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Principal Stephen Andrews has announced the appointment of the Reverend Ajit John as Interim Chaplain of Wycliffe College for the coming Fall 2023 academic term. Ajit is known to many in the College as a former Wycliffe Board member, a trustee of the Toronto School of Theology Board, and as the current Chair of the Anglican Communion Alliance. He has been a Priest in the Anglican Church of Canada for nearly twenty years, serving congregations both here in Toronto and the Diocese of Europe. After completing a BA and an MA at the University of Toronto, he studied law at the University of Western

Last Thursday on June 15, Wycliffe College launched the Marc Chagall and the Bible devotional series, a series of reflective lectures for the public that aims to explore deeper the symbols and meanings of Chagall’s works in the exhibition. It was a delightful evening attended by around 40 art enthusiasts from various walks of life. Dr. Ephraim Radner, Professor of Historical Theology at Wycliffe College, opened the series with a contemplative lecture on Chagall’s lithograph, The Angel and the Sword, an image in only black and grey that Radner admittedly described as “rather inconspicuous"

Wycliffe College held its inaugural Reformed House of Studies Conference on Saturday, June 3, 2023. The conference, titled "Reformed the Church: Learning from the Westminster Divines," related the reform of the church today to a period of reform from the past, namely, the Westminster Assembly of the seventeenth century. It was an encouraging occasion of learning and fellowship with over 60 attending in person and some online. Bishop Stephen Andrews, Principal of Wycliffe College, opened the conference with a warm welcome and gracious commendation of the conference. Three main lectures were

Join us in congratulating Xenia Chan, PhD student at Wycliffe College, for receiving a Doctoral Fellowship and an Honorary Dissertation Fellowship from the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE). Xenia also recently received the Philippe LeBlanc Scholarship offered by the Canadian Friends of the École Biblique (CFÉB), which will allow her to study and do research at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem this summer from July to August. Currently doctoral fellow at the Louisville Institute, Xenia has been focusing her dissertation on the nuanced use of trauma theory in

On Monday, May 8th, 2023, convocation for the Class of 2023 was held in Sheraton Hall at Wycliffe College. It was a joyous day as we celebrated the achievements and hard work of the 47 members of the Class of 2023. The Rt Rev. Matthias Der, a member of Wycliffe's Class of 1990 and currently Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island, was bestowed an honorary Doctor of Divinity by the College. In his convocation address, the Rt Rev. Der urged the new graduates to remain faithful in serving Christ in challenging situations, including times when one experiences self-doubts and

TORONTO, ON, May 8, 2023 – Wycliffe College, in partnership with IMAGO, is delighted to bring to Toronto a fascinating exhibition Marc Chagall and the Bible from the Bowden Collections. The exhibition – from May 16 to October 15, 2023 – showcases 58 etchings and lithographs by the legendary artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985). This collection of prints by Chagall, curated by art collector and visual artist Sandra Bowden, is presented to the Canadian public for the first time. Chagall is perhaps the foremost visual interpreter of the Bible in the 20th century. His vision of the Old Testament

Congratulations to Kit Man ‘Kimberly’ Lai, PhD student at Wycliffe College, who has received the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) Bursary! Bursary funds from the portion of the Toronto School of Theology 's endowment fund under the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) program are available to assist PhD and DMin students, and this year Kimberly has been named as the recipient. For more information and a list of other recipients from other TST colleges >>

Convocation for the Class of 2023 will be held on Monday May 8th, 2023, in Sheraton Hall at Wycliffe College. The College will bestow an honorary Doctor of Divinity upon the Rt Rev. Matthias Der, a member of Wycliffe’s Class of 1990, who is now Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island. Bishop Der will deliver the Convocation Address to the graduating class. Due to the large graduating class, seating is limited to their guests only; however, both the ceremony and Holy Eucharist will be livestreamed. Please watch the Wycliffe College website and Community Facebook page for livestream

Dr. Ann Jervis , Professor Emerita of New Testament at Wycliffe College, has recently completed her book, Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of Christ . This work challenges standard interpretations of how Paul understood time that have assumed that the apostle inherited Jewish apocalyptic sequential two-age temporality. Dr. Jervis proposes instead that Paul conceived of time in terms of “life in this age” or “life in Christ”: that is, that humans apart from Christ live in this age, whereas believers live entirely in the temporality of Christ. The writing of this groundbreaking book

The upcoming months will be filled with events at Wycliffe College! The March edition of the Word @ Wycliffe newsletter keeps you in the loop about all the happenings and updates. You may read it online here!