Rland James De Vries curriculum vitae 2017 GENERAL INFORMATION Wrk Address: Email Address: Blg: Twitter: The Presbyterian Cllege 3495 University Street, Mntreal, H3A 2A8 (514) 288-5256 ext. 209 rdevries@pcmtl.ca www.encrustedwrds.ca @rland_devries EDUCATION PhD, 2009 Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University Supervisr: Prfessr Duglas Farrw Dissertatin: Tward a Thelgical Ethics f Sexual Difference: Luce Irigaray and Søren Kierkegaard n Intersubjectivity and Mediatin between Man and Wman. Majr Cmprehensive: Thelgical Ethics Minr Cmprehensive: Philsphical Ethics Master f Divinity (with distinctin), 2001 The Presbyterian Cllege, Mntreal Master f Sacred Thelgy, 2000 Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University Bachelr f Arts, 1994 Faculty f Arts, University f Guelph ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Becming Tw in Lve: Kierkegaard, Irigaray and the ethics f sexual difference, (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publicatins), 2013. With Irigary: Tward a Thelgy f Hspitality, L Ésprit Créateur, Heidi Bstic (special editr), Vl. 52 n. 3 (Fall, 2012), 52-65. Sharing Air: Becming Tw in the Spirit in Luce Irigaray and Mary Green (eds), Luce Irigaray: Teaching (Lndn: Cntinuum, 2008), 142-155.
Rland James De Vries Page 2 Wnder Between Tw: An Irigarayan Reading f Genesis 2:23, Mdern Thelgy, Vl. 24 n. 1 (January, 2008), 51-74. ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS The Grund f Encunter: Becming a Guest/Hst, Taiwan Thelgical Cnsultatin f the PCT and PCC, Yu-Shan Thelgical Seminary, May 2016. Physician-Assisted Death: Dying as we Live, Cnference f The Presbyterian Cllege, Physician- Assisted Death: Faithfulness in a new Landscape, February 2016. Sla Scriptura: A sacramental defense, The Cmmittee n Church Histry f The Presbyterian Church in Canada, Celebrating 500 years f the Refrmatin, Octber 2015. Spiritual Practices and Fund Thelgy: Quash and Cakley in Cnversatin, Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) Biennial Cnference, Thelgy and the Visual Arts Track, June 2015. Mind the Gap! Luce Irigaray and Søren Kierkegaard n Mediatin between Wman and Man, Man and Wman, Dktrklub Meeting f the Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University, Octber, 2006. Becming Tw in Lve, presented at University f Nttingham, Seminar and Cnference with Luce Irigaray, June, 2006. Review f William Schweiker, Thelgical Ethics and Glbal Dynamics: In the Time f Many Wrlds. Oxfrd: Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2004. In ARC, Vl. 34 (2006), 307-309. Tward a Refrmed Thelgy f Missin fr Canadian Presbyterians, (with Jhn A. Vissers) Presented t the Presbyterian Church in Canada Cnference n Active Evangelism, 2002. POPULAR PUBLICATIONS (selectin) Christian Curier September 11, 2017 Lve is Lve Christian Curier February 13, 2017 The Gd f Silence Christian Curier January 9, 2017 Wrd(s) and Wnder Presbyterian Recrd April 2016 Gd is gd, all the time? Presbyterian Recrd Octber 2015 Natinal Immigratin Day? Presbyterian Recrd December 2014 Lving Jian Ghmeshi
Rland James De Vries Page 3 Presbyterian Recrd Octber 2014 Travelling Tgether, in Suffering Presbyterian Recrd May 2014 Change in the Church Presbyterian Recrd February 2008 Living in a Gardasil Wrld CHURCH PRESENTATIONS Tward a Missinal Identity: Mdels f Engagement, presentatin t the Synd f Quebec and Eastern Ontari, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, Octber 2016. On the Threshld: Cngregatinal Missin and Hspitality, presentatin t the Synd f Quebec and Eastern Ontari, The Presbyterian Church in Canada. Octber, 2014. Appraching change in the church, presentatin t Canadian Ministries, The Presbyterian Church in Canada, Cnference n New Church Develpment and Cngregatinal Renewal. May, 2014 Baptism Beynd Christendm, presentatin t the Sessin f St. Andrew s Presbyterian Church, St. Lambert, Quebec. Nvember, 2012. EMPLOYMENT Directr f Pastral Studies, The Presbyterian Cllege, Mntreal, August 2015 present Teaching in the areas f Refrmed Traditin, Cngregatinal Missin, and Glbal