With an undergraduate degree in sociology from Gordon College, Bob is keenly aware of how modern culture and the built environment shape individuals and their assumptions about life.  Bob is now developing Longview Services to facilitate and build a little-known neighborhood design called co-housing.  He hopes one day to broaden the modern understanding of “church” and encourage Christians to craft lives consistent with their deepest commitments, building community into the very fabric of their lives. 

In the broadest of terms, Bob’s ultimate passion is trying to figure out what God is cultivating in our increasingly shallow post-modern western culture.  His involvement in Paideia relates directly to educating the church and mentoring a new generation of wise believers and doers.

Bob has two beautiful children and lives in Toronto.

Ray serves as a teaching elder in the Free Reformed Church in Calgary, is Chairman of Redeemer University College's Board of Governors and Director of the founding board of the Paidea Center for Public Theology (2009).

Mr. Stephen Lazarus

Stephen Lazarus is a currently a consultant with the US Department of Labor, specializing in implementing workforce collaborations that draw on the strengths of faith-based organizations. He formerly served as a social policy analyst with the Center for Public Justice in Washington, D.C. for ten years. While in Washington, D.C. he directed the Center's Civitas Programs for Leadership in Faith and Public Affairs and helped launch the Coalition to Preserve Religious Freedom to defend the rights of religious schools, social service groups, hospitals and other institutions. His professional passion is to advance a new understanding of government's relationship to civil society that honors the dynamic work of religious institutions and communities of all faiths in the public square. He is particularly impressed by the Paideia Centre's strategic vision and capacity to prepare the next generation of leaders for service in the academy and in public life.

Ed grew up in the Toronto area. Studying under Dr. Runner and Dr. Spykman as a young college student sparked the desire to integrate his faith with daily life. He has a BA in Economics from York University.

For the past 25 years Ed has worked in labour relations and human resources. His first twenty two years was spent working in a variety of positions with the Christian Labour Association of Canada. More recently, he has been a director of labour relations with a large Canadian food manufacturer.

Ed and his wife, Irene, have four children; one is graduated from Redeemer College and one is married. Ed and Irene have been home-educating their children through high school with Ed actively involved in various community home education activities including choirs and orchestra as well leading wilderness canoe trips for home-educated teens.

When not working or involved with his local church or other activities, Ed can be found recharging his batteries by down-hill skiing, wind surfing, or riding his new mountain bike.

Amy is married to Dr. Ryan O'Dowd and is mother to Patrick, Annie, and Aidan. She graduated cum laude from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and received her Master of Arts in Teaching degree from The Colorado College.

Currently she serves as both an Academic Advisor and Continuing Education Coordinator for Redeemer University College.

A true citizen of the world, Amy has lived in 9 U.S. states, Canada, England, and the Republic of the Philippines.






Timothy Ubbens. (Webmaster)
     

Timothy Ubbens is a 4th year computer science, math, and business student at Redeemer University College. He is involved at Redeemer in several ways, including performing research for the computer science department, teaching and tutoring students and classes, representing the school as part of the Campus Reps team, and maintaining the student newspaper website. He has spent his summers sailing and working for as a project manager for American Express and as an undergraduate research assistant for Dr. D. Schuurman.

Timothy loves to sail and is on the water at any chance he has. He usually sails his Hunter JY15, but also crews on other boats as opportunities arise.

THE ACADEMIC STRUCTURE OF THE CENTRE IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Principal
2. Faculty – full-time academic members of the Centre
3. Adjunct faculty – part-time faculty of the Centre
4. Fellows: scholars associated with the Centre
5. PhD students: full and part-time students doing research under Centre supervision.
6. Post-doctoral fellows: scholars who have very recently completed PhDs and who come for a limited time period to the Centre to do post-doctoral research.
7. Visiting scholars: scholars who visit the Centre for a short or longer period.
8. Research assistants

The Board is in the process of appointing a principal. At present faculty consist of Dr. Albert Wolters (biblical studies); Rev. Dr. Craig Bartholomew (biblical studies and philosophy); Dr. Ryan O’Dowd (adjunct faculty, biblical studies).

PhD Students: Dr. James Rusthoven is registered and is working on a thesis on a covenantal ethic for bioethics. Mr. Sean Purcell has been accepted by the Centre to work on the philosophy of imagination.

Research assistant: Mr. James Sikkema is research assistant for Dr. Bartholomew.

Fellows: Dr. Elaine Botha is a Fellow in philosophy.