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Future Christian
The Church as a Healing Community with Susan Ward Diamond

Future Christian

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 54:54 Transcription Available


What does it mean to be the church in anxious, divided times? Recorded in connection with the 2025 Remind & Renew Conference at Phillips Seminary, Loren Richmond Jr. sits down with Rev. Dr. Susan Diamond to explore how local congregations can become spaces of healing, clarity, and radical welcome. Drawing from her work with moral injury, healing circles, and the Soul Repair After Moral Injury podcast (co-hosted with Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock), Susan shares how churches can recover the spiritual practices that root us in love, courage, and compassion. From forming faith through daily practices to fostering political and theological diversity under a shared mission, she offers a powerful testimony of what it means to be the church for this moment. In this episode, you'll hear: What moral injury is and how it shows up in church, healthcare, and society How healing circles are transforming congregations from the inside out Why forming faith is essential before welcoming or serving others How to foster unity across political differences through mission clarity The role of spiritual direction and communal lament in healing A hopeful vision for the future of Christianity and leadership Rev. Dr. Susan Ward Diamond is the Lead Pastor of Florence Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Florence, Kentucky, where she has served since 2015.  Susan received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Christian University, a Master of Divinity degree from Brite Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Diamond has invested herself in ministry and mission through local, regional and general expressions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada, throughout her 33 years of ordained ministry.  She has served on the regional boards of the Florida and Alabama-Northwest Florida regions, directed numerous youth camps and conferences, and served as a keynote speaker of retreats and assemblies around the country.  She has served her denomination as First Vice Moderator for the 2011-2013 biennium of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. During her sabbatical in 2021, Dr. Diamond and Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock collaborated on a pastoral study grant funded by the Louisville Institute entitled Moral Injury: A Catalyst for Reform.  Following the study period, they have continued their work together to offer strategies to faith communities for providing support and healing for those suffering from moral distress and moral injury.  They have recently launched the podcast Soul Repair: After Moral Injury.  Susan and Rita are currently writing a book which they hope to publish soon. Mentioned Resources:

Future Christian
Rita Nakashima Brock and the Role of Church in Troubled Times

Future Christian

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 68:43 Transcription Available


What if the church was never meant to be a waiting room for heaven—but a community that builds paradise now? Recorded live at Phillips Seminary during the 2025 Remind & Renew Conference, Loren Richmond Jr. sits down with Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock to reflect on the decline of religious institutions, the collapse of reliable media, and how early Christian communities cultivated paradise on earth—not just in theory, but through shared meals, practices, and mutual care. Drawing on her groundbreaking book Saving Paradise, Brock calls for a return to rituals that ground us in community, memory, and moral accountability. In this episode, you'll hear about: The origins and impact of moral injury in war and church settings Why wisdom cannot grow in isolation—and how loneliness undermines it The role of ritual in forming resilient, embodied communities of faith Early Christianity's focus on paradise in the here and now What Protestantism lost when it rejected communal, repetitive ritual A powerful critique of institutional silence, spiritual abuse, and the theology of “waiting for heaven” How the Eucharist once fed thousands—and why we need that vision again   Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D., has been Senior Vice President for Moral Injury Recovery Programs at Volunteers of America since 2017. An award-winning author, she is co-author of Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire (2008). She held the Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Hamline University 1990-1997, then became Director of the Fellowship Program at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. From 2001-2002 she was a fellow at the Center for Values in Public Life at Harvard Divinity School. She co-founded the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School in 2012 and directed it until 2017.   Presenting Sponsor: Phillips Seminary Join conversations that expose you to new ideas, deepen your commitment and give insights to how we can minister in a changing world.  Supporting Sponsors: Restore Clergy If you are clergy in need of tailored, professional support to help you manage the demands of ministry, Restore Clergy is for you! Kokoro  Join in for heartfelt journeys that challenges the way we see ourselves, each other, and the world we share.   Future Christian Team: Loren Richmond Jr. – Host & Executive Producer Martha Tatarnic – Co-Host Paul Romig–Leavitt – Associate Producer Dennis Sanders – Producer Alexander Lang - Production Assistant

