The Canadian Theological Society (CTS) is moving forward with an in-person meeting in Montreal. We recognize that concerns have been raised regarding protests taking place on the McGill campus and the strike underway among McGill law professors. We believe that the agenda for our meeting is aligned with the values of dignity, equity, and justice present in these movements.

As an act of solidarity with faculty labour movements, the CTS executive has decided to move the first day of the conference off the McGill campus to the Newman Centre. As an organization in solidarity with the union, all members of CTS will receive “picket passes” and those holding a “picket pass” will not be considered by the union to be crossing the picket line.

A statement regarding violence in Gaza and direct action on university campuses will be presented for discussion at the CTS AGM.
More information will be shared with members and participants over the coming days. The CTS executive is grateful for your patience and support as we navigate these complex questions and their concrete implications.

If you have concerns about your participation of the Canadian Theological Society meeting, we encourage you to reach out to CTS president Sarah Johnson (Sarah.Kathleen.Johnson@ustpaul.ca) and CTS program chair Meghan Bowen (meghan.bowen@mail.utoronto.ca).

 

Canadian Theological Society Annual Conference 2024

In association with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress 2024 

 

Sustaining Shared Futures

 

McGill University, Montreal QC

Monday, June 17 – Wednesday, June 19, 2024

 

Unless otherwise specified, all presentations will take place at McIntyre Medical Building

(3655 Promenade Sir William Osler), Rm. 206

 

MONDAY, JUNE 17

 

8:30-9:00            Introductory Remarks

 

9:00-10:00         Panel 1 – “Emerging Methods for Contemporary Issues”

–          Merciful Dialogue as Theological Method (Meghan Bowen)

–          Sin, Anxiety and Bowen Family Systems Theory (Fraser Elsdon)

–          Social Reconciliation: The Generative Contention of Spiritual Gift and Social Task (Gordon Rixon)

–          The United Church of Canada’s Theology of Inclusion (Don Schweitzer)

 

10:00-10:10      Transition (10 minutes)

 

10:10-11:00      Panel 2 – “Theologies of Treaty” (proposed panel)

–          Ray Aldred, Christina Conroy, Matthew Anderson

 

11:00-11:20      Break (20 minutes)

 

1120-12:30        DEJ Panel 1 – Which Way Canada? An Afro-Migration Timeline

–          Dorothy Williams

 

12:30-13:30     Lunch

 

13:30-14:30      Panel 3 – “Resistance and Critique of Normative Narratives”

–          Refusing to “Sustain” the Future (Ryan Turnbull)

–          Relinquishing Hope at the End (Kayko Driedger Hesslein)

–          The Desire of Every Living Thing: Cosmotheandric Christology and Ecological Collapse (Brett Potter)

–          The Naming of Eve in Genesis 3 and Anthropocentric Sin (Rosemary Boissoneau)

 

14:30-14:50     Break (20 minutes)

 

14:50-16:00      Newman Lecture – “From Vertical to Horizontal: World Repairing Work for the Common Good”

–          Lori Beaman

 

16:00-18:00     President’s Cocktail Hour (event presented by FHSS)

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

 

9:00-10:00         Panel 4 – “Problematizing and Expanding Boundaries”

–          Healing as Journey toward Wholeness: Articulating the Complementary Roles of Psychology and Spiritual Theology in Human Development (Jean-Pierre Fortin)

–          Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Understanding of the Beatific Vision and the Art Form of Drama (Li-Wei Liu)

–          Christian Martyrdom, Violence, and the Catholicity of Interpretation (Jeremy M. Bergen)

–          Our Common Home as Sacramental Communion: The Interdependent Sacramentality of Creation at the Heart of the Ecotheology and Cosmology of Laudato Si (Fr. Warren Schmidt)

 

10:00-10:10     Transition (10 minutes)

 

10:10-11:00      Panel 5 – “Healing Haunted Histories” (proposed panel)

–          Joshua Zentner-Barrett, Erik Sorensen, SJ, Nnaemeka Ali, OMI, Dr. Christine Jamieson; Dr. Sheila Smith, RSCJ, moderator

 

11:00-11:20     Break (20 minutes)

 

11:20-12:30      DEJ Panel 2  – “Interrogating the (Im)Possibility of Shared Futures”

–          Ahmeda Mansaray-Richardson, Rubén David Bonlla Ramos, Deivit Montealegre Cuenca

 

12:30-13:30     Networking Lunch

 

