Alliance History & Thought · Fall 2026

Reading Presentation Roster

Every presentation evening of the term, in order, with who is presenting and what they are presenting.

The whole term

Eleven evenings carry presentations.

Thursday, September 17

Week 2
  • Round 1Shaan (Joseph) Kondra

    Story of Providence – A.B. Simpson: The Founding (R 4.1)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 4.1

  • Round 1Nathan Sinnamon

    Story of the C&MA – the founding narrative (R 5.1)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 5.1

Thursday, September 24

Week 3
  • Round 1Leticia Oliveira

    Constitution of the Christian Alliance, 1887 (R 4.2)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 4.2

  • Round 1Alyssa Wilson

    Constitution of the Evangelical Missionary Alliance, 1887 (R 4.3)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 4.3

Thursday, October 1

Week 4
  • Round 1Drew Nicoll

    Simpson, Aggressive Christianity (R 7.1)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 7.1

  • Round 1Yuliia Homa

    King, Indigenous Church Policy of the C&MA (R 7.2)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 7.2

Thursday, October 8

Week 5
  • Round 1Kayla Sinnamon

    Reynolds, Rebirth

    Scanned chapters posted in the week 5 Moodle section

  • Round 1Joel Lam

    Fessenden, Present Truths

    Alliance World Fellowship repository – linked in the week 5 Moodle section

Thursday, October 15

Week 6
  • Round 1Grace Cummings

    Howe, Forgotten Voices

    Scanned excerpt – ch. 2 “Margaret Connor” (pp. 41–68), posted in the week 6 Moodle section

  • Round 1Ana Maria Vanegas

    Andrews, Simpson's Understanding of the Role of Women in Ministry (R 5.3)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 5.3

Thursday, October 22

Week 7
  • Round 1Amy Nahnybida

    Borderud, Creeds and the Statement of Faith (R 15.1)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 15.1

  • Round 1Viacheslav (Slava) Homa

    The Section 15 Statement of Faith sequence – 1906, 1928, 1965, 2000, and the current Canadian Statement of Faith (R 15.2–15.6 plus the Manual)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 15.2–15.6, with the current Statement of Faith posted on Moodle

  • Round 2Drew Nicoll

    Richards & O'Brien, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

Thursday, October 29

Week 8
  • Round 2Nathan Sinnamon

    Van De Walle, The Heart of the Gospel – Pillar 1: Saviour

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

    Whole-book rule: you present one pillar, and you are responsible for all of The Heart of the Gospel.

  • Round 2Amy Nahnybida

    Willard, Hearing God

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

Thursday, November 5

Week 9
  • Round 2Shaan (Joseph) Kondra

    Van De Walle, The Heart of the Gospel – Pillar 2: Sanctifier

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

    Whole-book rule: you present one pillar, and you are responsible for all of The Heart of the Gospel.

  • Round 2Joel Lam

    Van De Walle, Rethinking Holiness

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

  • Round 2Michael Toovey

    Reimer, River Dwellers

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

Thursday, November 19

Week 10
  • Round 2Alyssa Wilson

    Van De Walle, The Heart of the Gospel – Pillar 3: Healer

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

    Whole-book rule: you present one pillar, and you are responsible for all of The Heart of the Gospel.

  • Round 2Grace Cummings

    Pearcey, Love Thy Body

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

    This slot is scoped to the book's embodiedness argument – the body-and-person question set against divine healing – not to its applied sexuality chapters. Your facilitated question has to sit inside that scope, or it is returned for rewrite before class.

Thursday, November 26

Week 11
  • Round 2Leticia Oliveira

    Van De Walle, The Heart of the Gospel – Pillar 4: Coming King

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

    Whole-book rule: you present one pillar, and you are responsible for all of The Heart of the Gospel.

  • Round 2Yuliia Homa and Viacheslav (Slava) Homa

    N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

    Joint slot: Yuliia and Slava present this book together as one extended presentation.

  • Round 2Ana Maria Vanegas

    C.J.H. Wright, The Mission of God's People

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

  • Round 2Kayla Sinnamon

    Brown, On Mission: Why We Go

    Ordination reading list book – get your own copy

Thursday, December 10

Week 13
  • Round 1Michael Toovey

    General Constitution and Principles (R 6.1)

    Course Reader (Draper 2009), posted on Moodle – R 6.1