chat with ICS Senior Member Bob Sweetman about some of his thoughts on tradition as authority or a "right place to start," story vs. argument, and some of the writing projects Bob has on the...
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Created Beautiful: On LGBTQ Christians in the Church with Eric Van Giessen
After an extended break, we're back! And we're planning to bring you some more regular content again in the new year. In today's episode, ICS President Ronald A. Kuipers talks with our guest Eric Van Giessen about their respective histories in the Christian Reformed Church and their responses to...
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The Wake of 2020: A Final Look Back
In this series finale, Andrew asks a handful of Critical Faith crew members, ICS Junior Members, alums, and colleagues to respond to the previous interviews in the series. So this episode features guest responses from Theoren Tolsma, Samir Gassanov, Abbi Hofstede, Kevin Huinink, Danielle Yett…
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The Wake of 2020: Truth, Reconciliation & Uncomfortable Transformation with Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo
How can Indigenous peoples and their histories not simply be seen as "additions" to society but rather help to transform its very structures? Recently, Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo joined Andrew to reflect on what the past year has brought to light for him about Indigenous experiences. Jonathan knows...
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The Wake of 2020: Inclusivity Begins in the Classroom
Our series on some of the challenges facing philosophy and faith in the wake of 2020 continues. Recently, Andrew was joined by Edith van der Boom, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education and Practice of Pedagogy at ICS and the Director of MA-EL Program. Here, Edith shares some of her...
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The Wake of 2020: Labour of Love & Resistance with Cheri DiNovo
Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo, CM joins Andrew for the next instalment in our series on some of the challenges facing philosophy and Christian faith in the wake of 2020. Cheri is the author of the book Qu(e)erying Evangelism: Growing a Community from the Outside In (Pilgrim Press, 2005) and, most…
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The Wake of 2020: Heroes, Saviors & Problems with Power with Kristin Kobes Du Mez
How can Christians learn to acknowledge abuses of power? Kristin Kobes Du Mez joins Andrew and ICS Junior Member cohost Abbi Hofstede for the next instalment in our series on some of the challenges facing philosophy and Christian faith in the wake of 2020. Kristin is the author of the provocative...
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The Wake of 2020: Complicity and Complexity with Dean Dettloff and Matt Bernico
Our series on some of the challenges facing philosophy and Christian faith in the wake of 2020 continues! Today, Andrew is joined by The Magnificast cohosts Dean Dettloff (ICS PhD candidate and sessional lecturer) and Matt Bernico (independent journalist and scholar in media, politics, and...
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The Wake of 2020: Democracy's Lament with Ronald A. Kuipers & Gideon Strauss
We’re embarking on a new series about some of the challenges facing philosophy and Christian faith in the wake of 2020. Today, series host Andrew Tebbutt starts close to home with guests Ronald A. Kuipers (Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Director of the CPRSE, and President of ICS)...
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Reading the Bible with Nik Ansell: Where Do We Go from Here?
Can the Bible continue to speak to us today? In this final episode of our series on reading the Bible with ICS Senior Member in theology Nik Ansell, special guest Mike Wagenman joins us to ask Nik some lingering questions. Join us as we dig deeper into a consideration of Genesis 1 and evolution,...
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Reading the Bible with Nik Ansell: What About Bodies?
How is our agenda for theology related to our gender? This is the third episode in our series on reading the Bible with ICS Senior Member in theology Nik Ansell. This week, Danielle invites Nik to explore in more detail some of the topics of one of his current courses, God/Sex/Word/Flesh. So have…
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Reading the Bible with Nik Ansell: What is Freedom?
"For freedom Christ has set us free..." but what is freedom for? We're continuing our series on reading the Bible with ICS Senior Member in theology Nik Ansell. So for the next few weeks, we'll keep tackling some hot topics and burning questions. This week, Héctor joins Nik to discern some…
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Reading the Bible with Nik Ansell: Where to Begin?
In the beginning... where to begin? We're excited here at Critical Faith to begin a new year with a new series on reading the Bible with resident ICS Senior Member in theology Nik Ansell. For the next few weeks, we'll tackle some hot topics and burning questions. We pack a lot into this episode,...
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Capitalism(s) in the West with Michael DeMoor and Samir Gassanov
Want a better grasp of what the giant of capitalism means? This winter semester, Dr. Michael DeMoor (Associate Professor of Social Philosophy in Politics, History, and Economics at The King's University and cross-appointed faculty at ICS) and Samir Gassanov (ICS PhD student) will be co-teaching a...
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Body, Language, Power with Dr. Andrew Tebbutt
Dr. Andrew Tebbutt, ICS sessional lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics joins us to talk existential phenomenology and to tell us more about the course he'll be teaching this winter called Body, Language, Power: The Question of the...