13:30-14:20      Panel 6 – “Lonergan and Settler Colonialism” (proposed panel)

–          Reid Locklin, Kyle Ferguson, Deanna Zantingh, Christine Jamieson

 

14:20-14:30     Transition (10 minutes)

 

 

 

 

14:30-15:20      Panel 7 – “Decentring Epistemologies”

–          Assessing the Development of Biblical Hermeneutics in Africa and its Effect on African Christianity and Society – A Case Study of the Ghanaian Context (Felix Percy Longdon)

–          A Story of the Teepee in the St. Thomas More College Chapel, Postsecularism, and Inculturation: The Emic and Etic in Interdisciplinary Conversation (Christopher Hrynkow)

–          “Renewing Rural Worship” through Receptive Ecumenism (Mykayla Turner)

 

15:20-15:40     Break (20 minutes)

 

15:40-16:30      AGM

 

16:30-18:00      Free Time – please take this time to socialize with other members of CTS, and make your way to the banquet location

 

18:00 – Banquet (Location TBD)

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

 

9:00-10:30         Joint Lecture with the Canadian Society of Church History – “A Truly African Christianity: The Leadership of John G. Gatu.”

–          Tim Larsen

Location: Otto Maass Chemistry Building (801 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest), Rm. 10

            This session is made possible with the financial support of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

 

10:30-11:00      Time to return to CTS conference location (McIntyre Medical Building, Rm. 206)

 

11:00-11:50      Panel 8 – “Experiments in Decolonization: On the Writing of Ethical Guidelines to Address Spiritual Violence Committed by Christian Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada” (proposed panel)

–          Christine Jamieson, Ven. Roselyn Kantlaht’ant Elm, Christina Conroy; Lori Ransom, moderator

 

11:50-13:00     Lunch

 

13:00-13:50      Panel 9 – “Future Vision of Liberation and Inclusion”

–          Theologizing Canadian Landscapes as Black Futures (Channelle Robinson)

–          Harvey Milk and the Legacy of Hope: A Theological Virtue for Today (Tilly Flood)

–          Pope Francis and the Politics of the New Evangelization (Nick Olkovich)

 

13:50-14:00     Transition (10 minutes)

14:00-14:50      Panel 10 – “Women: Advocacy and Liberation”

–          Eros and Mysticism as Liberating Theology (Emmanuelle Christie)

–          The Lord has Heard the Desire of the Poor: How Thomas Aquinas’ Commentary on Psalms can Help the Church Understand and Address the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Liam Farrer)

–          “Quieter, feminine, emotional”: Enacting and Disrupting Biblical Womanhood on the Contemporary Worship Stage (Anneli Loepp Thiessen)

 

14:50-15:10     Break (20 minutes)

 

15:10-16:00      Presidential Address

–          Sarah Kathleen Johnson

 

16:00-16:30      Closing Remarks

 

 

 

 

Call for papers/presentations on the theme:

 

 

Date:   April 29-May 1, 2024

Host:   Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice

St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon, SK

 

The Prairie Symposium for the Common Good is an initiative of St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba; Campion College, University of Regina; and St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. The symposium takes place at a different college on a rotating basis, attracting scholars and practitioners devoted to examining the Common Good through the prism of an annual theme. The symposia are interdisciplinary, interfaith, and look forward to forging connections among scholars, institutions, and communities and faith. In 2024, the theme will be: Incarnating the Common Good – Catholic Institutions Engaging Diversities.

 

This year, the keynote speaker is Meghan Clark, Ph.D., of St. John’s University (NY). The title of her lecture is “Everyone is Needed: Building the Common Good through Dialogue and Friendship.” Furthermore, Dawn M. Nothwehr, OSF, Ph.D. of Catholic Theological Union will deliver the Ayotte Lecture on Faith and the Environment. The title of her lecture is, “Sharing the Creator’s Earth: St. Francis and the Sultan as a Model of Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples?”

 

 

As host of the 2024 symposium, the Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice invites proposals. The symposium’s theme “Incarnating the Common Good – Catholic Institutions Engaging Diversities” should be considered broadly, with diversities understood as pointing to a variety of perspectives, cultures, and peoples. Presentations by scholars and practitioners in a range of Catholic institutions (education, health, social services, NGOs, etc.), as well as their secular, ecumenical, and multifaith partners, are welcome. In the spirit of Pope Francis’ promotion of cultures of encounter, this gathering will explore how Catholic institutions and entities can, and do, lead with compassion, recognizing the inherent human dignity within the communities they serve. Vital to the symposium will be naming the tensions and promises of such commitments within a pluralistic world, as well as highlighting concrete paths of dialogue and action. This conference will not shy away from difficult conversations, including, but not limited to those surrounding LGBTQ2S+ equality, Indigenization, ecumenical and interfaith partnerships, biomedical issues, secularization, structural and corporate sin within Catholic institutions, and gender equity. The symposium will foster safe and respectful dialogue concerning the unique contributions of Catholic institutions engaging diversities in support of the common good.

