Sylvia C. Keesmaat
D.Phil. Oxford University; M.A. McMaster University; B.A. Redeemer College
D.Phil. Oxford University; M.A. McMaster University; B.A. Redeemer College
Dr. Keesmaat taught Biblical Studies and Hermeneutics at the Institute for
Christian Studies for ten years. In 2004 she left full-time academia to pursue her interests
in sustainable living. Currently, she is an adjunct professor at the Institute for Christian
Studies and Trinity and Wycliffe Colleges at the University of Toronto. She is also an
instructor in the Creation Care Studies Program in Belize. Dr. Keesmaat is the author of
Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire (with Brian Walsh, [2004]), Paul and His
Story: (Re)Interpreting the Exodus Tradition (1999), and editor of The Advent of Justice
(1994). She is currently writing a book on the Epistle to the Romans, and preparing to
write one on creation in the New Testament. Dr. Keesmaat speaks frequently on issues
related to biblical faith and creation care, sustainable living and radical discipleship. She
earned her Permaculture Design Certificate in 2014 and lives on an organic solar powered
farm with her husband, Brian Walsh, and their homeschooled children.
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