Scholar-Activist Encounter: Discussion of Healing Haunted Histories with Sweetwater Cultural Center

ByBCM Online

How do activism and scholarship contribute to our understanding of Scripture in the world today?

On July 15, 2021, CLBSJ welcomed Elaine Enns and Ched Myers for a discussion of their newest book, Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization. They were joined by Maria De Freece Lawrence (Lenape) and Gretchen Thies Brokaw (Shinnecock), founding members of the Sweetwater Cultural Center, an indigenous-led organization that is featured in Ched and Elaine’s book as an example of indigenous-settler solidarity.

Note this video is hosted by CLBSJ.

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