Faculty publications and presentations

Books - authored and edited

• Batten, Alicia J. ed. 2025. Review of Biblical Literature 27. SBL Press.

Chapters in books

• Kuepfer, J. “Making Space for Meaning in Long-Term Care.” In Making Space for Meaning, ed. T. S. O’Connor, A. vanDijk, and E. Meakes, 2025. 
• Neufeldt, Reina C. “Contending Histories of Ethics in Peace and Conflict Studies.” In The SAGE Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies, edited by Maia Carter Hallward, Ji Eun Kim, Cécile Mouly, Timothy Seidel, and Zubairu Wai.  SAGE Publishing, 2025. 

Articles in peer-reviewed/scholarly journals 

• Lepp, Eric. “Red Paint Resistance: A Spatial-Temporal case study of Graffiti as Civil Resistance in Contemporary Settler-Colonial Canada.” Peace and Change, 50, no. 4 (2025): 315-326.   
• Neufeldt, Reina C. “Power and the History of Peace and Conflict Studies: Disremembering Gladdys Muir and the First Peace Studies Program.” Peace & Change 50, no. 3 (2025): 259–68.

Other articles or chapters 

• Batten, Alicia J. ““Ancient Courts and the Letter of James,” Biblical Archaeology Review 51 (2025): 63- 65. 
• Bergen, Jeremy. “Anabaptist Martyrs and the Ambivalence of Mennonite (Non-)Violence,” Ecumenical Trends 54, no. 3 (2025): 4-7.  
• Bergen, Jeremy. “Repentance and Renewal at 500 and Beyond,” Canadian Mennonite, July 2025, 16.
• O’Driscoll, D., Vogel B. and Lepp, E. (2025). “What Belfast’s changing murals can tell us about peace” The Conversation – UK – 25 October.
• Kuepfer, J., and K. Dupuis. Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Long-Term Care Think Tank Report: Report on a Think Tank Held September 29, 2023. Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, 2025. 
• Lepp, Eric. “Hockey Night in Belfast: How Canada’s Sport Could Be Bridging Longtime Sectarian Divides.” The Conversation Canada, May 28, 2025.  
• Neufeld, David. “Death and Dying among Swiss Anabaptists.” In Routledge Resources Online – The Renaissance World, edited by Duncan Hardy et al. London: Routledge, 2025
• Osborne, Troy. “Radical Roots and Postmodern Reflections: The Mennonite Quarterly Review 1997-2006.” Mennonite Quarterly Review 100, no. 1 (2026): 89–98. 

Other publications

• Heidebrecht, Paul. “Reimaging Research.” Grebel Now 42/1 (Fall 2025): 16. 
• Kuepfer, Jane, K. English Leis, and K. Wuerstl. Providing Spiritual Care in Long-Term Care: Supporting Inclusive Spiritual Care Practices. Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA), 2026. 
• Kuepfer, Jane, K. English Leis, and K. Wuerstl. Providing Spiritual Care in Long-Term Care: Nurturing Spirituality with People Living with Dementia. Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA), 2026. 
• Kuepfer, Jane, K. English Leis, and K. Wuerstl. Providing Spiritual Care in Long-Term Care: Supporting Spirituality at the End of Life. Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA), 2026. 
• Penner, Carol. “In Worship: Advent Peace Prayers.” Leader 24, no. 1 (Fall 2026): 25–26.
• Penner, Carol. “In Worship: Can Politics and Prayer Mix?” Leader 23, no. 3 (Spring 2026): 29–30. 

