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2019 J.J. Thiessen Lectures with Dr. Nancy Elizabeth Bedford (videos)
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 10:59 AM
View DetailsTheology for a Climate Emergency: CMU to host public lecture by Rev'd Dr. David Widdicombe
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 1:28 PM
What theological tools do we really have, for thinking about a climate crisis? What responsibilities do individual churches have amidst the current emergency? What historical Christian perspectives might we be able to retrieve, in order to resist certain dominant scientific or technological assumptions of our time?
These are the seminal questions in Rev'd Dr. David Widdicombe's upcoming lecture "And His Hands Prepared the Dry Land: A Political Theology of Climate Change." Scheduled for Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00 PM, the lecture will be held at Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) and feature a dedicated academic response from CMU's Professor of New Testament, Gordon Zerbe, to fuel discussion. Celebrated local musician and activist, Steve Bell, will also feature.
Continue ReadingWinnipeg’s meth crisis: community-based responses needed NOW
Thursday, July 25, 2019 @ 6:45 PM
The drug methamphetamine is running rampant in Winnipeg and it affects everyone, from families to workplaces to public spaces. The city urgently needs community-based action, and several organizations are uniting to bring it about.
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) and Menno Simons College (MSC), along with numerous other organizations, are hosting a series of public events this week, titled, "Meth in Winnipeg: A Community Response."
Continue ReadingA Public Lecture by Dr. Emily Welty: Imagination, Courage, and Resilience (video)
Thursday, June 20, 2019 @ 3:38 PM
View Details2019 CSOP Lecture - Imagination, Courage, and Resilience
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 @ 8:13 PM
View DetailsNobel Peace Prize laureate to give public lecture at CMU
Thursday, June 6, 2019 @ 9:37 AM
Dr. Emily Welty, member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, will give a public lecture at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) later this month as part of its annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP).
Welty will present the lecture, titled "Imagination, Courage, and Resilience," on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 PM in CMU's Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.
Continue ReadingGlobal Anabaptism Conference Lectures with Dr. John Roth (videos)
Monday, June 3, 2019 @ 3:24 PM
View DetailsUpcoming public lecture to explore Anabaptism in Guatemala
Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 9:00 AM
"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).
Continue ReadingCMU welcomes Dr. Dennis R. Venema as 2019's Scientist in Residence
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 @ 5:12 PM
Were Adam and Eve humanity's first parents? Genetics show that our beginning comes from a population much larger than one couple. Can belief in evolution and Christianity mix?
These are some of the key questions Dr. Dennis R. Venema will address as Scientist in Residence at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on February 4-6, 2019.
Continue Reading2018 J.J. Thiessen Lecture series with Dr. John Witvliet (3 videos)
Friday, October 19, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
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