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PUTTING GOD ON TRIAL: The Biblical Book of Job A literary, legal and philosophical study- Robert Sutherland. AUTHOR INFORMATION |
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Robert Sutherland is an accomplished
Canadian criminal defense lawyer instrumental in changing the law on
aggravated assault and solicitor-client privilege, a member of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Thunder Bay and a
Senior Fellow at the Mortimer J. Adler Centre for the Study
of the Great Ideas, an American think-tank based in
1981-1984: Osgoode Hall Law
School, Toronto, Bachelor of Laws Degree 1979 summer: Canadian Government Bilingual Immersion
Program, University of British Columbia, 1977-1981: University of Toronto, Toronto, Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree (History of Ideas) 1972- 1977: Senior Secondary High School Diploma, Fort
William Collegiate Institute, 1977: Bronze Medal, Grade 13, Fort William
Collegiate Institute, 1976: Reach for the Top, Provincial Finalist,
Fort William Collegiate Institute, 1976: Bronze Medal, Grade 12, Fort William
Collegiate Institute, Thunder Bay 1976 summer: Canadian Government Bilingual Immersion
Program, University Laval, Quebec City 1972: Reach for the Top, Provincial Finalist,
Fort William Collegiate Institute, EMPLOYMENT 2001-present: Lawyer, Sole Practitioner, Criminal Law 1998-2001: Lawyer, Watkins Law Firm, Criminal Law,
Family Law, Real Estate 1993-1994: Part-time Lecturer, Confederation College 1989-1990: Part-time Lecturer, 1986-1998: Lawyer, Sole Practitioner, Criminal Law,
Family Law, Real Estate PUBLIC
SERVICE 1995-present: Mortimer J. Adler’s Centre for the
Study of the Great Ideas, Senior Fellow 1995-present: Thunder Bay Right to Life, past president,
vice-president, member 1992-present: St.Stephen’s
Anglican Church, lay-reader, member 2002-present: Amnesty International, member 2002-present: Human Rights Watch, member 2001-present Canadian
Mental Health Association, member 2001-present: Thunder Bay AIDS Committee, member 1998-1999: Diabetes Society, member 1987-1991: Thunder Bay Shelter House, board member 1987-1991: Altzimer’s
Society, board member PERSONAL
INTERESTS The family pets: 12 ferrets: Tikki, Nipper, Annie,
Max, Baby Cay, Alfie, Emmy, Lady, Yogi, Bo, Winnie,
Sam, Grandpa ferret (now deceased); 2 Maltese puppies: Oliver, Heidi. Vacationing: Abacos, Bahamas. Philosophy and
Theology: Natural Law ethics (Mortimer
J. Adler), Thomistic metaphysics (Mortimer J.
Adler, Richard Swinburne) Writing: (1) Putting
God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job; (2) Putting Jesus on Trial: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
(anticipated release date: 2004) and (3) Putting
Mankind on Trial: The Biblical Books of Genesis through Revelation
(anticipated release date: 2005) NFL Football: Green Bay Packers TV: Patrick McGoohan’s
The Prisoner, American Justice Favorite Films: Jesus of
Nazareth, Amadeus, Contact, Shadowlands, Presumed
Innocent, Matrix 1, Twilight’s Last Gleaming, Bourne Identity. |
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