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God of Solidarity with Dean Dettloff
We're back with a new season of Critical Faith! Before we dive into our new content for this season, we have one more Fall course you're going to want to check out. Today, Dean Dettloff, sessional lecturer and ICS PhD candidate, and CPRSE Associate Director Hector Acero Ferrer join us to talk…
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Aesthetics of Compassion with Rebekah Smick
Summer's nearly over and we have one more fall course to feature on the podcast before the semester begins in mid-September! Today, Rebekah Smick, Senior Member in Philosophy of Arts & Culture, joins us to talk about her course The Aesthetics of Compassion which reflects on the place of…
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Nietzsche, Foucault, and Genealogy with Bob Sweetman
As we start gearing up for the start of the semester at ICS, we're spending a few weeks with some of our Senior Members as they prepare for their upcoming online courses in the fall. So for this episode, we welcomed Bob Sweetman, ICS Senior Member in history of philosophy, back onto the podcast…
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Facing the Darkness with Nik Ansell
As summer draws to a close and we start gearing up for the start of the semester at ICS, we're going to spend a few weeks with some of our Senior Members as they prepare for their upcoming online courses in the fall. Today, we're welcoming Nik Ansell, ICS Senior Member in theology, back onto the...
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A Growth Mindset for Christian Education with Edith van der Boom
ICS recently hired Dr. Edith van der Boom as the new Senior Member in Philosophy of Education and Practice of Pedagogy and as the Director of the MA (Phil) in Educational Leadership Program. So we invited Edith onto the podcast to introduce herself and give us an idea of some of her hopes and…
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Set the Prisoners Free with Dean Dettloff
We're announcing a recent change the next upcoming course ICS is offering for our Summer Online Learning Initiative: In light of the ongoing anti-racism protests taking place around the world and the growing outcry against targeted police brutality, ICS Junior Member Dean Dettloff will be…
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Faith in Art with Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin
Here at ICS, we're embarking on a Summer Online Learning Initiative, which means we have a number of exciting new courses in the works for the next few months. So we wanted to give you a sneak peek at these courses with the people involved in making them happen. This week, Adrienne Dengerink...
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Ref Phil 101 with Bob Sweetman: The Response-Ability of the Heart
Congratulations! You've reached the final installment in our miniseries on Reformational philosophy with Bob Sweetman and Gideon Strauss! Bob and Gideon have covered a lot of territory in the past number of weeks--from the influence of Abraham Kuyper on Dooyeweerd and Vollenhoven, to the broader...
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Hannah Arendt & Religious Critique with Ronald A. Kuipers, Andrew Tebbutt & Héctor Acero Ferrer
Here at ICS, we're starting a summer online learning initiative, which means we have a number of exciting new courses in the works for the next few months. So we wanted to give you a sneak peek at these courses with the folks involved in making them happen. This week, we invited Héctor Acero…
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Ref Phil 101 with Bob Sweetman: Things and Their Hows
We're nearing the end of our miniseries on Reformational philosophy with Bob Sweetman and Gideon Strauss, and this week we take a turn to a fundamental philosophical topic: ontology. In this episode, Bob explains what ontology is, how Reformational philosophy's complex-and-integral approach...
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Quarantine Special with Mark and Danielle
Have you been wondering how Mark and Danielle can possibly have been keeping themselves busy during these weeks of quarantine? Looking for some new ideas for ways to keep yourself busy? A couple weeks ago, as Toronto entered the first stages of enforcing social distancing, Mark and Danielle tried...
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Ref Phil 101 with Bob Sweetman: Ground Motives and Spiritual Movements
We managed to get a couple more episodes of our miniseries on Reformational philosophy with Bob Sweetman and Gideon Strauss recorded a few weeks before the pandemic hit. So this week, we present you with episode three! Last time, Bob explained the significance of Kuyper's idea of "sphere...
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Ref Phil 101 with Bob Sweetman: Spheres of Societal Power
Welcome to week two of our miniseries on Reformational philosophy with Bob Sweetman and Gideon Strauss! After last week's introduction to Abraham Kuyper's role in the backstory of Reformational philosophy, today we have two goals. First we'll look at Kuyper's idea of "sphere sovereignty." Then...
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Ref Phil 101 with Bob Sweetman: Kuyper's Principled Pluralism
Have you ever wondered what this Reformational philosophy thing is that folks at ICS constantly talk about? For the next few weeks, Bob Sweetman, with the help of Gideon Strauss, will be giving us a crash course on how Reformational philosophy came to be, what it says, and how it is relevant…
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Christian Hospitality and Global Migration with Matthew Kaemingk
How might Christians build truly welcoming spaces? Every semester, the CPRSE hosts a Scripture, Faith, and Scholarship symposium where we invite scholars and reflective practitioners to share with the ICS community how their faith, research, and practice inform each other. This past January, Dr....
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ART in Orvieto with Rebekah Smick
What does faith have to do with the arts? This summer, Senior Member Rebekah Smick will be leading our ART in Orvieto program in Orvieto, Italy. So she joined us in the studio to give a glimpse into the program and talk about the role of the image in historic Christian traditions. If you're an...
