The final program for the 2025 Annual Meeting of CTS is now available.
The bare schedule is listed below:
MONDAY, JUNE 2
All sessions will be held at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus in room WF-215
8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks: Nick Olkovich and Daniel Rempel
9:00-9:50 Individual Paper Presentations #1: Hospitality, Spirit, and Church
Moderator: Christina Conroy
The Promise of Ludic Guesting: Decolonizing Hospitality by Anticipating the Spirit – Alexander S. Lee
The Self-View as Sacred Mirror: A Theology of Online Meetings in an Embodied Digital Age – Katja Stoessel
Rethinking Togetherness in Theological Inquiry: Hospitality as a Framework for Inclusion and Collaboration – Shih-Hsien Chen
9:50-10:05 Break
10:05-10:55 Individual Paper Presentations #2: Together in our Shared Humanity
Moderator: Christine Jamieson
Usefulness of Imago Dei Theology in Prison Ministry – Donald Stoesz
“We are the granddaughters of the witches you couldn’t burn”: Reimagining togetherness for women – Fiona Li
How Could You?! On Moral Anthropology, Restorative Justice and Rebuilding Community – David Byrne
10:55-11:10 Break
11:10-12:00 Individual Paper Presentations #3: Limits, Skeptics, and Absences in Life Together
Moderator: Ryan Turnbull
Responsible Limits and the Challenge of Living Well Together – Daniel Rempel
Skeptically, Together. Rejecting certainty to enable religious tolerance – Parker Cotton
Where is the Chinaman? A Reflection on Christian Historiography – Baiyu Song
12:00-1:30 Networking Lunch
All members of CTS are encouraged to remain at George Brown College for the networking lunch. Food is provided by CTS at no additional cost to members.
1:30-2:20 DEJ Session #1: Elaine Cagulada (Queen’s University) – “Our Breathing Speaks of God: Exploring a Moment’s Unfolding Through Interpretive Disability Studies”
Moderator: Fiona Li
CTS is grateful to the Federation for financially supporting this initiative through the EDID Initiatives Fund Fall cycle 2024.
2:20-2:35 Break
2:35-3:25 Individual Paper Presentations #4: The Bible, Liberation, and Reconciliation
Moderator: Michael Buttrey
Fallen Watchers and Rising Masses: The Book of Enoch as a Blueprint for Liberation – Julian R. Munds
Decolonizing territory: exploring Anglican theologies of place in Canada and South Africa – Stephen Martin
Rabbit’s Song: A Cherokee Call to Inclusivity in Leadership – Anna C. Gheen
3:25-3:40 Break
3:40-4:30 Individual Paper Presentations #5: Communion and Belonging
Moderator: Daniel Rempel
“Love was His Meaning”: Julian of Norwich’s Christological Anthropology and the Call Toward the Common Good – Amanda Ross
Togetherness in David Kelsey’s Theological Anthropology: A Reflection on Disability and the Church – Cynthia Tam
Lonesome Us: A Theological Analysis of the Church in the ‘Loneliness Epidemic’ – Joshua Nightingale
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
Concurrent member designed panels will be held at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus in Rooms WF-215 and WF-005, indicated below. Newman Lecture and Annual General Meeting will be held in WF-215.
