Blessed are the Undone Tour - Edmonton & online

Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:00 AM 5:30 PM 09:00 17:30

Crieff Hills Retreat Centre 7098 Concession 1 Puslinch, ON, N0B 2J0 Canada (map)

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Conversations about
Faith Deconstruction and Hope in Canada

Co-presented with the King’s University

Informal pre-event reception, May 30, 7:30 pm
May 31, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:30
The King’s University
9125 - 50 Street NW, Edmonton, AB

Onsite Registration deadline: May 25, 2025

Join co-author of the new book, Blessed are the Undone, Angela Reitsma Bick, for a made-in-Canada conversation based on interviews from across the country.

Join us at the King’s University Friday evening for a Blessedly Undone social, and Saturday for a one-day conference on hope amid church conflict.

Workshops, lectures and round-table discussions will pull from and build on data and stories from Blessed are the Undone, drawing in examples from Alberta. Angela’s keynote will end with suggestions for “reconstruction-friendly” postures in an era of deconstruction.

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Angela Reitsma Bick is Editor-in-Chief of Christian Courier and an award-winning journalist recognized for her work highlighting social justice issues. In 2016, she won the A.C. Forrest Memorial Award for an article on female clergy called “The Stained-Glass Ceiling,” followed by the Distinguished Alumni Award from Redeemer University in 2020. She loves to read, hike and camp with her family.

Neal DeRoo is Senior Member and Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, ON. He is the author or editor of 8 books in philosophy, deconstruction, and/or religion, most recently The Political Logic of Experience (2022) and Philosophies of Liturgy (2023), and has two more books on the way. He also leads professional development for Christian school teachers on what it means to teach "Christianly." He lives in the woods east of Sherwood Park with his wife, Tanya, and two kids.

Special guest presenters will facilitate discussions and bring art to the event.

Discussion topics:

1) Reconciliation & Justice, Jonathan Nicolai-DeKoning, Micah Centre, & Travis Enright, Archdeacon for Reconciliation and Decolonization, Anglican church of Canada

2) An Inclusion Journey, Melanie Humphreys, President of The King’s University

3) Trump Litmus Test, Jared Sierbet & Amy BRatton, New Leaf Network

An informal pre-event reception will be held at the King’s University on Friday, May 30th, 7:30-9:30 pm for a chance to network and connect with Angela Reitsma Bick, the New Leaf team and other participants at the event. More details to come about the fantastic snacks provided by the Alberta Reformed Network.