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Mid-Season Reflection with the Critical Faith Team
Ron, Héctor, Theoren, and Danielle have recovered from both the holiday break and the beginning of the new semester and are back in the Critical Faith studio to reflect on last semester's discussions of evil, resistance, and judgment. Have a listen to hear about some highlights and favourite...
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How to Not Save the World with Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
Is Christian social activism possible? This week, in our final episode on the themes of evil, resistance, and judgment, we're joined by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson. Tyler is the founder of the Two Futures Project for the abolition of nuclear weapons, author of The World is Not Ours to Save (InterVarsity...
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To Raise Valleys and Bring Mountains Low with Rev. Thyra VanKeeken
How do we enact justice on the ground? This week, we're joined by Rev. Thyra VanKeeken, who currently serves as the pastor of First Christian Reformed Church in Toronto and has also worked extensively with various CRC initiatives such as the Office of Social Justice and the Centre for Public...
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A Lesson in Hilarity with Aron Reppmann
How can we cultivate compassion? This week, we're joined by Critical Faith superfan Aron Reppmann. Aron teaches philosophy at Trinity Christian College near Chicago and currently chairs the ICS Senate. In this episode, Aron shares with us some advice from Augustine on how to cultivate hilaritas…
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Empowering Protagonists of Social Change with Eric Farr
How can we learn to really listen to youth? This week, we're joined by Eric Farr who works with youth in the Baha'i community and is currently researching the dynamics of youth empowerment and engagement in communities at the University of Toronto. Eric's research raises questions about what it...
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Working Against Society's Ills with Kiegan Irish
How can we resist the pressure to treat people like they're just statistics? This week, recent ICS graduate Kiegan Irish joins us to talk about his transition from graduate studies in philosophy to his work at The Working Centre in Kitchener, a community project focused on creating an environment...
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Recognizing Forgiveness with Andrew Tebbutt
What does forgiveness make possible? This week, ICS alum and University of Toronto PhD candidate Andrew Tebbutt joins us to explain a bit about his PhD research on the idea of forgiveness in Hegel's philosophy of religion. In particular, he explores how forgiveness calls us to take account of…
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Slow Fashion and Creative Counter-Activity with Julia de Boer
Can fashion make a difference to the world? This week, ICS PhD student and resident avid knitter Julia de Boer shares some of her personal experiences and reflections on the importance of slow fashion as a mode of resistance. In this episode, she describes some of the far-reaching ecological and...
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What is Required of You? Apartheid, Armed Resistance, and Aftermath with Gideon Strauss Pt. II
How do you reconcile irreconcilable differences? Last week, ICS Academic Dean Gideon Strauss joined us to share a bit about his own experiences in both apartheid and post-apartheid South African politics. This week, we're sharing with you the second half of this interview, in which Gideon…
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What is Required of You? Apartheid, Armed Resistance, and Aftermath with Gideon Strauss Pt. I
What do you do when the authority or government under which you live is evil? This week, our new Critical Faith co-host Theoren Tolsma helped us welcome returning guest and ICS Academic Dean Gideon Strauss back to the podcasting studio. Gideon makes regular pilgrimages back to his home country of...
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Possibility over Futility with Ronald A. Kuipers
Why talk about evil, resistance, and judgment? This week, we welcome ICS President and resident Hannah Arendt expert Ronald A. Kuipers back to the podcast. He shares with us some background on the inspiration for the themes of our podcast this semester, and discusses the insights and the hope...
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New Voices at ICS: A Junior Member Introduction
We're excited for the start of a new school year and the renewed energy that new Junior Members bring. To welcome these JMs to their ICS home, we asked some of them to share a bit about themselves, their academic backgrounds, what brought them to ICS, and the burning questions they bring with…
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The Problem is Not the Problem; The Response is the Problem - Season 3 Intro
Critical Faith is back for Season 3! In the spirit of Hannah Arendt, our episodes this semester will be centered on the themes of evil, resistance, and judgment. To warm ourselves back up to the podcasting rhythm, Mark, Danielle, Hector, and Grace got together to have an impromptu conversation...
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Looking Back with the Critical Faith Team
We're gettin' sentimental on this episode of Critical Faith--our last for the 2018-2019 school year. ...In which Gideon joins us back in the studio to look back fondly over the past year's episodes and add his own contributions to our series on worldview questions. ...In which Mark considers the...
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Keeping the Curiosity Alive with Rebekah Smick
How do we strike a balance between suspending judgments and making them? This week, we're joined by Rebekah Smick, ICS Senior Member in Philosophy of Arts and Culture. In this episode, Rebekah gives us a brief look at some of the many research, writing, and teaching projects she is currently...
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Certainty Beyond Doubt with Ted Avram
Are we certain things can be certain? This week, we're joined by Ted Avram, ICS MA student and newly conferred Reverend Minor in the Jesuit Order. In this episode, Ted takes us along on his far-ranging journey across religious traditions, academic disciplines, and international borders that led…
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Critical Faith is a podcast about religion and public life.Sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics at the Institute for Christian Studies.For more, visit icscanada.edu
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