Critical Faith

May 06 2024 74 ep. 44 mins 52
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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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Philosophy as a Spiritual Exercise with Julia Henderson and Joe Watson

May 06 2024 48 mins  
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 conversation with Junior Member, teacher, and coffee roaster Joe Watson about how he first got i

To Be Faithful to the Truth: A Conversation with Jeffrey Dudiak

Oct 30 2023 53 mins  
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 in Reformational Thought Series, Wipf and Stock, 2022) and got a bit of a glimpse into

Navigating Difficult Conversations in Community with Jennifer Bowen

Jun 06 2023 48 mins  
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 on the topic of how to navigate difficult conversations. On the occasion of Shalem c

Inhabiting Tradition with Bob Sweetman

Feb 01 2023 50 mins  
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 horizon. Have a listen to this and other episodes with Bob from the Critical Faith arch

Created Beautiful: On LGBTQ Christians in the Church with Eric Van Giessen

Nov 28 2022 61 mins  
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 the CRC's recent synod vote to affirm the 2016 Human Sexuality Report. Along the way, t

The Wake of 2020: A Final Look Back

Aug 20 2021 76 mins  
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, Mark Standish, Hector Acero Ferrer, and Andrew himself. Thanks for following along as we

The Wake of 2020: Truth, Reconciliation & Uncomfortable Transformation with Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo

Jul 01 2021 65 mins  
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 well the long work of truth-telling, open-hearted listening, and deep community transf

The Wake of 2020: Inclusivity Begins in the Classroom

Jun 17 2021 39 mins  
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 experiences both as a learner and a teacher working toward more inclusive and growth-oriente

The Wake of 2020: Labour of Love & Resistance with Cheri DiNovo

May 28 2021 38 mins  
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 recently, her memoir The Queer Evangelist: A Socialist Clergy's Radically Honest Tale (Wilfri

The Wake of 2020: Heroes, Saviors & Problems with Power with Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Apr 14 2021 54 mins  
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 book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a N