Scholarly papers and presentations

• Batten, Alicia J. “James and Friendship,” for the Society of New Testament Studies Seminar: Neutestamentliche Theologie zwischen Religionsgeschichte und Gegenwartshermeneutik in Regensburg, Germany, August 2025. 
• Bergen, Jeremy. “The Nicene Creed in the Anabaptist-Mennonite Tradition: Ethics, Complicity, and Unity,” Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network conference on “Dissent, Power, and Christian Identity after Nicaea,” Thessaloniki, Greece, 18 September 2025. 
• Funk, Nathan. “Enhancing Peace Work in Uncertain Times: Findings from the Peace Professionalism Project” Workshop on Peace Professionalism, and workshop “Strengthening Our Capacity for Peace: Professional Values and Competencies for Peace Work/Professionalism”; at PEGASUS 2026 Conference entitled Interconnected Futures: Pathways to Justice in Global Health, Peace, and Environmental Sustainability. 
• Heidebrecht, Paul. “PeaceTech Founders Forum.” Workshop facilitated at Build Peace 2025, Barcelona, Spain, 22 November 2025. 
• Kuepfer, J. “Spiritual Care Resources for Enriching Life in Long-Term Care.” Oral presentation, Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, Montreal, QC, October 25, 2025. 
• Kuepfer, J. “Preventing and Addressing Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Long-Term Care Staff.” Symposium presentation, Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, Montreal, QC, October 24, 2025. 
• Lepp, Eric. Graffiti as Method: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Political Perception and Community Relations in Belfast. Paper Presentation. ‘The Art of Politics: The Aesthetics of Repression, Resistance, and Reparation’ Workshop. 10-12 October 2025 – International Studies Association / British International Studies Association – Newcastle, UK. 
• Neufeld, David. “Delivered from Herod’s Hand: Divine Power in Swiss Anabaptist Opposition to Confinement,” 500 Jahre Täuferbewegung in der Schweiz, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2-4, 2025. 
• Neufeld, David. “The Confessional Mobility of Early Swiss Anabaptists,” Early Anabaptism in Global Perspective, Elizabethtown, PA, July 22-25, 2025. 
• Osborne, Troy. “Boundaries of Belief and Behaviour: Dutch Mennonites, Church Discipline, and Social Control,” Paper presented at Global Mennonites and the Justice System Since 1525, hosted by the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies, Winnipeg, MB, October, 3, 2025. 
• Penner, Carol. “A Witness to the World: Congregations Where We Don’t Abuse Each Other.” Paper presented at the 20th Believers Church Conference, Radical Renewal: Witnessing to a New Heaven and a New Earth, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 1–4, 2025. 
• Steiner, Kate. “Shaping the Cult of St Andrew in Story and Song” International Medieval Congress, Leeds, July 6, 2025.  
• Steiner, Kate. “Music for Mary at Worcester Cathedral” MedRen 2025, Newcastle, July 1, 2025.  
• Steiner, Kate. "Medieval Chant in Canada" North American Academy of Liturgy, January 3, 2026. 
• Steiner, Kate. "Non-Clerical Latin Liturgy: Three Case Studies" Free Church Meeting at the North American Academy of Liturgy, January 5, 2026. 
• Suderman, Derek. “From ‘Revenge Fantasy’ to Challenging Hegemonic Power: the Rhetorical Function of Ps 137 ‘By the Rivers of Babylon,’” Society of Biblical Literature International, Uppsala, Sweden, June 26, 2025. 
• Suderman, Derek. “The King of Israel, the LORD, is in Your Midst”: The Transitional Function of Zephaniah in the Book of the Twelve,” Society of Biblical Literature International, Uppsala, Sweden, June 26, 2025. 

Other scholarly papers and presentations - title, occasion, date 

• Batten, Alicia J. “Respondent to several papers on ‘James within Judaism,’” for the Enoch Seminar, online, September 2025.  
• Bergen, Jeremy. “Christian Martyrdom and the Unity of the Church,” The DeMargarie Lectures in Christian Reconciliation and Unity, Saskatchewan, 21-24 January 2026. 
  • Lecture 1: “The Ecumenism of Blood: Solidarity in Trying Times,” Campion College, University of Regina, 21 January 2026.  
  • Lecture 2: “Christians Killing Christians: Reconciling Violent Pasts and Conflicting Martyrdoms,” St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, 22 January 2026. 
• Heidebrecht, Paul. “Working with government as a pathway to systems change.” Presentation for the Social Impact Educator Gathering 2025, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 14 November 2025. 
• Heidebrecht, Paul with Gabriel Jabile: “Map the System at UWaterloo and beyond. Presentation for RSD14 (Relating Systems Thinking and Design) Community (Ac)chords Festival Online, 6 October 2025. 
• Neufeldt, Reina. “Engaging with Difference on Campus: Dialogic + Relational Aesthetics Pedagogy.  Presentation of preliminary LITE grant findings at the UWaterloo Teaching and Learning Conference, with Andrew Houston, April 30, 2026.   
• Osborne, Troy. “Beyond Radicals, Reformers & Martyrs: The Possibilities and Perils of a Usable Past,” Presented as the Keim Public Lecture, Eastern Mennonite University, October 8, 2025. 
• Steiner, Kate. “The DACT Project: A Brief Report on Work-in-Progress,” Research Group on Manuscript Evidence Autumn Colloquium, November 22, 2025. 

Academic guest lectures/workshops  

• Neufeldt, Reina. “Transforming Value Conflicts” Lecture SYDE 261 Design, Systems & Society, Feb. 5, 2026. (collaboration with Matthew Borland). 

