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Founding Day Convocation
Nov 5, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us for a special
FOUNDING DAY CONVOCATION
November 5, 2019
4:15pm in the Knox College Chapel
Celebrating the 175th anniversary of the first Knox College classes, which were held on November 5, 1844
Address: What Goes Around: Circular Theology in a Linear Age
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Terry LeBlanc, director of NAIITS (formerly North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies) Also at the event, Knox College will grant the degree Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) to three people: the Rev. Dr. Terry LeBlanc, Dr. Stephanie Ling, and the Rev. Dr. Pearce J. Carefoote. Learn more about them here.
A reception with light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will follow in the Rotunda.
About the speaker: Terry LeBlanc has been active in full-time vocational ministry with the Native North American community since 1978. He is currently CEO and Director of Indigenous Pathways overseeing the programs of My People, iEmergence, and NAIITS. He has been the recipient of three fellowships and the Student of Highest Distinction award. He completed his Ph.D. at Asbury Theological Seminary and was awarded the D.D. honoris causa by Acadia University in 2015. NAIITS is one of four divisions of Indigenous Pathways, a non-sectarian organization dedicated to working together with the Indigenous community to develop and articulate Indigenous perspectives in theology and practice.