From the Wednesday morning plenary at the 2018 Bartimaeus Kinsler Institute, Elaine reflects on “songlines” of faith that motivate us to work for liberation.
In this sermon on the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, Elaine and Ched explore Jesus’ famous parable of the sheep and the goats, and what that means for standing in solidarity with bodies. Recorded at Sojourner Grace Collective on 11/26/17 in San Diego, CA
An article by Elaine Enns is live now on Sojourners called “Becoming Unsettled.” In it, she tells the story of a region in Saskatchewan where she grew up, Stoney Knoll, a land that had been given to her Mennonite forebears by the Canadian government, and which by treaty belonged to the Young Chippewayans and other…
by Elaine Enns Sojourners, October 2017 There is no place in North America that does not have an Indigenous history prior to European colonization. This article briefly describes history of Indigenous Peoples’ day and its impact; names some of the restorative solidarity work settlers are doing and wrestles with deeper issues of settler privilege, self-justifying…
by Elaine Enns Intotemak #49: “Yours, Mine, Ours: Unravelling the Doctrine of Discovery,” Mennonite Church Canada, Fall 2016, pp. 138-142, with Ched Myers The DOD’s tapestry of lies continues to both shape and shatter our identities. This study looks at Colossians understanding of discipleship as defecting from a culture of lies about the world and…
by Elaine Enns Consensus, Volume 37 Issue 1 Journeying Together toward Truth and Reconciliation Article 5 This article describes different ways trauma can be passed down intergenerationally (through both nurture and nature) and its impact on the communal narratives of a settler Mennonite community. The piece also includes factors of resilience. Full Article: Trauma and Memory:…
by Elaine Enns Geez, Fall 2015, 4 pp. Elaine summarizes two resistances in settler communities to building solidarity with Indigenous neighbors: selective memory and distortions in communal narratives. Full Article: Settler Response-Ability SKU: E15-2-Pa
by Elaine Enns Canadian Mennonite, Vol 19 Issue 5, March 2015 6 pp. What are barriers to Settler solidarity with Indigenous neighbors? This article outlines three prospects and three problems that Settler descendants need to address in order to embrace “restorative solidarity” that recognizes past and continuing injustices and seeks to make things right. Full…
by Elaine Enns With Ched Myers. A chapter in Bury the Dead: Death and Dying on the Radical Christian Left, Laurel Dykstra, ed., Cascade Books, 2013, 10 pp. More about the amazing community hospice effort that surrounded Ladon Sheats and accompanied this beloved mentor on his journey to the other side. Full Article: Caretaking the Gift: A Journey…