Regent College in Vancouver, BC offers a tremendous range of one or two week courses during their summer session. Classes are offered with some of the foremost evangelical scholars of our day – like Alister McGrath, Bruce Waltke, Marva Dawn and Chris Wright – in the areas of theology, art, missions, spirituality, history, Bible studies, church leadership, marketplace theology and much more. If you’re pursuing a graduate degree, some of these courses may well transfer over – and not just in theology or Biblical studies. If you’re considering a career or vocational change, some of these courses will help you sort through those issues. If you’re simply seeking personal enrichment this summer in one of the world’s most liveable cities, check out Regent’s Summer School website for more course details, registration info, free audio and video of lecturers, and much more.
In the story of the recent renewed interest in the arts and aesthetics amongst Christians, Regent College occupies a special place as one of the earliest institutions to develop a graduate degree focused on the relationship between Christianity and the arts. Here is a list of those courses that might fall under the heading “Christianity and the arts”:
- David Gill and Bill Edgar All that Jazz: A Christian Take (June 27-July 1)
- Alister McGrath Truth, Beauty, and Imagination: Christian Apologetics in a Postmodern Context (June 27 – July 1)
- Roger Lundin Christ and the Poets: Theology and Modern Literature (July 11 – 22)
- Chelle Stearns Beauty, Brokenness, and the Cross: Exploring Atonement Theology Through the Arts (July 11-22)
- Scott Cairns Writing with Scripture: The Gift of Enigmatic Text (Limited Enrollment, July 25-29)
- Crystal Downing Changing Signs of Truth: The Influence of Culture on Christianity (July 25-29)
- Dominic Erdozain Grace and Play: Christianity and the Meaning of Sport (July 25-29)
- David Downing The Fiction of C.S. Lewis (July 25-29)