Music premieres and performances 

• Steiner, Kate. "DACT Soundwalk" presented at MUSCAN May 22-25, 2025 and Canadian Society of Medievalists June 9-11. 
• Sunabacka, Karen. Water, Reeling, and Kin for 8 violoncellos and narrator. Text by Joyce Clouston. Commissioned by the Agassiz Festival for the International Cello Festival of Canada with support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Length: 10 min. (Premiere)
• Sunabacka, Karen. nitatisipwētānān – We are Leaving for baroque orchestra and soprano (completed November 2025). Text by Joyce Clouston. Commissioned and premiered by Tafelmusik. Length: 9 min. (Premiere)
• Sunabacka, Karen. …our inner lives were entwined… for solo piano (2021), performed by Elaine Keillor at a Music at Noon in Ottawa. May 9, 2025. 
• Sunabacka, Karen. Wandering for solo bass clarinet (2021). An in-person premiere (the premiere was online during covid.) Performed by Kathryn Ladano during the MusCan conference at Grebel, in the Grebel Chapel. May 23, 2025. 
• Sunabacka, Karen. A Mother’s Prayer for solo cello (1999). Performed at an afternoon concert during the International Cello Festival of Canada. Performed by Métis Cellist – David Liam Roberts at St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre in Winnipeg. Karen introduced her piece. October 30, 2025.
• Sunabacka, Karen. Born by the River for string orchestra (2013). Performed by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra during their concert titled French Connection. December 5, 6, 7 in Cambridge, Kitchener and Guelph.
• Vuorinen, Mark. The Passing of the Year (music by Jonathan Dove, Healey Willan, Imant Raminsh, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Gary Kulesha, and others), The Elora Singers and participants of the 2026 Elora Singers Studio for Ensemble and Solo Singing, St John’s Church, Elora, April 26, 2026.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Choral Couture, Music and Fashion show, Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers, Conrad Centre for the Arts, Kitchener, April 18, 2026. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Bach: Mass in B Minor, Grand Philharmonic Choir, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Centre in the Square, Kitchener, April 3, 2026.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Mass for the Endangered, The Elora Singers, chamber ensemble, St Matthew’s Centre, Kitchener, March 29, 2026.
• Vuorinen, Mark. MisaTango (Martín Palmeri) and music by Eric Whitacre, Jake Runestad and Aaron Manswell, Grand Philharmonic Choir, string ensemble and Amichai Ben Shalev, bandoneon, St. Matthew’s Centre, Kitchener, March 8, 2026.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Sacred Motets through the Ages (music by William Byrd, Thomas Weelkes, J.S. Bach, Arvo Pärt, Francis Poulenc, and others), St John’s Church, Elora, February 7, 2026. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Christmas Spectacular with the KW Symphony, Grand Philharmonic Choir, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, St. Matthew’s Centre, Kitchener, December 19, 20, 2025. (three performances- prepared chorus). 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Festival of Carols, including World Premiere of new work by Sarah Slean, The Elora Singers, St John’s Church, Elora, December 16 and 17, 2025. (5 performances). 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Handel: Messiah, Grand Philharmonic Choir, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Centre in the Square, Kitchener, December 6, 2025.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Arakelyan, Kristina: A Christmas Offering & Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers, Trillium Lutheran Church, Waterloo, November 29, 2025.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard, The Elora Singers, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, First Ontario Concert Hall, November 26 (two performances), 2025.
• Vuorinen, Mark. The Elora Singers at the Sanderson Centre, The Elora Singers, Sanderson Centre, Brantford, November 23, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. The Elora Singers at Orillia Concert Association, The Elora Singers, St. Paul’s Centre, Orillia, November 8, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Duruflé: Requiem (and works by Herbert Howells, John Shepard, Palestrina and Healey Willan), The Elora Singers, St George’s Anglican Church, Guelph, November 2, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Duruflé: Requiem (and works by Herbert Howells, John Shepard, Palestrina and Healey Willan), The Elora Singers, Metropolitan United Church, London, November 1, 2025.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Grand Philharmonic Choir, University of Waterloo Chamber Choir, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Centre in the Square, Kitchener, October 25, 2025.
• Vuorinen, Mark. Heroic Handel: Utrecht Te Deum, Zadok the Priest, Alpestre monte and other works, The Elora Singers, Musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Myriam Leblanc, soprano, Gambrel Barn, Elora, July 26, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Wrapped in Love, immersive, semi-staged concert experience, The Elora Singers, Fieldstone Barn, Elora, July 23, 2025. (two performances).  
• Vuorinen, Mark. The Elora Singers & Junges Vokalensemble Hannover, joint concert with guest choir Junges Vokalensemble Hannover, Gambrel Barn, Elora, ON, July 19, 2025.  
• Vuorinen, Mark. Kaleidoscope: joint concert with The Elora Singers, Penderecki String Quartet, and Autorickshaw (music by Suba Sankaren, Reena Esmail and others), Gambrel Barn, Elora, ON, July 18, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Twilight: music by O. Gibbons, A.Roth, K.Briggs, R. Vaughn Williams, I.Antognini, C.Shaw, and others.  The Elora Singers, with Bénédicte Lauziere, violin, St John’s Church, Elora, July 17, 2025.  
• Vuorinen, Mark. Baroque Music by Candelight: music by Purcell/Balfour, Monteverdi, Cavalli, Carissimi, Charpentier, Purcell and Rameau, The Elora Singers and instrumental ensemble, The Fieldstone Barn, Elora, ON, July 13, 2025.  
• Vuorinen, Mark. Jeremy Dutcher in Concert: The Elora Singers with Jeremy Dutcher, Gambrel Barn, Elora, ON, July 12, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. The Genius of Mozart: Mass in C minor, Piano concerto No. 23, Overture to Idomeneo, The Elora Singers, Musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Gambrel Barn, Elora, ON, July 11, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Under the Spire: tour program by the Elora Singers, Under the Spire, Kensington, PEI, June 3, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Pärt: Passio, The Elora Singers, instrumental ensemble, Nova Scotia Festival of Music, Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax, NS, June 2, 2025.  
• Vuorinen, Mark. Music Royale: tour program by the Elora Singers, Musique Royale, St John’s Anglican Church, Lunenburg, NS, June 1, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Collaborative performance of voice of the weaver at Millbrook First Nation with The Elora Singers, Alan Syliboy and the Thunder Makers, Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, Truro, NS, May 31, 2025. 
• Vuorinen, Mark. Togni: voice of the weaver, The Elora Singers, Jeff Reilly, bass clarinet, Nova Scotia Festival of Music, Strugge Concert Hall, Dalhousie University, May 30, 2025. 