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast
Joerg Rieger: Why Religion Matters Now

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 73:52


In this episode, I am joined by theologian and ethicist Dr. Joerg Rieger. In the conversation, we explore critiques of religion in the public square, its global influence on right-wing populism, and its decline as an institution amidst growing discontent with modern life. Joerg argues that while religion remains significant, the type of religion is crucial. We delve into how conceptions of God shape communities—whether toward solidarity and justice for the Other or demands for sacrifice. Enjoy this conversation on the future of faith and its implications for society. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube Dr. Joerg Rieger is Distinguished Professor of Theology and the Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair of Wesleyan Studies at Vanderbilt University and founding director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice. For three decades, he has worked to bring together theology and the struggles for justice and liberation that mark our age. Several of his 24 authored and edited books address the topics of this course, including No Rising Tide: Theology, Economics, and the Future; Unified We Are a Force: How Faith and Labor Can Overcome America's Inequalities (with Rosemarie Henkel-Rieger); and Faith, Class, and Labor: Intersectional Approaches in a Global Context (with Jin Young Choi). www.joergrieger.com UPCOMING ONLINE CLASS - Truth in Tough Times: Global Voices of Liberation I am thrilled to announce our upcoming class with Joerg Rieger and a host of liberation theologians from across the globe. Our goal is to create an experience where participants will get a clear and compelling account of contemporary liberation theology and meet the most critical voices of our generation. As always, then lass is donation-based, including 0. Get info and join up at www.TruthInToughTimes.com Previous Episodes w/ Joerg Theology in the Capitalocene Divine Justice & our Ultimate Concern  the End of Religion & Business as Usual Joerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar  Different Gods, Different Religions? Wild Goose Theology Happy Hour with Joerg Rieger and Emilie Townes The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe Ringer Economics, Theology, and Discipleship  This episode is sponsored by Union Presbyterian Seminary A calling is about who you are. Where you're going in life. You may be in college. You may be halfway through a career. But you know, deep inside your heart, you want something different. To prepare for the future, you want to invest your time and energy to expand your knowledge. With people who listen to you…yet challenge you. People from different countries and backgrounds. A place with globally recognized connections. There is a place for you at Union Presbyterian Seminary. You'll find your own path—with online, hybrid, or residential platforms. You'll find generous financial aid. With thousands of graduates all over the world, you'll build lifelong networks…a community that supports you and equips you. Be a leader of gospel-inspired transformative change in pursuit of a more just and compassionate world. It's your call. Respond with UPSem. To learn more, visit upsem.edu or email admissions@upsem.edu _____________________ Join my Substack - Process This! Join our class - TRUTH IN TOUGH TIMES: Global Voices of Liberation Spend a week with Tripp & Andrew Root in Bonhoeffer's House in Berlin this June as part of the Rise of Bonhoeffer Travel Learning Experience. INFO & DETAILS HERE Get access to over 45 of our online classes at TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast
Gustavo Gutiérrez Remembered

