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

with Ruth Padilla DeBorst

Presented for the Stott-Bediako Forum

In “North-South Partnership in God’s Mission: Joining Hands in the Construction of a Reconciliation Politics,” Ruth invites us to consider the Church’s role as an agent of reconciliation in our world.

There are many ways you can engage with this topic! You can watch the full plenary session, in which we hear from both Ruth and Al Tizon. You can listen to two parts of an interview, in which Ruth shares 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. You can also watch Ruth present a summary of her paper or listen to or read through her original paper below.

Part I: Introductory interview with Ruth Padilla DeBorst (English only)

Part II: Presentation of Ruth’s paper

Part III: Closing interview with final questions

As you engage with this topic:

To what extent and in what way do you see the church (her nature, her identity) able to contribute significantly to the broader body politic?

Ruth Padilla DeBorst

Ruth presents a summary of her paper (habilita subtítulos en español)

Continue to the next page for Ruth’s paper

Ve a la página 3 para la transcripción del resumen que Ruth presenta

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