Jason West

Jason West is President of Newman Theological College in Edmonton where he also teaches philosophy and is the author of How to Become a Rational Animal  (Justin Press).

Bio last updated June 17th, 2021.

Jason West

Articles by Jason West

  • Moving Away from Multiple Monologues

    Convivium contributor Jason West, who witnessed the recent Alberta election from the trenches as a constituency campaign chair, says a key lesson of Premier Jason Kenney’s victory is that mud-slinging and name-calling are politically counterproductive.

    This also shows the need for communities of faith and political movements that support social conservative views to cultivate and support articulate, thoughtful representatives who can present and defend their views in the public square In this respect, it is worth noting that journalists seemed to ...

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  • Resolving Differences

    The official founding general meeting of Alberta’s new United Conservative Party sparked friction over a resolution pitting parental rights against the LGBT community. But Convivium contributor Jason West writes the moment could become a catalyst for social conservatives and social progressives to put differences aside and work in good faith for common sense change.

    Unsurprisingly the media coverage of the event has focused predominantly on one controversial motion, Resolution 30, which would require schools to notify parents if their children join peer groups that discuss topics of a religious or sexual nature A resolution both sides could support would need t...

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