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Dave Diewert - Poverty and Social Justice 11.14.2007

On October 11, 2007, Dr. Dave Diewert visited the TWU International Social Justice Club to discuss poverty. Dr. Diewert relates what the ancient Biblical prophets have to say about our contemporary social problems – particularly poverty – and questions the usefulness of charity as a way of reducing poverty.
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Richard Kearney - "The Sacramental Imagination" 06.04.07

In this online lecture, Dr. Richard Kearney of Boston College examines the subject of faith and doubt through the twin lenses of continental philosophy and english literature. Recorded at Trinity Western University on May 12, 2007 at the Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature.
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David Lyle Jeffery - "Sacred Proposals, Suffering the Sublime: Communion, Consummation and Ecstasy." 05.30.07

Dr. David Lyle Jeffery of Baylor University offers thoughts on suffering and the sublime through literature and sacred art in this online lecture, first recorded at TWU on May 11th, 2007 during the Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature.
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Shane Claiborne of the Simple Way -
"The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical" 05.18.2007

Shane Claiborne, founder of the Simple Way Community in Philadelphia, spoke at TWU chapel on January 8th and 9th, 2007. Listen in as Shane discusses urban monasticism, serving the poor in Philadelphia, and his trip to Iraq.
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Big Break Student Film Contest Winner:
Kuya Justin and the Speed Painting Adventure 04.04.07

A short film by Jonathan Fehr
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