"Junior Member Issue" of Perspective Available Now

Envelopes for the September issue of Perspective are being addressed at this moment. Those of you who receive Perspective by mail can expect to see your copy soon. People who prefer to read it online, or to print it out themselves, can get it right now at perspective.icscanada.edu/48-2

This issue of Perspective is called the "Junior Member Issue" because a group of ICS students stepped forward to help us create the largest and perhaps most engaging issue in recent times. This issue includes four original essays by junior members, and junior members organised and performed editorial duties for much of the rest of the issue, including a feature article by Lambert Zuidervaart. Also in this issue are an article by ICS past president Harry Fernhout welcoming Doug Blomberg to the role of president, and an interview with ICS alumni and professor of philosophy at Dordt, Neal De Roo.

We avoided calling this issue "special" because that term can imply an additional issue outside of the usual series, not merely an exception to the norm. "Special" may in fact be an accurate description in the latter sense, but the kind of work reflected within this issue's pages, the attention paid to topics that matter, is a regular part of the lives of ICS junior and senior members. In a sense, this issue simply brings what is normal at ICS to the fore. We are well pleased with the results and we hope that you will be too!

Update: CETA Fall Conference Sat. Oct. 18

Toward an Evangelical Feminism. On Saturday, 18th October, the ICS's Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics, along with Wycliffe College, will co-host this year's Fall conference of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association (CETA). The topic this year is Evangelical feminism, and the keynote will be given by Dr. Marion Ann Taylor. For more details, or to register for the conference online, click here. We hope to see you there!

NOTE: To those who have already registered, be advised that the schedule has been revised to account for last-minute cancellations. Links to the revised schedule and abstracts can be found on the page for this conference.

Justice and Faith Research Project Reports Now Available

The interim results of the Justice and Faith project are now available! The CPRSE, in partnership with the Christian Reformed Church and the Centre for Community Based Research, have finished the first of two years of this project examining justice in the context of a life of faith. You can find out more about the project, as well as download copies of the representative survey results and a summary of the findings from the interviews we conducted, either at the Centre's own site devoted to the project: www.icscanada.edu/cprse/justice-and-faith, or at the CRC's page: www.crcna.org/CanadianMinistries/justice-and-faith-project. We are planning upcoming community connection events, and will let you know as soon as details become available.

Doug Blomberg in Kuala Lumpur

At the end of the month ICS President Doug Blomberg flies to Kuala Lumpur to attend the International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education for the next three days. This meeting of Presidents and other institutional leaders is designed to foster collaboration between Christian universities and colleges. Former ICS President, Harry Fernhout, is currently chair of IAPCHE and will also be participating.

Lambert Zuidervaart to Publish a New Book

Lambert Zuidervaart, Senior Member in Philosophy, has learned that McGill-Queen’s University Press plans to publish a book with the working title Religion, Life, and Society: Essays in Reformational Philosophy, Volume 1. The book contains 15 of Lambert’s essays and papers in and about reformational philosophy, with a focus on questions about faith, knowledge, and social critique. It will appear in late 2015 or early 2016. Lambert is currently putting together a second volume of his reformational reflections, with an emphasis on the arts, culture, and education

Shannon Hoff in Vancouver

As the President of the Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy, Shannon Hoff has been planning the annual congress for several months. On Wednesday, October 1st, she will travel to Vancouver for the congress, which will take place from October 2-4.