Christianity. Crdinating and prviding versight fr student ministry placements. Chairing the Bursary Cmmittee and the Facilities Cmmittee. Minister, Kensingtn Presbyterian Church, Mntreal, August 2008-2015 Prviding pastral and imaginative leadership t a cngregatin in transitin. Thrugh mre than six years, tgether with the elders f Kensingtn, addressed and vercame numerus financial and prperty challenges, have develped cmpelling and blended wrship in a nn-traditinal wrship space, have launched nvel missin relatinships with lcal cmmunity rganizatins, and have experimented with new frms f ministry thrugh jazz vespers and faith/arts events. Lecturer, Schl f Religius Studies, McGill University, 2010 - present Curses: Cntemprary Thelgical Issues: Frgiveness and Recnciliatin Christianity in Glbal Perspective Lecturer and Adjunct Faculty Member, The Presbyterian Cllege (and Mntreal Schl f Thelgy), 2009-2013 Curses: The Refrmed Traditin, Christian Ethics, Refrmed Cnfessins
Rland James De Vries Page 4 Interim Directr f Field Educatin, The Presbyterian Cllege, Fall 2007. Respnsibilities included the supervisin f ministry students in field placements, team teaching a curse in the thelgy f ministry, leading a preaching tutrial, and administratin f cmpnents f the final-year prgram. Minister, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pierrefnds Quebec, 2001-2004. Part-time. OTHER ACADEMIC AND ECCLESIAL INVOLVEMENT Lecturer, Taiwan Graduate Schl f Thelgy teaching an M.Div. and M.A./Ph.D. curse in Frgiveness and Recnciliatin, May 2017. Cnvener, Assets Cmmittee, The Presbytery f Mntreal, June 2016 present. Member, Church Dctrine Cmmittee, Presbyterian Church in Canada, 2013-present. Mderatr, The Presbytery f Mntreal, June 2014 June 2016. Member (Alumni Representative), Academic Cmmittee, The Presbyterian Cllege 2009 2013. Interim Mderatr, Livingstn Presbyterian Church, June Nvember 2013. Cunselr, Presbyterian Church in Canada Guidance Cnference, August 2010 and April 2013. Supervisr f In-Ministry-Year (pastral internship) students f The Presbyterian Cllege, in 2012/13, 2010/11, and 2009/10. Cnvener, Ministry and Persnnel Cmmittee, Presbytery f Mntreal, June 2009 2012; als, in 2003-2004. Cnvener, Special Cmmittee t Taiwanese Rbert Campbell Presbyterian Church, Presbytery f Mntreal, January June 2011. Member, Advisry Cmmittee fr the Selectin f a Dean fr the Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University, 2007. Member, Search Cmmittee fr the Appintment f a Prfessr f Religin and Sciety, Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University, 2006. Member, Strategic Planning Prject Grup, Presbytery f Mntreal, 2004-05. Crdinatr and Chairpersn, West Island Ethics Series, Mntreal, 2003. Public lectures/panels, spnsred by Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cngregatin Beth Tikvah, Directin Chrétienne, and the Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill.
Rland James De Vries Page 5 Cnvener, Prject Grup n Civil Unins, Presbytery f Mntreal, 2002. Student Representative, Senate f Presbyterian Cllege, Mntreal, 1999 2000. ACADEMIC AWARDS Principal s Dissertatin Fellwship, McGill University: $6,000 (2007) Finlay Samuel Fellwship, Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University: $3,000 (2006) Dean s Travel Fellwship, Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University, Seminar with/by Luce Irigaray, University f Nttingham: $600 (2006) Dean s Fellwship, Faculty f Religius Studies, McGill University: $5,000 (2005, 2003, 2001) Excellence in the In-Ministry-Year, Presbyterian Cllege (2001) Jhnstn Prize in Presbyterian Church Histry, Presbyterian Cllege (2001) Hbus Prize fr Prgress in Preaching, Presbyterian Cllege (2001) G. Deane Jhnstn Prize in Missin, Presbyterian Cllege (2001) Kydd Prize fr Excellence in STM 2, Presbyterian Cllege (2000) Andersn Prize in New Testament, Presbyterian Cllege (2000) REFERENCES Prfessr Duglas Farrw Prfessr f Christian Thught Schl f Religius Studies, McGill University 3520 University Street Mntreal, QC H3A 2A7 duglas.farrw@mcgill.ca 2 additinal references t be prvided.