All presentations will be limited to 20 minutes in length. Individual submissions and panels are welcome.

 

This in-person symposium will take place in Saskatoon starting on the evening of Monday, April 29^th and running until Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Proposals of no more than 250 words can be sent by Jan. 31, 2024 to Chris Hrynkow, Co-director of the Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice at schmeisercentre@stmcollege.ca.

 

 

 

Dear colleagues and friends,

 

As the new year begins, we look forward to the annual meeting of the Canadian Theological Society (CTS) at McGill University in Montreal from June 17 to 19, 2024. The theme of the conference is Sustaining Shared Futures. We are meeting as part of the Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

The conference will feature a Jay Newman Memorial Lecture in the Philosophy of Religion given by Dr. Lori Beaman. There will also be opportunities for increased collaboration with the other societies that are part of the Canadian Corporation for the Study of Religion. Most importantly, the meeting is an opportunity for all of us to engage with one another’s scholarship and to support one another in our theological work, whether it is primarily situated in the church, the community, or the academy.

 

You are encouraged to consider submitting a proposal for a paper, panel, or artistic expression to the conference. Proposals are due on January 31, 2024. The Call for Papers is available online: http://cts-stc.ca/call-for-papers/

 

Proposals from graduate students are very welcome. Fiona Li, the graduate student representative on the CTS executive, has prepared a summary of funding sources available to support graduate student participation in the conference: https://uottawa-my.sharepoint.com/personal/sjohnso7_ustpaul_ca/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?share=EfxcyEmg-V9IhQfq5Wt2ZRsBG6Y_O1aKF3g0LWWG52UE2Q&e=Oj6b0M

 

Graduate students are also encouraged to submit a paper to the Student Essay Contest. Submissions are due January 31, 2024: http://cts-stc.ca/2023/student-essay-contest-2/

 

On behalf of the CTS executive, very best wishes for the year ahead, and we hope to see many of you in Montreal!

 

Sarah Kathleen Johnson

President, Canadian Theological Society

 

 

Canadian Theological Society

Student Essay Contest

 

Subject: “Sustaining Shared Futures” or another topic in theology

Eligibility: Any student currently registered in a Canadian university or theological college

Length: 15 pages, typed and double spaced (4,000 words)

Due Date:  January 31, 2024 (by e-mail)

Essays need not be written originally for this contest and may be assignments from a course in theology or religious studies. The topic, however, must be theological in nature. The theme this year invites submissions that confront what prevents Canadians from building lasting and life-giving relationships with one another, especially settler colonialism and racism, and that envision what sustainable solutions for the present and future may involve (for more details, please see the 2024 CTS Annual Meeting Call for Papers).

 

The Canadian Theological Society recognizes that many students in Canada are working in English as an additional language. While we ask that all papers be submitted in English, we especially encourage submissions from students writing in English as an additional language. The evaluation of the paper will focus on content rather than linguistic style.

A letter or e-mail from a member of the theological or religious studies department to which the student belongs, indicating that the student is in good standing with the university or college, must also be submitted for each applicant.

The author of the winning essay will receive: $200; an invitation to read the paper at the annual meeting of the Canadian Theological Society at McGill University, June 17-19, 2024; payment of meeting registration fees; and a subvention for travel and accommodation costs.

Send essays by e-mail to:  canadiantheologicalsocietyinfo@gmail.com

Please include with your submission: institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone number(s), and e-mail address. Submit all document via e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Send letters verifying a student’s registration in a theological college or university to the above e-mail address.

Canadian Theological Society

Call for Papers

 

Annual Meeting

Monday, June 17 – Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Montreal, Quebec

 

Note: The 2024 Canadian Theological Society (CTS) annual meeting will be part of the Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences hosted by McGill University in Montreal. In order to encourage increased interaction among attendees, CTS strongly encourages in-person participation. Online access, however, will be made available for presenters and participants.

