Dr. Garry Owen, M.D. Memorial Academic Lectures

This year’s lecture features Dr. Michael F. Bird an Australian biblical scholar who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues. He is the Academic Dean and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Bird is the author of over thirty books including Evangelical Theology, Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible, Romans (SGBC), The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus, What Christians Ought To Believe, and with N.T. Wright, The New Testament in its World.

Lectureship Description:

Based on his forthcoming coming book Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies (co-authored with Tom Wright), Dr. Michael F. Bird addresses the question, “How can Christians engage with the turbulent politics of our times while remaining true to the teaching and example of Jesus?” and presents a compelling case for Christians to embody a counter-cultural witness that upholds the biblical ideals of justice, mercy and truth while vigorously opposing oppressive political schemes based on autocracy and nationalism.

Any questions, please contact Tamara by emailing Registrar@cbtsc.ca or call (587) 770-0940.