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 82:41


So many of us have been challenged and shaped by the witness and work of Gustavo Gutiérrez, the Father of Liberation Theology. Few theologians have shaped theology in the 20th century and beyond as much as Gutiérrez, so I asked my friend Dr. Joerg Rieger to join me in reflecting on his life. Joerg is not just a fellow scholar of liberation but was blessed to work and interact with Gustavo personally. In our conversation, we introduce some of his most important theological contributions and let Joerg share some stories to give us a window into his powerful personality. Learn more about Solidarity Circles here. You can WATCH the video on YouTube Joerg Rieger is Distinguished Professor of Theology and the Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair of Wesleyan Studies. He is also the founding director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice. For more than two decades, he has worked to bring together theology and the struggles for justice and liberation that mark our age. His work addresses the relation of theology and public life, reflecting on the misuse of power in religion, politics, and economics. His main interest is in developments and movements that bring about change and in the positive contributions of religion and theology. His constructive work in theology draws on a wide range of historical and contemporary traditions, with a concern for manifestations of the divine in the pressures of everyday life. Previous Podcasts with Joerg Theology in the Capitalocene Divine Justice & our Ultimate Concern the End of Religion & Business as Usual Joerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar  Different Gods, Different Religions? Wild Goose Theology Happy Hour with Joerg Rieger and Emilie Townes The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe Ringer Economics, Theology, and Discipleship _____________________ Join my Substack - Process This! Join our upcoming class - THE RISE OF BONHOEFFER, for a guided tour of Bonhoeffer's life and thought. Go with me to Berlin to spend a week in Bonhoeffer's House! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEMA Session 1: Torah
389: Psalms — 23 & Me

BEMA Session 1: Torah

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 74:25


Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a second stroll through the words of Psalm 23.The Gorge AmphitheatreSaving Paradise by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker

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Cafeteria Christian
#217 The Worst Friday

Cafeteria Christian

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 66:08


Emmy and Natalia tackle an age-old question submitted by a listener, just in time for Holy Week: Why did Jesus have to die?    Books mentioned in this episode:  The Crucified God - by Jurgen Moltmann Proverbs of Ashes - by Rebecca Ann Parker and Rita Nakashima Brock Saving Paradise - by Rebecca Ann Parker and Rita Nakashima Brock (added by Matthew :0) The Cross and the Lynching Tree - by James Cone   Links: ChurchAnew Evening with Kate Bowler: https://churchanew.org/an-evening-with-kate-bowler  Google Form for CC Book study: https://forms.gle/1sAnydcittPhPNPY6

EMS Today
The Good in You Is Wanting Out Again

EMS Today

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 60:05


Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock and James Wong speak about moral injury, seeking connection, compassion and love.

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Teaching Peace
Rita Nakashima Brock

Teaching Peace

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 52:01


Rita Nakashima Brock is Senior Vice President and Director of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America. She leads the organization's efforts to deepen understanding about moral injury in the many populations who experience it. A noted theologian, Dr. Brock was the Founding Director of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School where she also was a Research Professor of Theology and Culture. Among other books, she is co-author of Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War, and Proverbs of Ashes: Violence, Redemptive Suffering and the Search for What Saves Us. She is a leading national expert on moral injury in combat veterans and has offered trainings for VA mental health providers, for professional chaplains, and for veterans and their families. #TeachingPeace

Tolkning pågår
Långfredagen

Tolkning pågår

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021


Är Guds övergivenhet det värsta som kan hända? Vilka ideal lägger vi in i korset? Och har vi ett samtal om det i kyrkan idag? Vad har vi haft för relation till döden genom historien? Och finns det någon mening med lidande och död egentligen? Pauline Färdow, Emma Jansson & Martin Wallén samtalar bl.a. om långfredagens mörker, om död och sorg och om betydelsen av att "bära sitt kors". Boken som Emma nämner under samtalet heter "Proverbs of Ashes" skriven av Rita Nakashima Brock och Rebecca Ann Parker. Klicka här för att lyssna på samtalet: 173 - Tolkning pågårTemat för långfredagen: KorsetText för samtalet: Mark 15:21-41

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast
Joerg Rieger: the End of Religion & Business as Usual

