Richard Austin will perform the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins at Regent College on Epiphany (January 6, 7 pm). And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things; And though the last lights…
It is with great sadness that we share news of the death of Luci Shaw, known to the Regent community as a longtime Writer-in-Residence, the Poetry Editor of CRUX, a former Board of Governors member and a treasured friend. Luci died…
A number of religious groups have expressed serious concern about the Liberal government’s determination to follow the lead of the Bloc Québécois on Bill C-9, “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious…
Last week my headline was ‘Charitable status secure, but underlying attitudes could still lead to problems.’ That is, the Liberal government reassured faith groups that the government is not considering removing the advancement of religion as a qualifying charitable purpose.…
There was some relief among churches and ministries across Canada when the Liberals released their budget earlier this month. There had been considerable speculation about the possibility that they would remove charitable status for religious groups. That immediate concern has…
Ron Reed’s one-man show The Top Ten Thousand of All Time is back on stage this November. It will be at the Bez Arts Hub in Langley November 7, 8 and 9, then at Peninsula Productions in White Rock on…
A poll conducted in time for the Thanksgiving weekend showed that only about one-third (34 percent) of Canadians believe that “religion has a positive influence on societal values.” And that percentage is even lower in British Columbia, where 28 percent…
Christian Smith: Why Religion Went Obsolete: the Demise of Traditional Faith in America (Oxford University Press, 2025) The purpose of this review is to extract a few nuggets and narrative strands from the massive surrounding overburden of numeric ore that…
On April 29, Mike Schouten and Levi Minderhoud spent a pleasant day in Victoria, hosted by several BC Conservative MLAs. The ARPA Canada leaders were well received, though their visit was opposed even by some Conservatives, and in the media.…
Jonathan Anderson leads the Christianity and the Arts concentration at Regent College – but his new book is making an impact well beyond the school. A book launch for The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art (University of Notre Dame…