Easter Greetings from ICS!

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.'"

—Matthew 28: 5-7

As you celebrate Easter, may God bless you with peace and happiness.

Ethan Vanderleek in Eastern Europe

ICS Junior Member Ethan Vanderleek will be travelling to Eastern Europe with The King's University College Chamber Choir from May 4-16. Ethan sang with the choir for three years as an undergraduate student and now has the opportunity to accompany them on an international tour. The tour will take the choir through Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia and involves singing in various churches and cathedrals, as well as cultural and historical learning experiences. Musically, the tour program focuses on Ukrainian sacred music from the 18th-20th centuries and also includes contemporary composers such as Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and even a pop arrangement of Billy Joel's "And So it Goes".

Economic Justice Conference Fast Approaching!

Have you registered yet? Plans for our partnered conference Are We There Yet? Economic Justice and the Common Good are taking final shape. The conference will take place in Edmonton on May 12-13, on the campus of our conference partner, The King’s University College. Go to thereyet.ca to see the schedule of interesting panels and exciting speakers we have lined up, as well as to register to attend. From oil sands development to food security, we’ve got it covered!

Conference on Economic Justice Receives a SSHRC Grant Award!

We have just received news that Are We There Yet: Economic Justice and the Common Good, the conference co-hosted by ICS’s Centre for Philosophy, Religion and Social Ethics and the King’s University College in Edmonton, has received a grant award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC.) This award for $17,200 will help support many of the costs associated with the conference, and represents a recognition from the Council of the importance of the work the conference organizers have laid out on a wide range of topics related to economic justice.

The deadline for getting the early bird registration discount for this event is quickly approaching! April 12th is the last day to register at the discounted price. The conference will feature keynote addresses from Bob Goudzwaard and Diane Ablonczy, as well as panels on topics such as the oil sands, economically just business practices, First Nations and economic justice, faith communities and climate change, and addressing poverty. Registration can be done online: simply head over to the conference website www.thereyet.ca and click on registration. You can also find the schedule, which we will continue to update as the conference dates (May12-13) approach, on our website. We hope to see you there!

Grand Rapids Book Launch April 4

A book launch featuring recent publications by ICS faculty, students, and alumni will take place in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 4. Featured publications include Truth Matters: Knowledge, Politics, Ethics, Religion, edited by Senior Member Lambert Zuidervaart, CPRSE Associate Director Allyson Carr, and ICS doctoral candidates Matthew Klaassen and Ronnie Shuker; A Levinasian Ethics for Education’s Commonplaces by ICS alumnus Clarence Joldersma; and two recent books by ICS alumnus James K. A. Smith: Who’s Afraid of Relativism? and How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor. Nature’s Suit: Husserl’s Phenomenological Philosophy of the Physical Sciences by Lee Hardy (Philosophy, Calvin College) will also be celebrated.

The launch takes place in Calvin College’s Commons Annex Lecture Hall at 3:30-5:00 pm on Friday, April 4, with a reception to follow, and is sponsored by the Philosophy Department, Education Department, and Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship. Please join us in celebrating the work of these scholars. All are welcome to attend.

Doug Blomberg in Grand Rapids on April 19

Doug Blomberg, ICS Acting President, Academic Dean and Professor of Philosophy of Education, will be in Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday April 19 to attend the Christian Educators Journal Board meeting.