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 128:34


Joerg Rieger is Distinguished Professor of Theology and the Cal Turner Chancellor's Chair of Wesleyan Studies. He is also the founding director of the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice. For more than two decades he has worked to bring together theology and the struggles for justice and liberation that mark our age. His work addresses the relation of theology and public life, reflecting on the misuse of power in religion, politics, and economics. His main interest is in developments and movements that bring about change and in the positive contributions of religion and theology. His constructive work in theology draws on a wide range of historical and contemporary traditions, with a concern for manifestations of the divine in the pressures of everyday life. Previous Podcasts with Joerg & Tripp Joerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar  Different Gods, Different Religions? Wild Goose Theology Happy Hour with Joerg Rieger and Emilie Townes The Economy, Election, Ayn Rand-Ryan-Romney, Occupy, & More Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe Ringer Economics, Theology, and Discipleship Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heretic Happy Hour
#086: QAnon, 5G, and Covid! (HOTW: Rita Nakashima Brock)

Heretic Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 85:04


Are we immune to common sense? It's time to retire your tinfoil hats and get real about QAnon, 5G, and the Covid conspiracies. Plus, Rita Nakashima Brock, author of Proverbs of Ashes : Violence, Redemptive Suffering, and the Search for What Saves Us, is our Heretic of the Week!

The PAAC Podcast
Moral Injury (Ep. 48)

The PAAC Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 53:34


cw: language, racism  When Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock was riding the school bus in first grade, a girl stabbed her in the back of her head with a pencil and said, "Don't you ever do that again to me, you dirty Jap." From that dramatic introduction to the United States, Dr. Brock settled into her childhood on a military base in Kansas, before eventually making her way into college and graduate school in California. Dr. Brock's work on moral injury couldn't be more relevant in the time of a pandemic. Her vivid stories of her childhood, activism, worship, and scholarship are just the thing for curling up and listening. Thank you Liz for your great questions, Dr. Brock for sharing your time with us, and thank you everyone for listening! Music: Waimis - Parting Ways Ikson - Coastline PAAC Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/progressiveAAchristians Page: https://www.facebook.com/PAACpodcast/ Twitter: @paachristians Email: admin @ paachristians . org Find a church: http://facebook.us14.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bc0a8e9d2aee28bedcc83bd31&id=0d8addffbf&e=bca77d3fa9 Subscribe to the podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-paac-podcast/id1243306853 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28gBg1ifrsxAD8ZM1jrzH2?si=Us_mUbbcQJmiSaWWY0z9zg Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/david-chang/the-paac-podcast Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuufwrbkq6dp7eewr3xodbnvfyq “No human being can find their way to a new moral identity alone. We become moral people through the love and guidance of our families, and communities from the moment we are born.” - Dr. Rita Brock

The PAAC Podcast
An Insult to God (Ep. 47)

The PAAC Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 51:36


Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock was the first Asian American woman to earn a doctorate in theology. As Liz notes in this episode, she is one of the godmothers of the Progressive Asian American Christian movement. In this wide ranging interview, Dr. Brock discusses why the traditional view of substitutionary atonement is an insult to God, how the view actually emerged during the first Crusade in the year 1098, and how progressive Christians can find hope especially in the time of Easter. Thank you for listening! Music: AWN - Nouvelle Lune Jlsmri - A New Way PAAC Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/progressiveAAchristians Page: https://www.facebook.com/PAACpodcast/ Twitter: @paachristians Email: admin @ paachristians . org Find a church: http://facebook.us14.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bc0a8e9d2aee28bedcc83bd31&id=0d8addffbf&e=bca77d3fa9 Subscribe to the podcast! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-paac-podcast/id1243306853 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28gBg1ifrsxAD8ZM1jrzH2?si=Us_mUbbcQJmiSaWWY0z9zg Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/david-chang/the-paac-podcast Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iuufwrbkq6dp7eewr3xodbnvfyq “The spark of love is the spark of divinity in us that keeps us alive.” - Rita Brock

Epworth United Methodist Church
Winter Bible Institute 2020 - Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, February 23

Epworth United Methodist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 58:13


