Theology Pub Night
Have you wanted to find a place to enjoy a nice cold beer, cider, and/or pop * (that's 'soda' or 'cola' to our American friends), snack on popcorn and chips, and listen to theological perspectives on a variety of topics? Then our Theological Pub night is the place you need to try out. On the last Friday of the month Wycliffe, in partnership with The Meeting House, provides an ideal location to grab a cold beverage, mingle with others, and join in a spirited conversation on a range of topics. We start with a time of socializing and then move into an interview with someone in the know about the topic and then open the floor for questions and answers.
June 28th at 7 pm - Explaining Evil - Four Views
Guest: Dr. W. Paul Franks Interviewer: Steve Hewko
Dr. Franks joined the Tyndale Philosophy faculty in 2008 from the University of Oklahoma, where he completed his dissertation A Rational Problem of Evil: The Coherence of Christian Doctrine with a Broad Free Will Defense. He has published articles in Heythrop Journal, Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, Religious Studies and Sophia. He recently published Explaining Evil: Four Views(Bloomsbury Academic). Dr. Franks is a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers and an Executive Member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society.
- Beer and Cider - $5.00
- Pop - $1.00
- Chips and theatre popcorn are on us
Past Pub Nights
| May 2019 - Rev. Dr. David Robinson |  Listen |
| The Relevence of Patristics and A Critique of Two Kingdom Theology | |
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Date: May 31, 2019
Guest: Dr David Robinson Interviewer: Scott Leveille
Dr David Robinson, in conversation with Scott Leveille, discusses who the Patristic fathers were, why do we view them as authoritative, and why we should consider listening to them today. To close the conversation the question was raised, if the church disappeared tomorrow what would Toronto notice?
© Photos by Nathan Snelgrove (wildfirestudios.ca)
| April 2019 - Prof. John Bland - Math: The Language of God? | Listen |
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Date: Apr 26, 2019
Guest: Dr. John Bland Interviewer: Steve Hewko
Dr John Bland was our guest and in coversation with Stephen Hewko, explored the world of mathmatics and its relationship to the journey of faith. Due to technical problems the audio is lower quality.
| March 2019 - Prof. David Reed - The Paranormal | Listen |
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Date: Apr 5, 2019
Guest: David Reed Interviewer: Steve Hewko
An interesting night of discussion on things that go BUMP in the night. Two-thirds of the close to fifty people in attendance raised their hand when asked if they had experienced or knew someone who experienced a paranormal event. The topics ranged from the difference between demonic possession and ghostly encounters and the friendly/protective ghosts versus the maleovolent. David Reed, Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Wycliffe College, has studied the paranormal and was consulted for forty episodes of Ghostly Encounters, which ran from 2005 to 2011, shared his opinion of how we should view these phenomenons.
| February 2019 - A Night with Bruxy Cavey | Listen |
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Date: Feb 22, 2019
Guest: Bruxy Cavey Interviewer: Steve Hewko
We were excited to host Meeting House pastor, Bruxy Cavey, for a broad-ranging fireside chat on religion, theology and culture. Bruxy shared his heart and thoughts around issues of personal belief, scripture, the implications of the cross, and application of theology to issues of peace and all the way to speculations on existence of extra-terrestrials. Insightful as always, Bruxy helped us navigate and explore these complex themes.
© Photos by Nathan Snelgrove (wildfirestudios.ca)
| October 2018 - Prof. Barth Netterfield - The Universe | Listen |
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Date: Oct 26, 2018
Guest: Barth Netterfield Interviewer: Patrick Franklin
Barth Netterfield, a Canadian astrophysicist and a Professor in the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto, was a key member of the instrument team for BOOMERANG, the experiment that made one of the first accurate determinations of the age, geometry, and mass-energy content of the universe. Barth, in conversation with Patrick Franklin, Associate Professor of Theology at Tyndale Seminary, discusses his work in astro-physics, the universe, and the discoveries that have been made. He also discusses his faith and how it ties into his studies.
| September 2018 - Jonathan Pageau - Tales of An Icon Carver | Listen |
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Date: Sep 28, 2018
Guest: Jonathan Pageau Interviewer: Jordan Duerrstein
Jonathan, possibly the only icon carver in North America, talks to Jordan about his fascinating journey from being a good ol' baptist boy to the Eastern Orthodox Church. After being disillusioned with contemporary art and giving up being an artist he discovered the hesychastic tradition, a mystical tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and found himself being drawn to iconography.