Media presentations or interviews 

• Funk, Nathan. Interview by Metta on April 21, 2025 for Project Save the World, “About 'Teaching University Students Peace,'” distributed via Substack and listserv, April 23, 2026.  
• Funk, Nathan. Quoted in a Miami Herald article entitled, “Why are Israel and Iran at war? What are the risks? Experts weigh in,”June 17, 2025. 
• Kuepfer, Jane, Interviewed in John Longhurst. “Serving a Greying Church.” Winnipeg Free Press, June 7, 2025.
• Sunabacka, Karen. Musing Podcast: Music, Conversation, Inspiration. Interview with Karen Sunabacka in anticipation of Tafelmusik premiere. Hosted by CMC regional director Janna Sailor. Released April 20, 2026. 
• Sunabacka, Karen. St. Pierre, Crystial. “New work from Métis composer Karen Sunabacka to be performed by Tafelmusik at Hearing Her Voice” Windspeaker.com. April 29, 2026.
• Sunabacka, Karen. Hye’s Musings: Karen Sunabacka on Métis Storytelling, Music, and Tafelmusik’s ‘Hearing Her Voice.’ Interview with Karen Sunabacka in anticipation of Tafelmusik premiere. Released April 29, 2026.

Music Publications

• Sunabacka, Karen. Jack the Fiddler for violin, piano and narrator released by Elation Pauls on May 13, 2025 on Album titled Sustenance. Length: 10 min.  
• Sunabacka, Karen. Lives Entwined for acapella choir (SSATBB) with text by Joyce Clouston. Released by Ensemble Art Choral with Matthias Maute, director, on October 3, 2025. Album is titled ART CHORAL Vol. 9: Canada (13 Works by Canadian Women Composers). Length 3m18s.

Other scholarly presentations 

• Heidebrecht, Paul. “Wellbeing in Systems Change Education.” Webinar for Systems Change Educators Unite, February 26, 2026. 
• Heidebrecht, Paul. “What do engineering and entrepreneurship have to do with peace?” Alon Eisenstein in conversation with Paul Heidebrecht on The Germinator, January 27, 2026. 

Heidebrecht, Paul. Organizational partner with Derek Rayside, Michael Wood, and 
Jennifer Yessis (Lead Applicants): “Creating Canada’s Largest Capstone Ecosystem.” Global Futures Fund Grant, University of Waterloo, 2026-28.