Student Bursary Support Renewed
The Vancouver School of Theology is proud to continue to offer bursaries of up to 70% for VST degree students with financial need. This support is made possible through the overflowing generosity of donors and the prudent planning of the VST Board of Governors. During a time of financial anxiety for many, this bursary support ...
VST President’s T.E.G. 2024 Award Recipient Named
For Thoughtful, Engaged, and Generous Christian Practitioners The Vancouver School of Theology has named Rev. Andria Irwin as the 2024 recipient of the T.E.G. (Thoughtful, Engaged, Generous) Award. Established in 2019, this award recognizes leading practitioners in Christian ministry in the early years of their careers. A graduate of VST’s Master of Divinity program, Andria earned a ...
VST Announces 2024 Honorary Doctorate Recipient
VANCOUVER, BC, January 9, 2024. The Board of Governors of the Vancouver School of Theology is pleased to announce that Michael Francis has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Honorary Doctor of Divinity. This Honorary Doctor of Divinity (HDD) is awarded to individuals who exemplify the values of VST, an internationally recognized theological ...
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa to Keynote 2024 G. Peter Kaye Lecture
The Listening Society: Religion, Music, & Democracy in Resonance Friday, March 1st at 7pm Public Lecture: ‘Give us a hearing heart’. The Listening Society and Its Enemies (In-Person & Online) Saturday, March 2nd, 10am - 2pm Public Workshop: Democracy Needs Religion: On a Peculiar but Resonant Relationship (In-Person only) Location: Epiphany Chapel 6030 Chancellor Blvd, Vancouver ...
VST Appoints New Director of Theological Field Education
The Vancouver School of Theology is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Mary Nichol as Director of Theological Field Education, effective January 16, 2024. The Rev. Mary Nichol will succeed the Rev. Dr. Steven Chambers, who has served as Acting Director of Theological Field Education for the past five years. VST is grateful ...
International and Non-Local Students Seeking Rental Rooms
The Vancouver School of Theology (VST) is located on the University of British Columbia campus. We are called to educate and form thoughtful, engaged, and generous Christian leaders in collaboration with the Indigenous Church and people of other faith traditions. We welcome students from across Canada and around the world to share in our inclusive ...
Anti-Racism Message
We are alarmed at anti-Black, anti-Asian, and anti-Indigenous violence in communities across Canada and the United States. Created in God’s image and actively loved by God, we must respect, welcome, include, and love all people without partiality. Racism has no place in our community, and we renounce and turn from it as followers of Jesus ...
Chancellor’s Dinner Principal’s Address
Principal’s Address Chancellor’s Dinner UBC Golf Club Thursday September 25, ...
The Uses of Literature by Rita Felski: A Positive Aesthetic
Sometimes reading outside your field can be so very helpful ...
Webster: Why Study Theology?
I’m really grateful to my doctoral advisor and friend, Prof. ...






