WPCU – De Margerie Lecture at STM College, Saskatoon (livestreamed)

De Margerie Series for Christian Reconciliation and Unity

De Margerie Lecture 2 in Saskatoon: “Christians Killing Christians: Reconciling Violent Pasts and Conflicting Martyrdoms” will look at one major barrier — the history of Christians killing Christians. During the Reformation, the execution of fellow Christians was justified on theological grounds, and some of those killed are honoured as martyrs by some churches. How do we reckon with this history in ways that do justice to the past, and promote reconciliation and unity in the future – Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:00 pm at St. Thomas More College, 1437 College Drive, Saskatoon (also live-streamed at www.youtube.com/@stm1936).

De Margerie Series on Christian Reconciliation and Unity Jan. 21 to 24 – “Christian Martyrdom and the Unity of the Church” lectures and workshops.

Guest lecturer is Dr. Jeremy Bergen, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Theological Studies at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo. He has written on church apologies, martyrdom, ecclesiology, ecumenism, the Holy Spirit, and Mennonite theology, and is currently completing a book on Christian martyrdom and the unity of the church for Baylor University Press.

The De Margerie Lectures are named for the late Fr. Bernard De Margerie, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon and an ecumenical pioneer who co-founded the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism. The series is jointly presented by the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, St. Thomas More College, Campion College, the Saskatoon Theological Union, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, and the Archdiocese of Regina.

For more information about the Week of Prayer and local events, see the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism website: https://pcecumenism.ca/news-events/ or find the calendar for the week posted at: https://rcdos.ca/event/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-3/