The Wycliffe Blog - Vestigia Dei
Vestigia Dei – is a Latin term meaning “traces of God.” As a theological term it is associated with natural theology – that is, the view that there are vestiges of God within creation. We’ve chosen this term as the title of the Wycliffe College blog because our hope is that through these writings, readers might glimpse evidences for God as our writers interact with the wider world.
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3 ways seminary will change you for the betterBy Stephen Andrews At Wycliffe’s recent Theology Pub Night on August 30, I was gratified when someone asked me if I was a student at Wycliffe College. I am often mistaken for a younger person, which I think I owe to my genes, but which my wife suspects may also have something to do with my behaviour. The hard-to-believe truth, however, is that this month marks the fortieth year since I... |
Mon, September 09, 2019 |
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Alumni Profile: Patrick Tanhuanco: Pastor, Principal in the PhilippinesBy Wycliffe College Blog “[Wycliffe] College has balanced change with tradition, the building itself reminding faculty, trustees and students alike that they did not start Wycliffe, that each new generation stands on the shoulders of all who have been there before, that to become part of the College is to be received into a historic community, not to form it anew.” – Reginald Stackhouse in The Way Forward: A History of Wycliffe College, Toronto,... |
Wed, August 07, 2019 |
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Reflections on General Synod 2019By Stephen Andrews The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) met in Vancouver for seven days, beginning July 10. This was the 42nd session of a national gathering that happens every three years, and it brought together some 235 delegates from 30 dioceses in the three orders of laity, clergy, and bishops. This was my eighth consecutive General Synod, though this time I was not a member. Synods are intense, exhausting... |
Fri, July 19, 2019 |
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Pilgrim Reflections | Trip to IsraelBy Connie Chan As Wycliffe College organizes another trip to Israel, to take place in February 2020, let's recall some of the unforgettable experiences for all the students and friends of Wycliffe who joined the trip last year. They gained historical and biblical insights, met new friends, and ate lots of good food! In this article, Wycliffe student Connie Chan shares about a memorable moment during her trip. If you’d like to join the... |
Thu, July 18, 2019 |
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On Christian MarriageBy Catherine Sider-Hamilton Turning and turning in the I find myself often thinking of these lines from Yeats’ “Second Coming,” as a kind of anarchy— theological, moral, and ecclesial—engulfs the Anglican Church. The debate about same-sex... |
Mon, July 08, 2019 |
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On Christian MarriageBy Ephraim Radner Life is hard for most people. Not just for a moment, or in moments—an illness, a lost job, a death of someone we love. Rather, life is hard in a continuous way, as a kind of passage over time. To get from birth to death is difficult. There are joys at the centre of this passage. But to see these joys and grasp them is, for most people, a struggle,... |
Thu, June 06, 2019 |
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Theological study online—how does that work?By Thomas Power In an online course I taught some years ago, I posted a message in the class discussion forum containing the text of a parishioner’s interpretation of something that had been spoken in tongues in his church the previous Sunday. The message elicited a number of student responses, one of which was written by a student who said they had been “cut to the heart” as a result of reading the... |
Mon, April 29, 2019 |
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A moment redeemed becomes a vehicle of graceBy Chris Seitz My wife and I were in the United States over the holidays, to see my mother who is aging, wider family, and just enjoy some warmer weather. During this time we worshipped in a local parish we know. They have a new assistant and he and the rector take turns preaching and presiding. It is a church where preaching is central. The two ministers have different styles but both work... |
Mon, April 22, 2019 |
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To be close to Christ’s death: the knowledge of loveBy Ann Jervis Perhaps I shouldn’t admit this publicly, but I don’t understand why Christ died. I am confident that I know the reason for it: sin’s hold on humanity. But, how Christ’s death changed that—about that, I am not so sure. This admission may be especially awkward given that I have spent my adult life studying the New Testament writer whose words have been the foundation for some of the most influential... |
Tue, April 16, 2019 |
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Remembering the Dead: Of Christ’s Death and Our OwnBy Joseph Mangina I enjoy visiting old graveyards. I like to wander around, reading the tombstones, taking note of the dates and places of birth, the biblical verses and sentimental poetry. Last summer my wife and I were walking through an Episcopal churchyard in Cooperstown, New York, where we stumbled on a particular grave from the 1830s. The tombstone gave the woman’s name and her dates, and then the inscription: “She had her... |
Mon, April 08, 2019 |
