Ross Douthat coming to Regent to speak on Politics and Faith
How are Christians to think and act in a world where an "Arab Spring" appears to be ushering in a harsh winter of oppression against Christian minorities, where a Eurozone crisis is unleashing a long-dormant xenophobia on the far right, and where the American electorate remains as polarized as ever along religious lines? Join us this Cana...
Jeffrey Greenman: A New Academic Dean for Regent College
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Greenman has accepted the position of Academic Dean at Regent College, effective summer 2013. Jeffrey Greenman is a graduate of Regent College, having obtained his Master of Divinity degree in 1988. He went on to complete a PhD in religious ethics at the University of Virginia, and is currently ...
Regent authors recognized for major reference work on Christian spirituality
The Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, edited by Glen Scorgie—Professor of Theology at Bethel Seminary San Diego and Sessional Lecturer at Regent College—was awarded first prize in the category of Bible Reference at the 2012 Christian Book Awards. The Dictionary includes contributions by a number of Regent faculty members and alumni. The ...
Rex Murphy to rouse up church and society during the 2012 Laing Lectures
Regent College is pleased to announce that the speaker for the 2012 Laing Lectures will be the astute political and cultural commentator Rex Murphy. Murphy will deliver a series of three lectures on the topic “From Doctrine to Doctrines: The Hollowing Out of the Christian Consensus” on October 25 and 26, 2012 at Regent College. The Laing ...
A bold and visionary strategic plan
In the Winter 2012 issue of our newsletter, The Regent World, President Rod Wilson shared a bold, innovative, and visionary blueprint for the College’s next five years. This is an updated version of that article. Some strategic plans are humanly constructed and are based solely on observable activities and outcomes. Others, within the par...
Mariam Kamell appointed Assistant Professor of New Testament
Dr. Mariam Kamell has been appointed Assistant Professor of New Testament for a 5-year term. The appointment is effective in August 2013 at the conclusion of her Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the College.Dr. Kamell completed her PhD at St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Her dissertation was entitled “The Soteriology of Jame...
Regent faculty and students a key presence at Write! Vancouver conference
Iwan Russell-Jones, faculty member and head of the Christianity and the Arts program at Regent College, is the keynote speaker at the upcoming Write! Vancouver conference. The conference, organized by the Word Guild, brings together emerging and professional writers working in song, film, radio, and television. Write! Vancouver takes place on...
Chuck Colson, advocate for prisoners, dies at age 80
Charles W. “Chuck” Colson, an evangelical leader and advocate for prisoners, died at age 80 on Saturday, April 21, at 3:12 pm. Chuck was the founder of the Prison Fellowship and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. During his own incarceration following the Watergate scandal, Chuck experienced a profound conversion. After leaving pr...
Regent College Website Blazes a New Trail in the Educational Sector
Regent College has always been a pioneer in its approach to theological education. And this pioneering spirit is what led the website redesign project from the very beginning. New approaches had to be embraced and established conventions had to be pushed beyond what might be expected of a graduate school or seminary website. This meant restru...
Bridge: Art by David Robinson
This exhibition of new and older work proposes a range of possibilities for a piece of monumental sculpture for a potential new development at the south end of the College. The show includes the eleven-foot-tall polymer-gypsum model for the Equestrian Monument, a piece of public sculpture that was located next to the Yaletown/Roundhouse Sky Trai...
Bruce Hindmarsh Appointed President of the American Society of Church History
The appointment began on January 1, 2012, and finishes on December 31, 2014, and includes one year as President-Elect and another year as Past-President. Dr. Hindmarsh’s responsibilities include planning the program for the 2013 annual meeting in New Orleans, chairing the council and executive committee, providing the presidenti...