Theme

The theme of Congress 2024, Sustaining Shared Futures, confronts us with the reality that we exist within a web of interconnectivity, not only with all of humanity and nature today, but with infinite generations stretching into the future. As theologians, we are called to reflect on our work in this expansive context, and to consider the place of our traditions in this interconnected web.

The Congress statement reads:

“While alarming images of a warming planet infuse the concept with a critical sense of urgency, ‘sustainability’ transcends even the immense challenges posed by climate change, urging recognition of the interconnectedness of human existence and global action on the overlapping social, economic, environmental, and technological issues that threaten our future.

As members of the global community, we share the responsibility to take on this multi-faceted challenge of a lifetime by way of concerted action across disciplines, bringing into focus its unequal impact, the bounds of our planet, and in turn, our solutions.

For this 2024 edition, enmeshing the knowledges of diverse contexts, and amplifying Black and Indigenous perspectives, Congress invites scholars, students, policymakers and community members to reflect on what remains collectively attainable – and what must be done – in the face of this vast and complex imperative in order to bring forth solutions for today, and sustain systems of tomorrow.”

What tensions exist between the global and the local, and how might this influence our perception of the relationship between the present and future generations? What is the place of Canadian Christianity, churches, and theological schools in addressing global challenges? What is a sustainable vision for ecclesial institutions and local congregations in the context of a Canadian religious landscape characterized by increasing religious and nonreligious diversity? What does it look like to create structures that preserve social relationships grounded in decoloniality, anti-racism, justice, economic redistribution, and environmental justice, while promoting the prosperity of all today? In the face of increasing inequality in resource distribution, what do justice and the common good look like, and what is the place of reparation in redressing such imbalances? How can we expand our theological understandings of justice to address the evils of environmental racism, and the disproportionate impact on marginalized peoples as well as the planet? How do scripture, tradition, and the history of Christianity speak into questions of sustainability across generations and contexts? What is a Canadian response to the papal encyclicals Laudato si’ (2015) and Laudate Deum (2023)? How might dialogue with Indigenous peoples inform a sustainable present and future for all? The Canadian Theological Society invites reflection and engagement on questions such as these.

We are seeking to create meaningful space for diverse viewpoints and a profound reckoning with white supremacist forms of knowledge production, social structures and ways of life, while making visible decolonial, anti-racism, queer, and critical disability perspectives. We welcome theological papers engaging a variety of religious, cultural and racialized perspectives, including especially Indigenous, Black, Latina/o/x, Womanist, 2SLGBTQIA, Marxist, and non-religious theologies/spiritualities. Given the theme of conversation, we also are particularly eager to explore theologies outside of mainstream Christianity, such as post-/decolonial, anti-racist, environmental, and animal studies.

We also welcome proposals on other topics in theology, and in all of the theological disciplines, including biblical, pastoral, systematic, philosophical, moral, and practical theology. The Canadian Theological Society is committed to providing fair representation of Canadian diversity within and beyond the theological community. Women, Indigenous, and Black scholars as well as members of other underrepresented groups are therefore especially enjoined to submit proposals.

Proposal Formats

The Canadian Theological Society invites proposals pertaining to these and related themes in two formats:

Individual Presentations (10-12 minutes)

Though the conference will be taking place in person, this year we will not follow the traditional 20/20 format. We rather invite presentations of 10-12 minutes that will be part of roundtables involving 3 presentations and 20 minutes of discussion. Typically the presentation will be an account of a larger research project. In addition to academic papers, presentations may take the form of artistic expressions, such as performance or film, incorporation of images with the Pecha Kucha 12×12, or other creative formats. Since members work in a variety of fields and specializations, attention should be given to presenting advanced work in an accessible way.

Presentation Submissions

Submit a proposal that includes:

• Title of presentation;

• Proposal of a maximum 250 words (with word count), which includes an abstract, the problem your scholarship engages, and the contribution you plan to make;

• Format of presentation, including indication of need to display slides, images, or videos (PowerPoint or other format);

• On a separate page, please include: Presenter’s name, institutional or professional affiliation, and contact information.

Conference sessions will not be recorded.

Group Panels (50 minutes total)

We invite panels on issues that are relevant to members, especially as related to the theme of the annual meeting. Panel proposals should be developed to include diverse voices and perspectives and foster dialogue among the panelists as well as with those attending in the audience. We discourage panels that consist only of reading several papers. We encourage panels that explore alternative formats for engagement and discussion.

