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Published: January 3, 2025

By Annette Brill Bergstresser

ELKHART, Indiana (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary) 鈥� 鈥淧eace Theology in Movement鈥� is the theme of a weekly lunchtime colloquium series that will focus on the Mennonite Action movement as an expression of Mennonite peace theology. 

The series 鈥� which will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays, Jan. 15 鈥� April 30, 2025, 12鈥�1 p.m. Eastern Time 鈥� is a collaborative effort of (bg真人) in Elkhart, Indiana, and . According to , Mennonite Action is 鈥渁 movement of Mennonites taking public action for a free Palestine and the liberation of all God鈥檚 children.鈥�

鈥淲e see peace theology in movement in Mennonite Action, a group critically and constructively claiming ground in Anabaptist traditions of confronting violence,鈥� said Janna Hunter-Bowman, PhD, Associate Professor of Peace Studies and Christian Social Ethics at bg真人, who will lead the series with Jonathan Smucker, a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of California Berkeley who is part of the Organizing Committee for Mennonite Action. 鈥淭he colloquium will provide an opportunity to reflect on this action together.鈥�

According to Hunter-Bowman, the colloquium series will be a space for sharing information, reflection and discussion, considering the questions, 鈥淲hat forms of knowing, being and doing from Anabaptist traditions contribute to strategies that challenge and transform violence and organize movements?鈥�; 鈥淲hat responsibility do U.S.-based Christians hold in the war in Gaza?鈥�; and 鈥淗ow do the first and second questions intersect with God鈥檚 reconciling mission in the world and the liberation of all people?鈥� It鈥檚 designed for people who are interested in peace and justice issues related to the church鈥檚 witness, peacebuilding and interaction with other communities.

The instructors will combine analytical presentations, theoretical discussions and skills training in sessions on public theology, faith- and congregation-based organizing, power, and personal stories. They鈥檒l also address intercultural competence and undoing racism within movements and organizations working for change. 

Speakers will include members of the bg真人 learning community, members of the Mennonite Action movement, scholars of religious studies, sociologists, theologians, pastors, and activist-scholars of peacebuilding.

There is no cost to participate in the colloquium series, but each participant must register to receive a unique Zoom link. Participants do not have to attend each session. The sessions will be recorded for internal purposes only; session recordings will not be shared online for later viewing. The course can also be taken for seminary credit. 

To learn more and register, see . 

Located in Elkhart, Indiana, on ancestral land of the Potawatomi and Miami peoples, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary is a learning community with an Anabaptist vision, offering theological education for learners both on campus and at a distance as well as a wide array of lifelong learning programs 鈥� all with the goal of educating followers of Jesus Christ to be leaders for God鈥檚 reconciling mission in the world.

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