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Ways of Knowing 1 - CMU Community Lecture Series | Dr. Paul Dyck (video)
Thursday, October 26, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
Humanity's Poetic Vocation
with Dr. Paul Dyck, Professor of English
Read MoreAcclaimed Yale professor to speak at CMU lecture and symposium
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 @ 1:54 PM
Renowned scholar and theologian Dr. Willie James Jennings is in high demand across North America. On his schedule this month is a trip to Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), where he'll be delivering the 2023 J.J. Thiessen Lecture.
He will deliver his lecture, titled, "Gathering the pieces that remain: Weaving life together from the fragments of faith, race, and land" on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 PM in person at Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) and via livestream.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: October 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023 @ 12:00 AM
With Gratitude 2023
Featuring stories from Still Speaking, an audio project of the Mennonite Heritage Archives
Read MoreBreaking barriers: CMU alumnus defends doctoral dissertation on disability theology
Thursday, March 23, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
Daniel Rempel is smiling from ear to ear.
Having successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland just a week before the Zoom interview for this story, Rempel was visually, and rightfully, excited to share on his research on the often-overlooked field of disability theology.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: September 2022
Sunday, September 11, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: The Question of Christian Politics
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are hearing from Paul Dyck, professor of English and academic dean at CMU. Throughout this rebroadcast of his meditation series, Paul explores Christianity and politics. Going beyond partisan politics, he examines God's coming kingdom and Christ's call to love.
Read MoreAlumnus explores the relationship between art and commerce in daring new novel
Monday, August 22, 2022 @ 4:11 PM
In 2017, André Forget was asked by friend and collaborator Joel Peters (CMU, 2011) to write a short story about a fictitious underwater organ. The only rule was to keep the story around 2,000 words. Forget ended up writing a 10,000-word academic dissertation about the mythical instrument, which he named the hydroöganon. Complete with invented scholars debating each other's theses and extensive details as to the engineering of the instrument, the story, originally titled The Lower Registers, served as the impetus for writing his debut novel In the City of Pigs, published by Dundurn Press in the summer of 2022.
Read MoreCMU celebrates the Class of 2022
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 @ 3:56 PM
After two years of outdoor ceremonies and air hugs, the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) community observed this year's graduation in a more familiar way. On April 30, students, staff, faculty, family, and friends gathered at Bethel Mennonite Church to celebrate the Class of 2022.
An excited atmosphere and many masked, smiling faces marked the occasion, as CMU was finally able to once again host an indoor convocation ceremony, also livestreamed online, and reception. With a total of 108 graduates, the Class of 2022 is CMU's biggest graduating class ever.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: March 2022
Thursday, March 10, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: The Question of Christian Politics
This month on Sunday@CMU, we're hearing from CMU faculty Paul Dyck, Professor of English, Interim Vice President Academic, and Academic Dean. In this series of meditations, Paul explores Christianity and politics. Going beyond partisan politics, he examines the system in which we live together, God's coming kingdom, and Christ's call to love.
Read MoreI Am A Mennonite investigates the past to glimpse into the future
Monday, January 17, 2022 @ 1:36 PM
Within the first five minutes of Paul Plett's (CMU 2004-05) newest documentary, I Am A Mennonite, he askes his target audience of Mennonites, "Where are we going to spiritually?"
That may be a loaded question for a community whose history is steeped in schisms, immigration, and discernment. But, It's a question Plett says is not rhetorical. "We're not going anywhere else physically. As a community, it does sort of seem that the real adventure is the spiritual one." Plett says that since Mennonite's transient disposition seems to have receded, we need to journey deeper into self-reflection, exploring inward as our spirituality is the most important odyssey of all.
Read MoreChristmas 2021 Greetings from Dr. Cheryl Pauls, CMU President (video)
Thursday, December 23, 2021 @ 1:02 PM
Merry Christmas from CMU!
I have been deeply heartened by the exemplary behaviour and commitment to the health, safety, and well-being of all students, staff, and faculty during the 2021 Fall Term.
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