INDS 525

Technology, Wilderness & Creation

Course Description

Embark on an eight-day voyage through Gulf Islands in replicas of 18th C. boats, while studying the impact that technologies—both traditional and modern—have had and continue to have upon the Christian life. As you row, sleep beneath the stars and watch seals and otters, contemplate where our technologies are in sync and at odds with Creation. No previous boating experience required. This course is offered in partnership with A Rocha Canada.

Additional Information

Maximum enrollment: 12 credit students. No auditors.

Location: This course takes place off-site, on a boat sailing between the Gulf Islands.

Additional course fee: $800 CAD

Special Registration Deadlines: Because food and boat preparations need to be made in advance, this course has special registration deadlines. 

  • The last day to register for this course is Friday, May 8, 2026.
  • The deadline to drop the course for 100% tuition refund and additional course fee refund is midnight on Friday, May 8, 2026.
  • The deadline to drop the course for 50% tuition refund is midnight on Friday, June 12, 2026.
  • No refunds will be provided after June 12, 2026, but the course may be dropped without refund until Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

Full payment is due by Friday, May 8, 2026. If registration and full payment are not received by Friday, May 8, 2026, you may be removed from the course and your spot may be given to the next person on the waitlist. Tuition benefits do not apply to this course.

Offered 2026 Summer
Dates Jul 9-19
Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, See timetable
Format Onsite Only
Credit Hours 3
Audit Hours Not for audit
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Teaching Faculty

Craig Gay

Craig M. Gay

Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Craig M. Gay lectures in the area of Christianity, Society, and Culture and is the Secretary of Regent's Anglican Studies Program. He has written widely on the subjects of modernity, secularization, economic ethics, and technology.

Julie Lane Gay

Julie Lane Gay

Sessional Lecturer

Julie Lane Gay is a writer, editor, and trained horticulturist. She is a catechist at St. John’s Vancouver Anglican Church. Her book The Riches of Your Grace: Living in the Book of Common Prayer (IVP Formatio) was published in 2024.