Gordon L. Heath
Gordon has been teaching the history of Christianity since 1999, and arrived at MDC in 2004. Besides teaching at MDC, he also serves as Director of the Canadian Baptist Archives, the official archives of the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ).
He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is an ordained minister with the CBOQ, having pastored in both Nova Scotia and Ontario. Gord has also served in a variety of leadership roles in local churches, working with both youth and adults. He continues to enjoy speaking and teaching in local churches, usually on some aspect of church history.
Gordon’s research interests lie particularly in the area of church-state and church-war issues, although recently he has begun exploring aspects of the persecuted church and questions surrounding the “post-Christian establishment” (or post-Constantinian) relationship between church and state in Canada and the West.
Accreditations
PhD
University of St. Michael's College
Toronto, ON
MDiv (Hons)
Acadia University
Wolfville, NS
BTh
Tyndale University
Toronto, ON
Professor of Christian History, Centenary Chair in World Christianity, Director of Canadian Baptist Archives
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Download Curriculum VitaeCurrent Course List
CH 3P1120/5P1150
The Lives of the Saints: Then and Now
Gordon L. Heath
Fall
2025
CC
CW
In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)
CH 3P1080/5P1070
Critical Events in Christian History
Gordon L. Heath
Fall
2025
CC
CW
In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)
TH 3P1080/5P1140 CH 3P1060/5P1060
Baptist History and Polity
Gordon L. Heath
Fall
2025
CW
PS
Online (Asynchronous)
CH 3P1130/5P1160
The World and Writings of John Wesley
Gordon L. Heath
Winter
2026
CC
CW
In-Person/Livestream (Synchronous)
MS 6R1090
Ministry and Evangelical Thought
Gordon L. Heath
Winter
2026
In-Person Class
Recent Publications
The Black Baptist Experience in Canada, Volume 19
Gordon L. Heath
Dudley A. Brown
2025
Post Christendom Studies, Volume 8
Lee Beach
Gordon L. Heath
Steven M. Studebaker
2024
Post-Christendom Studies: Volume 7
Steven M. Studebaker
Lee Beach
Gordon L. Heath
2023
Christians, The State, and War
2022
Post-Christendom Studies Volume 5
Steven M. Studebaker
Lee Beach
Gordon L. Heath
2021
The Reformation: Past Voices, Current Implications
Steve M. Studebaker
Gordon L. Heath
2021
Baptist in Canada: Their History and Polity
Gordon L. Heath
Dallas Friesen
Taylor Murray
2020
Post-Christendom Studies: Volume 2
Steven M. Studebaker
Lee Beach
Gordon L. Heath
2018
Empire From The Margins: Religious Minorities In Canada And The South African War
Gordon L. Heath
2017
Christian Responses To Terrorism: The Kenyan Experience
Gordon L. Heath
David K. Tarus
2017
The British Nation Is Our Nation
Gordon L. Heath
2017
American Churches And The First World War
Gordon L. Heath
2016
The Globalization Of Christianity: Implications For Christian Ministry And Theology
Gord L. Heath
Steven M. Studebaker
2015
Canadian Churches And The First World War
Gordon L. Heath
2014
Baptists And Public Life In Canada
Gordon L. Heath
Paul R. Wilson
2012
Baptism: Historical, Theological, And Pastoral Perspectives
Gordon L. Heath
James D. Dvorak
2011
A War With A Silver Lining: Canadian Protestant Churches And The South African War, 1899-1902
Gordon L. Heath
2009
Doing Church History: A User-Friendly Introduction To Researching The History Of Christianity
Gordon L. Heath
2008
The Lost Gospel Of Judas: Separating Fact From Fiction
Stanley E. Porter
Gordon L. Heath
2007