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Critical Faith is a podcast about religion and public life at the Institute for Christan Studies
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
We’re embarking on a new series about some of the challenges facing philosophy and Christian faith in the wake of 2020.
Today, series host Andrew Tebbutt starts close to home with guests Ronald A. Kuipers (Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Director of the CPRSE, and President of ICS) and Gideon Strauss (Associate Professor of Worldview Studies and Academic Dean at ICS). Together they reflect on global democracy and the role of lament. Stay tuned for more conversations in the coming weeks.
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Upcoming Summer Courses at ICS
- Pragmatism, Race, and Religion: Du Bois, West, and Glaude (June 7-July 16) with Ronald A. Kuipers
- Lead from Where You Are: Making a Difference in the Face of Tough Problems, Big Questions, and Organizational Politics (August 16-20) with Gideon Strauss
- ... and more!
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Critical Faith is sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics (CPRSE) at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. For more, visit www.icscanada.edu.
Music by Matt Bernico.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Here at ICS, we're starting a summer online learning initiative, which means we have a number of exciting new courses in the works for the next few months. So we wanted to give you a sneak peek at these courses with the folks involved in making them happen.
This week, we invited Héctor Acero Ferrer to chat with Dr. Ronald A. Kuipers and Dr. Andrew Tebbutt about their newly redesigned course Evil, Resistance, and Judgment: Hannah Arendt and Religious Critique and what Arendt's thought has to say to us today. This 6-week course will take place two days a week, two hours a day from May 12 to June 18, and is available to be taken for credit or audit from anywhere in the world.
If you'd like to find out more about the course or to register, you can visit the course page on our website or send our Registrar an email at academic-registrar@icscanada.edu!
- List of Arendt "must reads" from this episode -
- "Perplexities of the Rights of Man" in Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) by Hannah Arendt
- The Last Interview and Other Conversations (2013) by Hannah Arendt
- The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth (2018) graphic novel by Ken Krimstein
- "Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli: A Christian on St. Peter's Chair from 1958 to 1963" in Men in Dark Times (1968) by Hannah Arendt
Critical Faith is sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics (CPRSE) at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. For more, visit www.icscanada.edu.
Music by Matt Bernico.
Read the rest of this entry »Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Why talk about evil, resistance, and judgment?
This week, we welcome ICS President and resident Hannah Arendt expert Ronald A. Kuipers back to the podcast. He shares with us some background on the inspiration for the themes of our podcast this semester, and discusses the insights and the hope Arendt has offered his own scholarship and might continue to offer public discourse today.
Critical Faith is sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics (CPRSE) at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. For more, visit www.icscanada.edu.
Music by Matt Bernico.
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
How do you discern a calling to graduate studies?
This week, ICS President and Senior Member in Philosophy of Religion Dr. Ronald A. Kuipers rejoins the podcast to continue the narration of his academic journey. Last time, he reflected on his undergraduate years. This time, he shares with us factors and mentors that shaped his decision to pursue an MA and PhD.
Check out this week's Don't Miss This! items:
- New poetry book Mumbles in Hollywood, California by Ben Robinson
- A Lenten reading list from Peter Rollins: Atheism for Lent
Critical Faith is sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics (CPRSE) at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. For more, visit www.icscanada.edu.
Music by Matt Bernico.
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Critical Faith is back!
For the next while, we're giving you a glimpse into the everyday life of ICS. We're talking with Senior Members, Junior Members, and friends of the Institute to hear about what got them here, what they're working on, and why it matters for them. This week, we were joined by ICS President and Senior Member Ronald A. Kuipers, who reflected on his interest in advocating for faith in the public sphere.
Links to this week's Don't Miss This! items:
Get info and tickets to ICS's Open House and Advent Concert here!
Take a look at Gideon's interview with Heath Carter here!
Critical Faith is sponsored by the Centre for Philosophy, Religion, and Social Ethics at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. For more, visit icscanada.edu.
Music by Matt Bernico.