As we prepare for our next Stott-Bediako Forum on Transformation Revisited: Mission and Gospel Imagination, we are holding conversations with members of the INFEMIT Community to explore some of the related themes. In this podcast, we talk with Al Tizon about Mission as Transformation, its core tenets and relevance for today.
Continuing the conversation begun at the Stott-Bediako Forum on Jesus and Empire: Christian Witness in the Context of Power, several members of the INFEMIT community met with Zac Niringiye to explore and lament how much of dominant Christianity today embodies empire in its vision of domination, conquest, and violence. Zac’s original presentation to the Forum is titled: “Christianity as a Narrative of the Deception of Empire: Whither the promise of justice and love, held out in the Gospel of Jesus of Nazareth?”
We are very grateful to share this brief summary of our work over the past year. We thank God for significant opportunities to serve individuals and communities of faith as we, together, seek to embody the Kingdom of God through transformational engagement, both locally and globally. Now, as we enter into 2023, we also pray for God’s guidance and provision as we continue our work and seek to grow in the year ahead.
INFEMIT’s 2022 Stott-Bediako Forum had often been referred to as a “journey.” This turned out to be an accurate metaphor in many senses. As we reflect, it is our joy to share with you about the companions who joined us; the joys and challenges we faced; the unexpected surprises and hospitality on the way; and the unfinished path that we continue to explore.
In this episode, we discuss Daniela Amestegui’s art piece titled “Advent” from her larger collection called “Pallay: Andean Weaving of Liturgy and Design.” We invite you to reflect with us on this piece of art that roots us in this season of anticipation, exemplifies a creative approach to liturgy, and inspires us to do art and theology from our local contexts.
In this episode, we discuss Zach Stewart’s art featured in the music video for “The Medicine,” a song composed by Common Hymnal, Dee Wilson, and Alex Aiono. We invite you to reflect with us on the experience of creating art that intertwines praise and protest and how art can be used as a space and an invitation.
In this episode, we feature a conversation with Abdiel Espinoza, on his collection of poems entitled “Days of exile.” Let’s reflect together on the experience of COVID-19 through the lens of exile and our shared lament.
Warning: a call to radical peacemaking wrapped in solid, compelling biblical scholarship and a convincing argument that it is actually possible in a violent world can disrupt one’s safe and normal life. That is exactly what readers will encounter in Ronald J. Sider’s recent offering.
We’re excited to share about this recent publication that was edited by INFEMIT Networking Team member, Seblewengel Daniel, along with Mmapula Diana Kebaneilwe and Angeline Savala. We invite you to read the brief overview below and listen to the authors and editors as they discuss their work in a virtual book launch.
This episode features a conversation with Thandi Gamedze that centers on her poem, “That Day…” In this conversation we discuss Thandi’s story as an artist, how her context informs and inspires her art, and how we can begin imagine a truly just future together.