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Practicing theology from the bottom-up
Assuming a new position teaching theology at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), Rev. Dr. Sunder John Boopalan and his family arrived in Winnipeg in October 2020 after a move, during the pandemic, from their home in Boston, MA. Growing up in the religious context of Pondicherry, a former French colony in southeast India, Boopalan was raised by his mother, a nurse and Hindu convert to Christianity, and his father, a lab technician and preacher, who together attended the "Bakht Singh Assemblies," a multi-lingual and multi-ethnic indigenous (that is, without foreign missionary history) church movement. Describing the religious atmosphere of his upbringing, Boopalan states that "there was an interesting mix of theological influences that combined pietist, holiness, and charismatic movements. Services were four hours and included plenty of music played with indigenous Indian instruments and would always end in a love feast cooked by church members and shared sitting around mats on the floor."
Read MoreFrom planarian worms to the pandemic
Dr. John Brubacher visits the library every day. But instead of books, this library contains millions of yeast clones.
Brubacher is Assistant Professor of Biology at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), but is currently on a three-year research leave, of which he has two years left. He's working at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, WI as Visiting Assistant Scientist in the institute's Newmark Lab. Researchers there utilize the tools of molecular cell biology and functional genomics to address several major biological problems.
Read MoreCMU welcomes political theology specialist Rev. Dr. John Boopalan to the BTS faculty
Toting a powerful academic record, global life-experience and perspective, along with a rich and multifaceted theological background, CMU looks forward to the teaching and mentorship Rev. Dr. John Boopalan will bring to our learning community.
CMU is proud to announce a new appointment in the faculty of Biblical and Theological Studies. Sunder John Boopalan (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is an interdisciplinary writer and researcher specializing in the areas of political theologies and ethics, with personal emphases in the areas of Dalit Christianity and redress of structural or systemic wrongdoing. He is also an ordained minister in the Progressive Baptist tradition.
Read MoreCMU hires new Vice President, Administration and Finance
Despite all the uncertainty and obstacles the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, CMU is committed to working towards a bright future by continuing to deliver quality programming and education. This has included appointing John Balsillie as Vice President, Administration and Finance.
John Balsillie has spent the past six years as Executive Director of the Manitoba Band Association and the Canadian Band Association. Prior to that he was General Manager of St. John's Music. He is no stranger to CMU, though. He has taught as a sessional instructor in CMU's Redekop School of Business for five years.
Read MoreFaculty: In Their Own Words - Dr. John Derksen
Dr. John Derksen, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies, has taught at MSC since 2000.
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Read MoreGlobal Anabaptism Conference Lectures with Dr. John Roth (videos)
May 21-22, 2019
A conference hosted by Canadian Mennonite University and Providence University College and Seminary
Read MoreSunday@CMU: April 2019
Theme: If We Walk in the Light
Speaker: John Brubacher
Dr. John Brubacher, Assistant Professor of Biology, presents a four-part sermon series exploring 1 John 1:5-7.
Read MoreUpcoming public lecture to explore Anabaptism in Guatemala
"How do we live as a transnational Mennonite community when some within the community are implicated in the harm done to others? How do we live out the authentic witness of early Anabaptism?" These are some of the questions Dr. Patricia Harms will raise at the 2019 John and Margaret Friesen Lectures at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).
Read MoreSunday@CMU: February 2019
Theme: Anabaptism
Speaker: John J. Friesen
Dr. John J. Friesen, Professor Emeritus of History and Theology, presents a four-part sermon series exploring Anabaptism.
Read MoreFaculty: In Their Own Words – James Magnus-Johnston
James Magnus-Johnston, Assistant Professor, Business and Director, Centre for Resilience has taught at CMU since 2013.
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