News & Media

Insight is a bi-annual magazine published by Wycliffe College. The latest Spring/Summer 2018 edition is now available online!

Wycliffe College Professor of Old Testament and Graduate Director Marion Taylor presented a paper at the annual meeting of The Canadian-American Theological Association (CATA) in Regina on May 27, 2018. Marion, who is a past-president of CATA, titled her paper, “ Nineteenth-century Women Wrestling with Pauline Texts,” and highlighted part of her research on women’s writings on Paul for a book she and Wycliffe professor Catherine Sider-Hamilton have been contracted to write for Eerdmans . T his blog post, In support of women preaching, has been excerpted from her paper.

What does a person's faith in Jesus Christ have to do with how that person votes? And how can theology inform our political thinking and engagement? As Ontarians prepare to go to the polls next week, it seemed a timely opportunity to revisit a previously published interview with Wycliffe College Professor of Historical Theology, Ephraim Radner, in which he addresses the topic. This week's blog excerpts Faith Today's feature story titled, "Is Christ Relevant to Politics?" and highlight's Professor Radner's conviction that "Theology can inform anything we do."

All the world’s abuzz with talk of this weekend’s royal wedding. For Christians, a wedding ceremony is a sacred celebration that includes promises that a couple makes before God. Meghan and Harry are both members of the Church of England, which is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, one of the expressions of the Christian faith. Peter Robinson, Professor of Proclamation, Worship and Ministry here at Wycliffe College, sheds some light on the anticipated proceedings for us in this week's blog post.

Space is still available! The deadline for both Master of Divinity (MDiv) and Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degrees for this year was May 31, 2018 . However, we continue to accept applications as space permits. Please submit your application soon to secure consideration for Fall 2018. If you're discerning your call or have questions about Wycliffe College, please contact us at admissions@wycliffecollege.ca or 416-946-3535 ext. 3547.

Preaching Jesus Christ Today: Six Questions for Moving from Scripture to Sermon (Baker Academic, April 2018) is the newest book from Wycliffe College Chaplain and Professor of Pastoral Theology Annette Brownlee. The book approaches preaching as both a theological practice and a spiritual discipline. Stanley Hauerwas says of it, "I cannot imagine a better book for teaching seminarians not only the ‘what’ but also the ‘how’ of preaching." On the Wycliffe blog, Annette responds to six questions about Preaching Jesus Christ Today.

In the wake of the horrific mass killing in Toronto yesterday, journalists and writers are - like all of us - struggling to make sense of the senseless. People around the world reacted to the news of yesterday’s tragic events with shock, disbelief, horror. A sinking sense of "not again." The collective Canadian heart sank. "Not here." At some level, our responses have to be because - whether we think about it consciously or not - we deeply value human life. We recognize the injustice when innocent life is snatched away. Murray Henderson has been working at Wycliffe College this semester as