Crosscurrents in Majority World and Minority Theology

Conveners: Gene Green • Email conveners

As Christianity continues to expand in the global South and East, demand has grown for thoughtful biblical hermeneutics and theological analysis that addresses the concerns of the Majority World as well as minority Christians. This study group aims to harness this promising moment by addressing themes central to Majority World and minority biblical studies and theology that often find no place in western discussions around traditional theological loci. The group encourages engagement with the best resources from World Christianity, especially bringing the next generation of Majority World and minority scholars into dialog with each other.

The topic for 2021 will be “Theologies of Identities.” We will be inviting key contributors to present papers at IBR on Friday afternoon.

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This year’s session will focus on biblical and theological perspectives on Migration. Four invited presenters will summarize their papers (10 minutes each), followed by round-table discussion (75 minutes) of emerging themes related to migration.

K. K. Yeo, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Presiding (5 min)
Gene Green, Trinity International University (Florida), Presiding
Andrea Smith, University of California Riverside
Decolonization and Migration (10 min)
Reggie Williams, McCormick Theological Seminary
From the Field to the Factory: An Exodus in the Promised Land (10 min)
Christopher Hays, Fundación Universitaria Seminario Bíblico de Colombia
Flight from Fear, Finding Hope: A Colombian Theology of Forced Migration (10 min)
Philip P. Chia, Chung Yuan Christian University
A Biblical Theology of Migration: An East and Southeast Asian Perspective and Predicament (10 min)
Discussion (75 min)

Due to COVID-19, this program will not be held during the Fall SBL meetings. Please contact the conveners for more information.

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This year’s session will focus on biblical and theological perspectives on Land.

K. K. Yeo, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Introduction (5 min)
Mitri Raheb, Dar al-Kalima University
The Bible and Land Colonization (10 min)
Oscar García-Johnson, Fuller Seminary
Faith Seeking for Land: A Latinx Decolonial Perspective (10 min)
H. Daniel Zacharias, Acadia Divinity College
The Land Takes Care of Us: Recovering Creator’s Relational Design (10 min)
Hulisani Ramantswana, University of South Africa
Negotiation and/or Conquest of the Land: Reading the Land of Promise Motif in the Hexateuch through Decolonial Lenses (10 min)
Discussion (75 min)

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