Episodes

  • Prof. Stan Chu Ilo - Laudato Si, African Traditional Practices, and Ubuntu Eco-Ethics

    Prof. Stan Chu Ilo - Laudato Si, African Traditional Practices, and Ubuntu Eco-Ethics
    Jun 25 2023
    Voices of WC co-host, Thiu and David, talk with Prof. Stan Chu Ilo on the Laudato Si encyclical, African traditional eco-consciousness, and his construction of an Ubuntu Eco-Ethics. This is a rich conversation that supplements the Alexander Duff Lecture delivered by Prof Stan Chu Ilo at the University of Edinburgh. Do look out for a recording of the Duff Lecture that should become available online. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voices-wc/message
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    48 mins
  • Dr. Easten Law - Interdisciplinary Research in World Christianity

    Dr. Easten Law - Interdisciplinary Research in World Christianity
    Apr 23 2023

    "In this episode we chat with Easten Law, OMSC, about the field of World Christianity, the joys and challenges of interdisciplinary research, and whether or not World Christianity is the answer to all of theology's problems (listen to find out Easten's tactful answer!)"

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    45 mins
  • Allan Varghese Mellootu - Pentecostalism in South India

    Allan Varghese Mellootu - Pentecostalism in South India
    Mar 14 2023

    In this episode, we (Nuam and Thiu) talk with Allan Varghese on themes around his two published papers on Syrian and Dalit Pentecostalism in Kerala, South India. We get to hear a brief account of Christianity in Kerala (a tradition that stretches all the way back to Thomas, the disciple of Jesus), social stratifications that fractured Syrian Christianity along different castes, Allan's work on Dalit Pentecostalism in amplifying their marginalised narratives in Indian Christian history... and brief reflections on global Pentecostalism and the recent events at Asbury. 

    Allan is a PhD student researching on Pentecostalism in the South India. He is based at the Asbury Theological Seminary, USA. Find him on Twitter.


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    54 mins
  • Dr. Tore Johnsen - Sámi Nature-Centered Christianity in the European Arctic

    Dr. Tore Johnsen - Sámi Nature-Centered Christianity in the European Arctic
    Oct 18 2022
    In this episode, Nuam and Thiu talk with Dr. Tore Johnsen about his newly published book, Sámi Nature-Centered Christianity in the European Arctic: Indigenous Theology beyond Hierarchical Worldmaking. Tore is an alumnus of the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh.  "The book unpacks the theological significance of North Sámi indigenous Christianity, demonstrating how the tension between Sámi nature-centered Christianity and official Norwegian Lutheranism has broad theological relevance." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voices-wc/message
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    51 mins
  • Mr. Elia Maggang—Theology of the Sea

    Mr. Elia Maggang—Theology of the Sea
    May 17 2022
    In this episode, Thiu talks with Elia Maggang, a PhD candidate from Indonesia who is working towards a theology of the sea in his doctoral research at the University of Manchester. We discuss contemporary realities of climate crisis and threats to the sea from the perspective of the Indonesian archipelago and how ‘maritime theology’ seeks to engage these critical and urgent challenges. We also consider alternate ‘blue reading’ of select scriptural passages that are encountered in Elia’s research. I particularly enjoyed the insights and wisdom from indigenous knowledge from coastal communities of East Indonesia, and how Elia’s research bring them in conversation with (western) Christian thinkers and theologians—that was very special indeed. We hope you enjoy this one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voices-wc/message
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    48 mins
  • Dr. Elizabeth Marteijn

    Dr. Elizabeth Marteijn
    Mar 15 2022
    In this episode, Nuam and Chao talk with Dr. Elizabeth Marteijn about her research with Palestinian Christians. The conversation focuses on the topics of contextual theology and lived religiosity and is based on two of Elizabeth's published articles: The Revival of Palestinian Christianity: Developments in Palestinian Theology and Martyrdom, Liberation, and Belonging: An Ethnography on the Popular Saint George Veneration among Palestinian Christians. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voices-wc/message
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    41 mins
  • Mr. Axolile Qina - Xhosa Christians and Animal Sacrifice

    Mr. Axolile Qina - Xhosa Christians and Animal Sacrifice
    Feb 25 2022
    In this episode, we (Thiu and Chao) speak with Axolile on his PhD research at New College, the Univerity of Edinburgh, and his recent paper presented at the Centre for the Study of World Christianity seminar. We discuss why animal sacrifice is a current dilemma in Xhosa Christian communities and the importance of comprehending the Greco-Roman background of the New Testament for understandin contemporary Xhosa Christians and sacrificial practices. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voices-wc/message
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    47 mins
  • Dr. Kimberly Hill - Black History Month Special

    Dr. Kimberly Hill - Black History Month Special
    Oct 19 2021
    In this special Black History Month episode, we talk with Dr. Kimberly D. Hill, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas, about her research on African American missionaries, the complex relationship between race, mission, and empire, and the process of researching historical figures and doing justice to their voice and legacy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/voices-wc/message
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    46 mins