Join us on Wednesdays during this year’s Summer Programs to enjoy conversations with members of our summer faculty. The professors and topics are different each week, so there’s always something new to explore.

Topic

Biblical scholars Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Edwards and Dr. Michael J. Gorman are two of the contributors to the recent book, The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary (edited by Esau McCaulley, Janette H. Ok, Osvaldo Padilla, and Amy Peeler; IVP, 2024). Rev. Dr. Edwards wrote the chapters on Colossians and Philemon, while Dr. Gorman wrote a chapter titled "Majority-Culture Biblical Interpretation: Reading While White."

This week, these two distinguished scholars will join us for a conversation about how identity, culture, and context shape how all of us read the Bible. Join us at noon in Room 100, and feel free to bring your lunch.

Format

Wednesday Lunchtime Conversations are offered onsite at Regent College. These events are open to the public, and no registration is required.

While these lunchtime events will not be available online, many of the faculty participants are also delivering Evening Public Lectures that will be livestreamed and available on Regent's YouTube channel. Find the full list at rgnt.net/epl. 

Location: Regent College (Room 100), 5800 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC

Parking: Regent College no longer has its own parking lot. Paid parking options are available nearby with metered parking on Western Parkway, among other locations, and covered pay parking at the Thunderbird Parkade. See parking.ubc.ca for more info.

Related Courses

Dennis R. Edwards is teaching A Biblical Theology of Race & Ethnicity and Michael J. Gorman is teaching Philippians (both July 13–17) as part of Regent’s 2026 Summer Programs.