Join David Goa and your thoughtful neighbours at this spring and summer’s Philosophy Café, where we discuss evangelicalism and extremism, and the genius of Conservatism, Liberalism and Progressivism.
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I am privileged to call Eden, and her husband Brad, friends and have spent many rich hours in conversation with them in their home in Abbotsford. Eden’s understanding of the church as a place of welcome, as a place where you can always add another leaf to the table of fellowship is striking.
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The Rector's Cupboard looks at why Christian expression has been so often marked with fear and judgment instead of hope and welcome. What might it mean to seek a more hopeful faith and life?
In this episode The Rector’s Cupboard David talks about the ongoing crisis in Israel/Gaza and about the nature of righteousness, rightness, and evil.
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I am pleased to be joined by Pastor Donald Sjoberg for this on-going series of conversations on the Ekklesia. Bishop Sjoberg was born in 1930 on a farm near Clanwilliam, Manitoba. His early life was shaped by the Swedish immigrant community and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Erickson, Manitoba. He studied at Luther College in Regina and at the University of Saskatoon where he was a part of the Lutheran Student Movement. For a decade and a half, he served as National Bishop for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada, retiring from that position in 1993.
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David speaks about his enduring friendships with Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh faithful and what might be drawn from his experience by those in involved in Multifaith Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care.
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A young friend of mine has his own YouTube broadcast called “The Deep Voice Show.” His voice is deep and “deep voice” is his nom de plume. His interests are wide ranging from gardening and growing mushrooms to aspects of mental and spiritual illness, from mythic images in popular culture to theological quandaries…
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The Faculty of Theology, Arad, Romania, celebrated their bicentennial in 2021 with a symposium. I was invited to participate and address the them, The Meaning of Theology in Today’s Society and Culture. The fruit of this symposium is also being prepared for publication and my essay “On Human Presence in a Post-Human World” may be found here for those interested in reading it.
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Norton’s work and contribution to scholarship and public life was substantial. In this In Memoriam I remember him, his indomitable spirit and ability to reach across deep difference, his courage in addressing the protracted struggle in Israel/Palestine, and his vigilance in addressing Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and calling us to our better angels.
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David Goa's supporters help facilitate this mission helping to maintain davidgoa.ca, the "front door" for those new and familiar with David's work, the creation of new publications, webinars and the podcast In Conversation.
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