Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to announce that Dr. Kenneth Nafziger will present the 2016-17 Bechtel Lectures in Anabaptist-Mennonite Studies.
He will present a public lecture on February 3 entitled "Melting the Boundaries of Our Being: Explorations in Singing Together," and lead a community hymn sing on February 5 on the theme "Hymn Singing in Fair Weather and Ill … and for the pleasure." He will also offer a worship leading workshop on February 4. The workshop will explore how to use lectionary scriptures as a basis for choosing worship music, as well as how to lead music that both worships God and speaks into the world.
Dr. Mary Jo Leddy will be the Rodney and Lorna Sawatsky Visiting Scholar for the year. A prominent social activist, theologian, and journalist, she is well known for her work with refugees, including as founder and director of Romero House in Toronto. She is author of The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls us Home (2011) and Our Friendly Local Terrorist (2010), among numerous other books and articles. In addition to interacting with students, faculty, and staff at Grebel, Leddy will present a public lecture on March 3 titled "Room Enough for Hope? Canada’s Response to the Refugee Crisis."