The World and Our Calling Lectures
The World and Our Calling Lectures series explores different facets of the Christian calling to be engaged with our culture. These lectures are intended to enable students and guests to know better and to relish the beauty of the cultural world, as it can be understood in relation to the redemptive presence of Jesus Christ.
The World and Our Calling Lectures are held annually on Redeemer’s campus.
Past Speakers
2026:
Evening Lecture: The Digital Hearth: On Sharing Screens and Stories in a Fragmented Age
2025:
Chapel Address: How to Find Your Calling
Evening Lecture:
2024:
Chapel Address: God Wants Us to Love Rightly
Evening Lecture:
2023:
Chapel Address: Making Peace in a Violent World
Evening Lecture:
2020:
Chapel Address: The Hijab and the Nakedness of Christ
Evening Lecture:
2019:
Chapel Address: Let Your Light Shine
Evening Lecture:
2018:
Chapel Address: The Necessary Failure of Easter
Evening Lecture: Captain America vs. Flannery O鈥機onnor: Heroes and Saints for Unholy Times
2017:
Chapel Address: There is One Spirit
Evening Lecture: Culture Breaking: The Image of God in an Image-Driven Age
2015:
Chapel Address: Challenge, Opportunity, Responsibility, and Creativity for Christians in Canada Today.
Evening Lecture: The Future of Religion in Canada: What’s Needed from Christian Leaders
2014:
Chapel Address: Becoming Culture Makers
Evening Lecture: Redeeming the Gift of Power
2013: Dr. Deborah Bowen (ARCU Lecturer)
Chapel Address: 鈥淩edemption through Reading鈥: Why Bother with the Liberal Arts and Sciences?
Evening Lecture: 鈥淪eeing Beyond the Scenery鈥: Dwelling in the World by Metaphor
2012:
Chapel Address: And He Gave Thanks
Evening Lecture: Monsters of Ingratitude
2011:
Chapel Address: Maturing in Christ to Bless His World
Evening Lecture: Is It Possible to Know the World, and Still Love the World?
2010: (ARIHE Lecturer)
Chapel Address: Calvin鈥檚 Motto
Evening Lecture: Calvin: Champion of Piety
2008:
Chapel Address: COSMOS: The Nature of Our Gods
Evening Lecture: VOCATIO: True Worship Every Second
2007:
Chapel Address: Desiring the Kingdom: We Are What We Love
Evening Lecture: A Christian University is for Lovers: Revisioning Christian Education