About This Event
The Christian story has too often been narrated in terms of empire, domination, exclusion, and violence. So how do we recover and retell the Christian story around Jesus’ way of liberation, healing, justice, reconciliation, and holistic peace?
This opening panel - held on the International Day of Peace - will kick off our 12 Days of Peace event with a substantive conversation about how the dominant narratives we’ve inherited have been shaped by empire and systems of power. And most importantly, we'll discuss what it might look like to reclaim the Christian narrative around the story and way of Jesus.
MEET THE PANEL
David Zac Niringiye
David Zac Niringiye is a bishop in the Church of Uganda (Anglican); a scholar-activist, philosopher-theologian; and, an organizational development consultant. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of African Realities (ISAR) at Africa International University in Nairobi, Kenya. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics degree (Honours) and a teaching Diploma from Makerere University; a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Wheaton College, USA; and, a PhD in Theology and Mission History from Edinburgh University. Dr. Niringiye’s publications include The Church: God’s Pilgrim People and The Church in the World: A Historical-Ecclesiological Study of the Church of Uganda with Particular Reference to Post-Independence Uganda, 1962-1992 as well as several papers in journals and chapters in books.
Samuel Salim Munayer
Samuel Salim Munayer, a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem, holds a BA in Theology and Philosophy from Durham University and an MA in Middle Eastern Politics from the University of Exeter, where he was supervised by Ilan Pappé. He currently works as the Advocacy and Safety Coordinator for a humanitarian organisation working in Palestine. Samuel has authored several articles, including “Decolonizing Palestinian Liberation Theology: New Methods, Sources, and Voices,” and is the co-editor of the book, The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza.
Bryan Carey
Bryan is a peacebuilding consultant, conflict transformation trainer, and Director of International Peacebuilding at Peace Catalyst International. He hosts workshops, conducts training, and teaches about peace-oriented theology, peacebuilding practices, and how Christian groups can get involved in community peacebuilding. He regularly organizes learning experiences for international and regional Balkan participants that cultivate understanding and empathy for the narratives of other groups, ultimately with the aim to deepen relational connections that allow for collaborative work.
About This Event
The Christian story has too often been narrated in terms of empire, domination, exclusion, and violence. So how do we recover and retell the Christian story around Jesus’ way of liberation, healing, justice, reconciliation, and holistic peace?
This opening panel - held on the International Day of Peace - will kick off our 12 Days of Peace event with a substantive conversation about how the dominant narratives we’ve inherited have been shaped by empire and systems of power. And most importantly, we'll discuss what it might look like to reclaim the Christian narrative around the story and way of Jesus.
MEET THE PANEL
David Zac Niringiye
David Zac Niringiye is a bishop in the Church of Uganda (Anglican); a scholar-activist, philosopher-theologian; and, an organizational development consultant. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of African Realities (ISAR) at Africa International University in Nairobi, Kenya. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics degree (Honours) and a teaching Diploma from Makerere University; a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Wheaton College, USA; and, a PhD in Theology and Mission History from Edinburgh University. Dr. Niringiye’s publications include The Church: God’s Pilgrim People and The Church in the World: A Historical-Ecclesiological Study of the Church of Uganda with Particular Reference to Post-Independence Uganda, 1962-1992 as well as several papers in journals and chapters in books.
Samuel Salim Munayer
Samuel Salim Munayer, a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem, holds a BA in Theology and Philosophy from Durham University and an MA in Middle Eastern Politics from the University of Exeter, where he was supervised by Ilan Pappé. He currently works as the Advocacy and Safety Coordinator for a humanitarian organisation working in Palestine. Samuel has authored several articles, including “Decolonizing Palestinian Liberation Theology: New Methods, Sources, and Voices,” and is the co-editor of the book, The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza.
Bryan Carey
Bryan is a peacebuilding consultant, conflict transformation trainer, and Director of International Peacebuilding at Peace Catalyst International. He hosts workshops, conducts training, and teaches about peace-oriented theology, peacebuilding practices, and how Christian groups can get involved in community peacebuilding. He regularly organizes learning experiences for international and regional Balkan participants that cultivate understanding and empathy for the narratives of other groups, ultimately with the aim to deepen relational connections that allow for collaborative work.