A conversation with Jarrod McKenna and Andrew Klager and Bradley Jersak about eastern orthodoxy and nonviolence, recorded in Canada in 2018. This is part one. Part two will be released next week. Andrew Klager is the Director of the Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice. Andrew Klager earned a PhD in Religious Studies and History from the University of Glasgow focusing on Anabaptist-Mennonite history and theology including the 16th-century Anabaptist peace tradition(s) and has completed continuing studies in Interfaith Conflict Resolution and Conflict Analysis from the United States Institute of Peace. He was also a Research Associate at the Humanitas Anabaptist-Mennonite Centre at TWU and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. Rev. Dr. Brad Jersak (Reader Irenaeus) is a Professor at the Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from Bangor University (Wales) and is an author and teacher based in Abbotsford, Canada. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at the Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice, he has taught New Testament and Patristics as a core faculty member at Westminster Theological Centre in the UK and is currently on faculty at St. Stephen's University in New Brunswick as the Dean of Theology & Culture. After serving as pastor and church-planter for twenty years, he now travels for Fresh Wind Christian Fellowship and serves as reader at All-Saints Orthodox Monastery (Dewdney, BC). Brad’s focus today is on writing accessible theology, facilitating 'listening prayer' seminars, and teaching college courses. His research, teaching, and writing emphases include the gospels, cruciform theology, contemplative spirituality applied to prophetic justice, and a theology of hope ...
D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, "Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith" was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power" will be released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She is trying very hard to be a good neighbor. More from D. L. at [dlmayfield.com/](http://www.dlmayfield.com/) Join our Integral Discipleship community on Patreon: [patreon.com/InVerse](http://www.patreon.com/InVerse) ...
My dear friend and collaborator, Samuel Sarpiyra, is an award winning Nigerian peacemaker, church planter, Kingian community organiser and entrepreneur. Samuel inspires me! Samuel opens up for us Matthew 9:35-38 and we discuss community development in South Africa, church planting in America, and his work confronting and transforming police violence. For more, visit his website: https://nonviolencect.com Support us on our [Patreon Page](http://www.patreon.com/inverse) ...