Assistant Professor
Religious Studies
Theological Studies (Graduate)

Editor, The Conrad Grebel Review
Chair, Program Committee, Canadian Theological Society  

Education:

BTh, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1996
BA, University of Winnipeg, 1997
MA, University of St. Michael’s College, 2002
PhD, University of St. Michael’s College, 2008

Contact:

(519) 885-0220 ext. 24234
jbergen@uwaterloo.ca
Office:  CGUC 2112

Discover what Professor Bergen finds exciting about teaching at Grebel.

Research Areas:  

Contemporary Christian theology, Anabaptist theology, ecclesiology, ecumenism, Holy Spirit, church apologies, martyrdom

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate
RS 152 – Introduction to Theology
RS 351 – Contemporary Christian Thought
RS 353 – War and Peace in Christian Theology

Graduate
TS 600 – Thinking Theologically
TS 690 – Seminar in Theological Studies (Topic: Holy Spirit)
TS 718 – Systematic Theology

Selected Publications:

• Ecclesial Repentance: The Churches Confront Their Sinful Pasts. London: T&T Clark, 2011.
• “Baptism of Blood: Peace, Justice, and Christian Martyrdom,” in Peace and Justice: Essays from the Fourth Shi’i Muslim Mennonite Christian Dialogue, ed. Harry J. Huebner and Hajj Muhammad Legenhausen, 176-194. Winnipeg: CMU Press, 2011.
• Edited, with Anthony G. Siegrist, Power and Practices: Engaging the Work of John Howard Yoder. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2009.
• “The Publicity of the Holy Spirit,” in Creed and Conscience: Essays in Honour of A. James Reimer, ed. Jeremy M. Bergen, Paul G. Doerksen, and Karl Koop, 219-236. Kitchener, ON: Pandora Press, 2007.
• “Problem or Promise? Confessional Martyrs and Mennonite–Roman Catholic Relations,”Journal of Ecumenical Studies 41 (2004): 367-388.
  
  

Selected Activities: 

Conference Presentations

• “Reframing Anabaptism,” Mennonite Church Canada Ministers Conference. Waterloo, 4 July 2011.
• “Between Creed and Conscience: Dissent, Authority and the Dynamics of Conscience,” Shi’i Muslim Mennonite Christian Dialogue Conference on Theological Anthropology. Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, 4 June 2011.
• "The Apologies of Church and State: Thinking Theologically About Canada's Apology for Indian Residential Schools in Light of Previous Church Statements," Ecclesiological Investigations Group, American Academy of Religion. Montreal, 8 November 2009.
• “The Communion of Saints: Forgiveness of Sins?” Leuven Encounters in Systematic Theology VI. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 7 November 2007.
  
  

Fellowships and Awards:

• Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2005-2006.
• Essays in Ecumenism Award, North American Academy of Ecumenists, 2005.
  
  

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