The Word Made Flesh: Seeking Transformation and Reconciliation
11 Mar 2021

The Word Made Flesh: Seeking Transformation and Reconciliation

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In this presentation, Nina Balmaceda introduces the Word Made Flesh Methodology adopted by the Center for Reconciliation at the Duke Divinity School and applies it to examine the need to pursue reconciliation in the Americas. She engages in this discussion with the purpose of demonstrating that it is impossible to pursue reconciliation in the Americas unless we are willing to embrace a genuine commitment to work for holistic transformation beyond individual salvation.

Reconciling East and West: “Life and Legacy of Mahatma Jotirao Phule and the hope for OBCs in India”
9 Mar 2021

Reconciling East and West: “Life and Legacy of Mahatma Jotirao Phule and the hope for OBCs in India”

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Obed Manwatkar, a PhD research scholar at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences in Allahbad, India prepared this presentation to explore reconciliation within the caste system in India, where much of the population remains oppressed and excluded.

Native Indian Bible Women, Jesus’ Movement, and Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation
5 Mar 2021

Native Indian Bible Women, Jesus’ Movement, and Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation

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Rev. Lalitha prepared a presentation for the Stott-Bediako Forum that explores Postcolonialism, Peace Building, and Conflict Transformation in the context of India, a context in which native women experience a triple colonization based on race, caste, and gender. She explores some of the history of the realities of conflict faced by the indigenous communities in India, examples of resistance to forms of colonialism and caste oppression, and how Jesus’s movement provides a way forward in peace building and conflict transformation.

North-South Partnership in God’s Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics
18 Feb 2021

North-South Partnership in God’s Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics

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We interviewed Ruth Padilla DeBorst about her ideas on “North-South Partnership in God’s Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics.” In this episode, we chat with Ruth about her work, who she has learned from, how colonialism impacts the way we read the Bible, and how differing narratives or interpretations of Scripture can help us on the path to peacebuilding and conflict transformation.

Postures toward Postcolonial Peace: Repentance, Forgiveness, and Lament
18 Feb 2021

Postures toward Postcolonial Peace: Repentance, Forgiveness, and Lament

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We interviewed Al Tizon about his journey in peacebuilding. Al weaves together his story of rediscovering his own culture during his work in the Philippines with his thoughts on the integration of justice and peacebuilding. He also shares his thoughts on healing through memories and the importance of lament in our church communities.

Interview with Brooke Prentis
11 Feb 2021

Interview with Brooke Prentis

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In this series, we interview Networking Team members of INFEMIT about the impacts and implications of COVID-19 on our understanding of mission and theology. In this episode, we talk to Brooke Prentis, who has experienced COVID-19 from her home in the lands now called Australia. As an aboriginal Christian leader from the Wakka Wakka peoples, Brooke particularly explores what this time has meant for aboriginal people in her context.