9:00-9:50 Member Designed Panels 1 and 2 (concurrent)
Standing in Right Relationship with Land as Relative (WF-215)
Moderator: Melodie Bergquist-Turori
Panelists: Caleb Haurua; Terry LeBlanc; Dave Skene
The Unpayable Debt: Applying the Principle of Reparations to the Work of (Re)conciliation (WF-005)
Moderator: Jodi Spargur
Panelists: Patricia Courtenay; Andrew Mitchell; Jodi Spargur
9:50-10:05 Break
10:05-10:55 Member Designed Panels 3 and 4 (concurrent)
Eschatology and Wellness (WF-215)
Moderator: Daniel Rempel
Panelists: Jacob Benjamins; Miriam Spies; Allen Jorgensen
Jacob Parappally’s Christ Without Borders: A Cross-Cultural Discussion (WF-005)
Moderator: Ryan Turnbull
Panelists: Don Schweitzer; Jean-Pierre Fortin; Michelle Voss; Joshua Samuel
10:55-11:10 Break
11:10-12:00 Member Designed Panels 5 and 6 (concurrent)
Moral Abdication and the Destruction of Gaza: Theological Reflections and Call to Action (WF-215)
Moderator: Michael Morelli
Panelists: Jane Barter; Michel Andraos
Sentipensando (Thinking-Feeling) Decolonial Frameworks: Insights, Possibilities, Fissures (WF-005)
Moderator: Christina Conroy
Panelists: Ahmeda Mansaray-Richardson; Rubén David Bonilla-Ramos; David Montealegre Cuenca; Néstor Medina
12:00-1:15 Lunch
No formal lunch is organized or provided as part of the CTS meeting. You are encouraged to connect informally with other CTS members over lunch on your own.
1:15-2:05 Jay Newman Lecture: Ashwani Kumar Peetush (Wilfred Laurier University) – Decolonizing Philosophy of Religion (WF-215)
The Jay Newman Memorial Lecture in the Philosophy of Religion is offered annually thanks to support from a bequest received from former president of CTS Dr. Jay Newman (1948-2007).
2:05-2:20 Break
2:20-3:10 Member Designed Panels 7 and 8 (concurrent)
Visual Approaches to Qualitative Research in Theology (WF-215)
Moderator: Sarah Kathleen Johnson
Panelists: Joshua Zentner-Barrett; Erik Sorensen; Mykayla Turner; Anneli Loepp Thiessen
Sharing heart songs in Hearts Exchanged (WF-005)
Moderator: Adrian Jacobs
Panelists: Marlene Wolters; Cindy Stover; Kenneth Wallace; Mike Hogeterp
3:10-3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Annual General Meeting (WF-215)
5:30-8:30 Reception at the Toronto School of Theology (47 Queen’s Park Cres E)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
All sessions will be held at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus in room WF-215
9:00-9:50 Individual Paper Presentations #6: Rebuilding Fractured Ecclesiologies
Moderator: Sarah Kathleen Johnson
Lamenting the Broken Body of Christ: Reframing Liturgical Togetherness Following Clergy Perpetuated Sexual Abuse – Alice Candy (student essay winner)
Dissent and LGTBQ+ Inclusion in Catholic Schools: Shifting Away from “Us-Them” Thinking – Graham P McDonough
Charismatic Authority, Power, and Abuse in Jean Vanier’s L’Arche – John Fraresso
9:50-10:00 Break
10:00-11:10 Individual Paper Presentations #7: Cultural, Philosophical, and Theological Roots
Moderator: Joshua Zentner-Barrett
Canadian Anglicanism and Christian Zionism: The Challenge of Disentanglement – Jeff Nowers
“Why Don’t They Come?” An Intercultural Lens on Interfaith Homogeneity – Michelle Voss
Leibniz and Frege on Definition and Ontological Arguments – Bradley Charles Dart
Anne Brontë’s Meteorological Grace – Krista Lysack
11:10-11:30 Break
10:30-11:30 DEJ Panel #2: Reframing Togetherness with the Land
Moderator: Noah McDonald
Panelists: Deanna Zantingh; Jasmine Wiens; Rosemary Boissonneau; Sam Stewart; Allison Moore; Matteo Carboni
12:30-1:30 Lunch
No formal lunch is organized or provided as part of the CTS meeting. You are encouraged to connect informally with other CTS members over lunch on your own.
1:30-2:20 Presidential Address: Nick Olkovich – “Cosmopolis and Christian Mission After the Decolonial Turn: A Dialogue between Mignolo and Lonergan”
2:20-2:30 Closing Remarks