A Conversation with Obed Manwatkar

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In this episode, we return to a conversation that we had with Obed Manwatkar during the Stott Bediako Forum. Listen and learn with us about Reconciling East and West: Life and Legacy of ‘Mahatma’ Jotiba Phule and the hope for OBCs in India.
We interviewed Obed about his work with OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and the idea of “debrahminization.” Together we imagined what caste reconciliation could look like and found hope in the God of the OBCs.

Walking in Reconciled Relationships: The Challenges of our History

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We interviewed Terry LeBlanc about his ideas on “Walking in Reconciled Relationships: The Challenges of our History” In this series of three podcasts, we chat with Terry about his personal story, community, and work; we hear parts of his original paper; and we gather recommendations for living in right relationships.

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

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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

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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.

Interview with Seble Daniel

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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 Seble Daniel, who has experienced COVID-19 from her home in Ethiopia. Seble particularly explores what COVID looks like for the vulnerable and the churches in her context.

Whiteness in Christianity and Decoloniality of the African Experience: Developing a Political Theology for ‘Shalom’ in Kenya

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Historians have held that colonialism and Western missionary enterprise were two distinct and unrelated entries to pre-colonial Kenya. How then did Christianity for decades live side by side with colonialism? I content that Colonialism could not have been possible without Christianity. The impact of that unholy relationship is felt and sustained in contemporary forms of violence.