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J. Nathan Matias

Do Christians Care About Social Justice? 500 Years of the Brown Church

June 18, 2020 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

Are Christianity and social justice incompatible? Or are they deeply integrated in ways that many Americans have forgotten or ignored? According to Robert Chao Romero, author of the new book Brown Church, Christians have much to learn from a 500 year history of Latina/o social justice, theology, and identity that even many Latina/os are unfamiliar with. Speaking today at the Emerging Scholars Network is Dr. Robert Chao Romero (@ProfeChaoRomero), author of The Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, … [Read more...] about Do Christians Care About Social Justice? 500 Years of the Brown Church

Filed Under: Author, Books, Christian Thought and Practice

Migration as the Manifold Grace of God: Robert Chao Romero

August 5, 2017 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

How does God use the migration process to extend His grace in its many forms? I'm here at InterVarsity's Northeast Faculty Retreat, hearing from  professor  Robert Chao Romero  (@ProfeChaoRomero), a Chinese-Latinx American historian and immigration lawyer at UCLA. He's the author of  The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940  , winner of the Latin American Studies Association's Latina/o Studies Section Book Award. Robert opens up by pointing to I Peter 2:11-12, which argues that as followers of Jesus, we are exiles and … [Read more...] about Migration as the Manifold Grace of God: Robert Chao Romero

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: 2017 Northeast Faculty Conference, faculty conference, Immigration, InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries, migration, Northeast Faculty Conference, Robert Chao Romero

The Revolution of Christian Ingratitude in Western History: A Talk by Peter Leithart

March 29, 2016 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

How have Christian teachings on gratitude added basic ideas to the founding of Enlightenment institutions and the modern world we live in? … [Read more...] about The Revolution of Christian Ingratitude in Western History: A Talk by Peter Leithart

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Enlightenment, gratitude, ingratitude, Peter Leithart

15 Posts on Mission, Justice, and the University from Urbana 2015

January 2, 2016 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

What does it mean to be part of a global religion, and how can we make sense of the diverse missions, values, and politics of that belonging? How can we as Christians better understand what it means to follow Jesus in a world that is more connected than ever before? After four days in St Louis for the Urbana conference, I feel closer to the heart of those questions than ever before. … [Read more...] about 15 Posts on Mission, Justice, and the University from Urbana 2015

Filed Under: Urbana2015 Tagged With: justice, liveblogging, mission, university, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

Why Might Christians Be Involved in Nonviolent or Violent Protests? Lessons from Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests at Urbana

December 31, 2015 by J. Nathan Matias Leave a Comment

How can Christians decide when to be involved in conflict, and how can they know when to stop? In the past two years, Christians in Ukraine have faced all of these. How have they responded? From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was written by Nathan Matias and Galina Pylypiv … [Read more...] about Why Might Christians Be Involved in Nonviolent or Violent Protests? Lessons from Ukraine’s Euromaidan Protests at Urbana

Filed Under: Urbana2015 Tagged With: church and state, dietrich bonhoeffer, liveblogging, peacemaking, Ukraine, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

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