Hi Everyone,
All TST doctoral students are invited to a Prospectus and Proposal writing workshop on Tuesday, February 27, 10 am-noon, in the Multipurpose Room (Rm 105) on the ground floor of Kelly Library. See examples of successful prospecti and proposals! Get advice and writing tips from students, faculty and TST staff!
Please see the attached poster for more details and contact info.
Best,
TGSA
Join us for coffee/tea, cookies, cake, and other delicious goodies, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 1:30-3:30pm, at the TST building.
Please see the poster for more information on TGSA’s upcoming Spring 2024 conference, “Doing Theology in a Canadian Context.” Proposals of 300-words are welcome from across theological disciplines, by Friday, March 1, 2024.
Best,
TGSA
I trust you are not too saturated with end-of-year deadlines. To wrap up a lovely semester, TGSA will be hosting our final Cohort Cohesion event of the year, with a Christmas twist!. We are calling the event “Christmas Cohort Cohesion Cookie Exchange.” (Don’t you just love a cheesy alliteration 🙂 )! So come with your favourite cookies any time between 1pm to 4pm, on Thursday December 14, at the TST building. As usual, there will be light refreshments and drinks. See the poster for more info.
Cheers,
TGSA
We are also in the Call for Paper season, with multiple deadlines approaching to submit proposals for conference papers. To streamline the proposal submission process, TGSA has created a hub with links to some notable upcoming Call for Papers that are related to our student body. The hub is on the TGSA website. Here is the link:
If you know of any Call for Papers that you would like to share with fellow students, please send an email with the link and info to torontotheology@outlook.com, and we will include it on our hub.
Best,
TGSA
While we are in the Remembrance Day season, it is an apt time to reflect on the sacrifices and horrors of war, especially with the brutal reality of conflicts and loss of human lives currently taking place around the world, including the Israeli-Gaza conflict, the Russian-Ukrainian war, the situation in Darfur, the insurgency in northern Nigeria, Myanmar civil war, to name a few.
As theologians, we grieve for all who find themselves plunged into the horrors of war and we lament the brutal loss of human lives. We pray for just and lasting peace around the world – one achieved through the conscientious work of dialogue, truth, reconciliation, and accountability. We honor those who strive for peace.
The following Scripture verse and sentiment, which I had shared on Remembrance Day, a couple of years ago, recently popped up on my social media feed as a timeline memory, and I thought it was fitting to share at such a time as this:
“The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.”
Micah 4:3
A vision of peace, where weapons of war are fashioned into instruments for livelihood. A vision that might not be fully realized this side of eternity. Nonetheless, may God’s Holy Spirit inspire us, as people of God, to live out and promote this vision via our own unique spheres and circumstances.
Respectfully
Maureen Ononiwu
TGSA President
