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Dr. Nina Schroeder-van 't Schip delivers the 2023 Zeman lecture on the topic of "Mennonites and the Dutch Art World: Faith and Visual Culture in the Dutch Republic"
The Zeman Lectures were established in 2009 in memory of Dr. Jarold K. Zeman. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1926, Zeman came to Canada as a student in 1948. He earned degrees from Charles University, Knox College, and University of Zurich. During his years of study in Toronto, he became a Baptist and an ordained minister. Zeman served as a pastor to Czech immigrants and worked with the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec.
Zeman served as the first professor of church history at Acadia Divinity College from 1968 until 1991. In this position, he was influential in publishing and promoting the study of Baptist and Anabaptist history in Canada. Scholar Martin Marty once called him “the best church historian in North America.” Zeman received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from McMaster University and Acadia University and the Comenius Medal from the University of Prague. He also served as the president of the Baptist Federation of Canada. Zeman helped found the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies in 1991. He retired the same year and passed away in 2000.
The Zeman lectures are held every two years in memory of Jarold K. Zeman. Featured speakers bring expertise in various areas of Anabaptist studies.
Dr. Nina Schroeder-van 't Schip delivers the 2023 Zeman lecture on the topic of "Mennonites and the Dutch Art World: Faith and Visual Culture in the Dutch Republic"
The Zeman Lectures were established in 2009 in memory of Dr. Jarold K. Zeman. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1926, Zeman came to Canada as a student in 1948. He earned degrees from Charles University, Knox College, and University of Zurich. During his years of study in Toronto, he became a Baptist and an ordained minister. Zeman served as a pastor to Czech immigrants and worked with the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec.
Zeman served as the first professor of church history at Acadia Divinity College from 1968 until 1991. In this position, he was influential in publishing and promoting the study of Baptist and Anabaptist history in Canada. Scholar Martin Marty once called him “the best church historian in North America.” Zeman received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from McMaster University and Acadia University and the Comenius Medal from the University of Prague. He also served as the president of the Baptist Federation of Canada. Zeman helped found the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies in 1991. He retired the same year and passed away in 2000.
The Zeman lectures are held every two years in memory of Jarold K. Zeman. Featured speakers bring expertise in various areas of Anabaptist studies.
