Christine Conkin, Author at Faith Tides

Theology Beer Camp — ‘The future is open’

Christine Conkin — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:01:55 +0000

“Where can we plant our feet?” Tripp Fuller asked in his introductory address at Theology Beer Camp, held Oct. 17–19 in Denver, CO. Planting our feet in the past is not an option. Planting our feet in the future is impossible. And, so, standing in the present, we looked towards the future, guided by many […]

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Where did all the young people go?

Christine Conkin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:34:21 +0000

Average churchgoers and scholars alike have been asking hard questions about our theology and practice of Christianity for years. The 1960s marked a watershed in such questioning as we noticed secularism taking hold, and concerns for justice and civil rights of all kinds rose in our consciences. Church observers began wondering if we were witnessing […]

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A Christianity to Call Home (Aug. 6-12)

Christine Conkin — Mon, 01 May 2023 13:16:04 +0000

For more information about A Christianity to Call Home and other summer programs at the Sorrento Centre, please visit: https://sorrentocentre.ca/events/a-christianity-to-call-home/ https://sorrentocentre.ca/summer-programs-2023/

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Summer programs at the Sorrento Centre

Christine Conkin — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:40:55 +0000

We’ve been talking about it for 60 years — at least! In March 1963, Bishop John Robinson wrote in the preface of his landmark book Honest to God: “I believe we are being called, over the years ahead, to far more than a restating of traditional orthodoxy in modern terms. Indeed, if our defence […]

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‘Everything I know about God, I learned from dancing.’

Christine Conkin — Tue, 31 May 2022 19:04:31 +0000

“Everything I know about God, I learned from dancing.” This was the title of a major paper I wrote for my Master of Divinity at Vancouver School of Theology (VST). Writing the paper was an important moment for me as it brought together my (then) recent theological studies with my earlier Christian formation. I grew […]

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