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VST and Allard School of Law Co-Host Guest Lecture Supported by SSHRC

How Not to be Afraid: Seven Ways to Live When ...
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VST Hires Director of Inter-Religious Studies Program & Professor of Asian Religions

VANCOUVER, BC. March 10, 2025. The Vancouver School of Theology is excited to confirm that Casey Collins, PhD will join the school effective July 16, 2025 Dr. Casey Collins will succeed Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan, who has been Director of Inter-Religious Studies and Professor of Jewish studies at VST for 10 years and will retire ...
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VST Announces Bruce W. L. Curtis as a 2025 Recipient of Honorary Doctorate

VANCOUVER, BC, January 24, 2025. The Board of Governors of the Vancouver School of Theology is delighted to announce that Bruce W. L. Curtis has been selected as a 2025 recipient of VST’s Honorary Doctor of Divinity. This Honorary Doctor of Divinity (HDD) is awarded to individuals who exemplify the values of VST, an internationally ...
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VST Announces Philip Murray as a 2025 Recipient of Honorary Doctorate

VANCOUVER, BC, January 24, 2025. The Board of Governors of the Vancouver School of Theology is delighted to announce that Philip Murray has been selected as a 2025 recipient of VST’s Honorary Doctor of Divinity. This Honorary Doctor of Divinity (HDD) is awarded to individuals who exemplify the values of VST, an internationally recognized theological ...

Dr. Carolyn Muessig to Give 2025 G. Peter Kaye Lecture at VST

Preaching Under the Radar: The Creative World of Female Preaching ...
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VST President’s TEG 2025 Award Recipient Named

For Thoughtful, Engaged, and Generous Christian Practitioners The Vancouver School of Theology is delighted to announce Rev. Amanda Ruston as the 2025 recipient of the TEG Award. Established by President Richard Topping in 2019, this award recognizes leading practitioners in Christian ministry during their early years of career service. A graduate of VST’s Master of Divinity ...
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President Richard Topping Granted $30K for Research on the Holy Spirit

The Vancouver School of Theology is thrilled to announce that President Richard Topping has received grants totaling $30,000.00 to conduct research, writing, and resource development on the person and work of the Holy Spirit in contemporary and Reformed theology. The project is funded by the Reid Trust and a bequest to The Presbyterian Church in ...
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Interview with Rev. Mary Nichol

Earlier this year Rev. Mary Nichol, Director of Theological Field Education at the Vancouver School of Theology, sat down to talk about formation, practice, and creativity.   CSB: Why is theological field education (TFE) important? MN: Theological field education is important because VST is training and forming people to be out in the world with ...

Rev. LaKeesha Walrond (PhD) to Give Somerville Lecture 2024

The Vancouver School of Theology is excited to announce that ...
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Prayers for Jasper

VST extends our profound sympathies and prayers for all those in Jasper who have lost their homes, places of worship, and businesses, and who are scattered in diaspora grieving and waiting to return and rebuild. We pray also for the family and friends of  the firefighter who lost his life over the weekend. Last Friday, ...