Tag: Faculty Stories

Poetry and Ecology

Redeemer's Dr. Deborah Bowen explores in her public work and research how poetry can uniquely inspire us to care for the environment.
September 18, 2018

Redeeming the “poisonous yellow book”

In the Decadent masterpiece À rebours, Dr. Allan Curnew finds questions for the Christian student and scholar.
March 7, 2018

Does #MeToo include Christian universities?

New study finds independent Christian campuses may provide greater safety from sexual violence than their public counterparts.
March 7, 2018

Marketing as Reconciliation

Professor Laurie Busuttil describes a redemptive approach to the art of persuasion.
March 7, 2018

Mathematics as Culture-Making

Dr. Kevin Vander Meulen, professor of mathematics, spent his two-term sabbatical further studying matrix algebra.
October 6, 2017

The Story of the Secularization of the West

Outside Western Europe and North America, the world seems to be getting more religious, not less. What if secularization is not the inevitable future of religion in all societies, but one of many...
June 27, 2017

Trashing Mountains

Fuelled by a six-week residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Phil Irish’s latest exhibition, mount pile, explores the natural and artificial summits of the world.
June 27, 2017

The Public Impact of Christian Research

With the 2017-18 Zylstra grants, Redeemer faculty bring Christian influence to bear the history of secularization and pollution in local watersheds.
March 1, 2017

Rethinking Religion

Dr. Kevin Flatt aims to change how we understand the history of secularization.
February 27, 2017

Celebrating Canada’s Faith Communities Through Writing

Doug Sikkema ‘06 and Dr. Deborah Bowen spearhead the Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing
December 1, 2016

Theology Matters

Dr. Kevin Flatt and Dr. Stephanie Burgoyne take part in a new study that shows the role theology plays in the growth and decline of Canadian churches
December 1, 2016

Imitating Jesus in the Middle Ages

How an ordinary 12th century woman ruffled feathers by following Jesus, and inspires us to do the same
November 28, 2016

Chasing Down C. S. Lewis

Philosophy professor travels to Northern Ireland to learn more about the influential Christian thinker
October 18, 2016

The Common Good

Redeemer faculty bring Christian influence to bear on sexual violence on campus, apocalyptic literature, and pollution in local watersheds
October 1, 2016

Monitoring pollution in Hamilton watersheds

Dr. Edward Berkelaar and Dr. Darren Brouwer will monitor pollution in Hamilton watersheds with funding from a second Zylstra grant.
September 30, 2016