Panel Submissions

Submit a proposal that includes:

• Title of panel;

• Length of panel (total of 50 min, including 30 min for presentations and 20 min for discussion/conversation);

• Proposal of a maximum 250 words (with word count), which includes an abstract, the problem your scholarship engages, the contribution you plan to make, and how you plan to foster dialogue among panelists and audience;

• Format of presentation, including indication of need to display slides, images, or videos (PowerPoint or other format);

• On a separate page, please include:

  • Convener’s name, institution, and contact information. The convener will be the link between the panel and the CTS;

  • Names, institutions and contact information of all members (max. of 4) of the panel;

  • Either the name and contact information of the moderator, or a request that CTS provide a moderator.

Conference sessions will not be recorded.

Proposal Submission Process

All proposals should be submitted in a Word or PDF file by email attachment by January 31, 2024, 5 p.m. ET to: canadiantheologicalsocietyinfo@gmail.com. Presenters whose first language, or whose primary language for work, is not English are invited to submit their proposal in their preferred language along with an English translation.

We will confirm receipt of all proposals submitted by email. If you do not receive such an email confirmation within three days of submitting your proposal, contact Meghan Bowen at meghan.bowen@mail.utoronto.ca

Presenters will be allowed to give only one paper. Due to the limited number of sessions, the selection process may be more selective than in previous years.

Selection Criteria

In selecting proposals for 10-12 min presentations or for panels, the committee will consider:

?      The clarity and significance of the proposal;

?      The quality of the contribution to scholarship;

?      The relationship of the presentation to the thematic focus of the annual meeting;

?      The contribution of the presentation to a diversity of perspectives and approaches;

?      The potential for inspiring discussion and engagement among the members.

Our goal as a Society is to foster collegial discussion of the work of CTS members and other Canadian theologians. All presenters and attendees are encouraged to participate in as much of the program as possible. All presenters must be members in good standing of the CTS prior to the Annual Meeting. Membership dues must be paid prior to registering for the conference. We welcome all members, students, and other interested persons to join us this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call for papers/presentations on the theme:

 

 

Date:   April 29-May 1, 2024

Host:   Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice

St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon, SK

 

The Prairie Symposium for the Common Good is an initiative of St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba; Campion College, University of Regina; and St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. The symposium takes place at a different college on a rotating basis, attracting scholars and practitioners devoted to examining the Common Good through the prism of an annual theme. The symposia are interdisciplinary, interfaith, and look forward to forging connections among scholars, institutions, and communities and faith. In 2024, the theme will be: Incarnating the Common Good – Catholic Institutions Engaging Diversities.

 

As host of the 2024 symposium, the Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice invites proposals. The symposium’s theme “Incarnating the Common Good – Catholic Institutions Engaging Diversities” should be considered broadly, with diversities understood as pointing to a variety of perspectives, cultures, and peoples. Presentations by scholars and practitioners in a range of Catholic institutions (education, health, social services, NGOs, etc.), as well as their secular, ecumenical, and multifaith partners, are welcome. In the spirit of Pope Francis’ promotion of cultures of encounter, this gathering will explore how Catholic institutions and entities can, and do, lead with compassion, recognizing the inherent human dignity within the communities they serve. Vital to the symposium will be naming the tensions and promises of such commitments within a pluralistic world, as well as highlighting concrete paths of dialogue and action. This conference will not shy away from difficult conversations, including, but not limited to those surrounding LGBTQ2S+ equality, Indigenization, ecumenical and interfaith partnerships, biomedical issues, secularization, structural and corporate sin within Catholic institutions, and gender equity. The symposium will foster safe and respectful dialogue concerning the unique contributions of Catholic institutions engaging diversities in support of the common good.

 

All presentations will be limited to 20 minutes in length. Individual submissions and panels are welcome.

 

This in-person symposium will take place in Saskatoon starting on the evening of Monday, April 29^th and running until Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Proposals of no more than 250 words can be sent by Dec. 15, 2023 to Chris Hrynkow, Co-director of the Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice at schmeisercentre@stmcollege.ca.

 

Jointly sponsored by:

 

 

 

April 29-30, 2024 | Ottawa, Ontario

“The true people of progress are those who profess as their starting-point a profound respect for the past.” ~ Ernest Renan, Recollections of My Youth

2023 marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of Saint Paul University in Ottawa. Already in 1848, before Canada existed as a country, the city of Ottawa was home to a nascent college that, in a few years, would give birth to the second-oldest theological faculty in the country. To mark the occasion, the doctoral students of Saint Paul University’s Faculty of Theology wanted to bring together emerging scholars who, from near and far, are interested in the vast constellation that is the “theological universe.” This same “universe” is constantly expanding as unprecedented and, until recently, unsuspected questions are being posed to theologians. As well as looking at the present and future of theological research—which is increasingly marked by interdisciplinarity—this symposium also aims to fully honour the roots of this discipline. Theology was not born yesterday, far from it; on the contrary, it is part of a long tradition that still needs to be better understood and continually updated.

