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Janet Epp Buckingham

Janet Epp Buckingham is a professor at Trinity Western University and the Director of the Laurentian Leadership Centre, an Ottawa-based, live-in, extension program focusing on leadership in public policy, business and communications.

Dr. Buckingham has lived and studied in England, France and South Africa. It was while studying at bible college and working with the Jubilee Centre in Cambridge, England, that she developed a passion for applying Christian principles to public policy. Dr. Buckingham served in an advocacy role as Executive Director of Christian Legal Fellowship (1991-94) and with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada as general legal counsel (1999-2003) and director, law and public policy (2003-2006).

In the fall of 2006, Dr. Buckingham had a strong sense of calling to take on leadership of the Laurentian Leadership Centre. While she had taught courses at the LLC, being the director gives her greater opportunity to invest in the lives of students. She is also pleased to now participate in academic conferences on religious freedom and human rights in Canada and internationally.

Dr. Buckingham currently resides in Ottawa, Canada with her husband and two children. They are all foodies and enjoy cooking for their family and friends.

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Janet Epp Buckingham Dec 17, 2010

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Extraordinary Leadership

While liberation and democracy movements require many willing to put themselves, their lives, and their families on the line, those who are the face and voice of these movements—Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi—face perhaps the greatest test of leadership.

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When to speak up

Increasingly, orthodox Christian beliefs are outside the mainstream . . . we should not be surprised if a time comes that our religious practices are questioned. Will there be anyone left to speak up for us?

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Bearing witness in a stereotyping world

Gary Goodyear, one of Stephen Harper’s federal cabinet ministers, has been burned badly by “gotcha” journalism on a question of evolution.
But the real question, lying just below the surface, is this: Is there a proper place to articulate religious beliefs? Can believers find public spaces where their beliefs are respected, not targeted?

Janet Epp Buckingham Dec 14, 2007

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Good news? A “Comment” symposium

Are things truly getting better? Peter Wehner and Yuval Levin in their December 2007 Commentary article "Crime, Drugs, and Welfare—and Other Good News" suggest that government efforts to shape American culture has brought about a significant improvement in several...