Kyle Gingerich Hiebert has been appointed Director of the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC), beginning July 4, 2017.
Kyle is well equipped to engage and lead in the diverse aspects of TMTC. He brings an enthusiasm for the conversation between Anabaptist-Mennonite theology and the wider Christian tradition. He has good experience planning conferences, relating to students, networking among scholars, and speaking in churches. He also has a vision to deepen and extend the work of TMTC in Toronto and beyond.
Kyle holds a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Manchester, and degrees from the University of Nottingham, the University of Toronto, and Canadian Mennonite University. Kyle has been a TMTC Postdoctoral Fellow for the past several years. He is the author of several articles on political theology, peace theology, and Anabaptism, the co-author of the book God after Christendom? and author of the forthcoming book The Architectonics of Hope: Violence, Apocalyptic, and the Transformation of Political Theology.
As director, Kyle will advance Mennonite theological discourses in a variety of academic, church, and public settings. He will foster and support a student-centred academic community, especially among Mennonite (and other) students at Toronto School of Theology. And he will network among Mennonite scholars and institutions throughout North America and beyond.
Teaching and advising at the doctoral level will continue to be a priority for TMTC but will be the primary responsibility of the Theological Studies faculty at Grebel.