Themes of the colloquium include, but are not limited to:

· Theology and

o Intercultural dialogue

o Feminism

o Science and artificial intelligence

o Psychology

o Religion in the public space

o Interreligious dialogue

o Ecology and environmental protection

o Relations with Indigenous peoples

o Vulnerable persons and sexual abuse

o Social justice

· Ecumenical dialogue and inter-church relations

· Biblical exegesis

· Systematic theology

· Christian spirituality and spiritual traditions

· Patristics

· Ethics, bioethics, and healthcare

· Canon law

· Liturgy, worship, and ritual practices

Doctoral students, scholars who have completed a doctorate in the last five years, and post-doctoral researchers are invited to submit proposals for presentation at the colloquium. Abstracts of about 300 words can be submitted by email to lonergan@ustpaul.ca. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes each, with an additional 10 minutes available for questions. Submissions will be accepted until January 15, 2024. Scholars will be informed by February 15 whether their proposals have been accepted.

The Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the level of Assistant Professor in Greek Patristics to begin July 1, 2024. The successful applicant will become part of the newly federated Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology within the Toronto School of Theology (in the University of Toronto). This position will also be held in conjunction with the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, a research and teaching unit located in the Faculty.

 

The successful candidate will be able to teach the history and theology of Early Christianity (first millennium CE) in and around the Mediterranean and the Middle East for the Faculty’s basic degree programs (especially the MDiv and MTS, plus the Diploma and Certificate in Eastern Christian Studies). The research focus will be Greek theological sources of the patristic and Byzantine periods. Secondary expertise in other Eastern languages of Early Christianity (such as Syriac, Coptic) and their theologies is an asset. The successful candidate will also be able to teach introductory courses in early Christian history (1^st millennium), as well as in contemporary Eastern Christian theology, ethics, spirituality or liturgy.

 

Applicants must have a PhD in theological studies (or an equivalent degree), with a specialization in Greek patristics, by the start date of the contract. Applicants must have a demonstrated research agenda with a record of peer-reviewed publication. University-level teaching experience is preferred, with demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching. Applicantsshould speak explicitly to how they can support the mission and the program areas of the Sheptytsky Institute, as well as the Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology.  The ability to engage in the formation of students for ministry in the Eastern Catholic Churches is preferred.

 

St. Michael’s is a Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology in the Toronto School of Theology, an ecumenical consortium of seven theological schools affiliated with the University of Toronto. The Faculty is committed to theological teaching and research that is interdisciplinary, ecumenical and sensitive to multi-faith and multicultural contexts.  We seek to form students for service in Church and society through faithful and rigorous scholarship grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The Sheptytsky Institute expands the Faculty’s teaching and research programs to include Eastern Christian theological traditions.  The Institute is a centre of higher learning, research, ecumenical understanding and prayer which is committed to educating both men and women – laity, religious and clergy – in Eastern Christian Studies. The successful candidate will be employed by the University of St. Michael’s, but will also join the new federation of the Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology.

 

For more details about the Faculty of Theology and the Sheptytsky Institute, see https://www.rsmtheology.utoronto.ca and https://sheptytskyinstitute.ca. Details about the University of St Michael’s College can be found at http://stmikes.utoronto.ca and details about the Toronto School of Theology are at http://www.tst.edu.

 

Interested candidates must include the following in their applications:

• A cover letter describing their qualifications for the position and current and future research interests.
• A current curriculum vitae.
• One recent published sample of academic writing and research.
• A brief statement of teaching philosophy.
• A brief statement outlining commitments or contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• The names and contact information of three (3) referees.

 

Applications can be sent via email to: Chair, Search Committee for Greek Patristics, Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology: rsm.dean@utoronto.ca.

 

The review of applications will begin on December 6, 2023.

 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.  Only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

 

The University of St. Michael’s College is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal people of North America, persons with disabilities, LBGTQ persons, people who take a religiously informed view of human experience, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas. If you require accessibility accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Officer at 416-926-7118 or hr.stmikes@utoronto.ca