"Reading from an Interstitial Space: An Asian American Transnational Feminist Reading of Matthew 20:10-16" Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, Professor of Practical Theology, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Iliff School of Theology  As an Asian immigrant woman speaking with strong accents who has crossed various physical and metaphorical borders, and yet having a “successful” professional career with power and privilege, I reside in multiple centers and margins of the American society at the same time. Inspired by Rita Nakashima Brock’s notion of Interstitial Integrity, I call my social and reading location interstitial spaces - worlds between Asia and America, centers and margins, home and foreign land, and floating in and out of them while creating more spaces along the way. Living in interstitial spaces means that I refuse to disconnect from any of my multiple and in-between locations and borders, while not pledging allegiance to a singular one. It is also a space that challenges me to engage in solidarity with others who also live in various interstices for the wholeness of ALL. Utilizing this location as a reading lens, I read the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard as God's invitation to solidarity for justice across various borders.

First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
"A Life Affirming Theology"

First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 25:02


In their books, theologian Rita Nakashima Brock and the Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, the former president of the Unitarian Universalist Starr King School for the Ministry, discovered for most of their first 1000 years, early Christians didn't focus on the resurrection of Jesus. Rita and Rebecca found that Jesus’s teachings and the practices of the early church affirmed life in THIS world as the place of salvation. Let us consider a life affirming message on this Easter Sunday.

FBB - For Bibel og Bekjennelse
1510 - Arne Helge Teigen - Skriften som lov og evangelium

FBB - For Bibel og Bekjennelse

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 53:14


Arne Helge Teigen holdt dette foredraget 14.04.2015 i Missingmyra bedehus i regi av FBB Østfold.   Skriften som lov og evangeliumArne Helge TeigenBearbeidet foredrag i FBB Østfold, 14. 04. 2015I vår tid er det vanlig å tenke at termene lov og evangelium betegner et hermeneutisk ellerhomiletisk prinsipp. Det er for så vidt riktig. Skal vi forstå hva læren om lov og evangeliuminnebærer, må det likevel sies noe mer. Blant annet må vi drøfte hva læren om lov ogevangelium betyr for vår oppfatning av Skriften. Her tar jeg sikte på å vise hva det innebærerat Skriften er lov og evangelium. I tillegg vil jeg vise at dette er avgjørende med tanke på åutvikle en helhetlig teologisk tenkning. Jeg starter med et kort historisk tilbakeblikk på denreformatoriske læren om lov og evangelium. Hensikten med det er å formidle forståelse avhva selve læren om lov og evangelium handler om. Deretter vil jeg gi noen glimt inn i nyereteologi, med tanke på å vise hvordan læren om lov og evangelium utfordres i vår tid. Til sluttvil jeg foreta noen analyser av bibelske tekster med tanke på å vise hvordan særlig Bibelensfortelling om Jesu frelse viser hva det innebærer at Skriften er lov og evangelium.TilbakeblikkDen tyske Luther-forskeren Hermann Lohse skriver at Luther først utviklet sin lære omrettferdiggjørelsen, og at han deretter klargjorde sin lære om lov og evangelium. Samtidig De tanker jeg her skisserer peker i retning av at Luther anser lov og evangelium somnoe mer enn et hermeneutisk prinsipp. For Luther er læren om lov og evangelium nøkkelnettopp til en helhetlig forståelse av teologien. Han begrunner dette med å vise til hvordanSkriften eksponerer seg i møte med leseren. To ting møter oss i Skriften, skriver han. Gudsvrede og Guds nåde, synd og rettferdighet, død eller liv, helvete eller Himmel. 2Luther legger ikke skjul på at han kjenner sine egne tanker om lov og evangeliumigjen i Augustins skrift; De Spiritus et Littera. Han utvikler imidlertid sin egen selvstendigeoppfatning av saken. Denne bør vi merke oss, fordi den er avgjørende for hvordan Luthertenker teologi. I følge Luther, står lov og evangelium i et vedvarende og u-opphevelig forholdtil hverandre. Dette får særlig avgjørende betydning for hans forståelse av forholdet mellomGud og menneske. Dette aspektet ved den lutherske læren klargjøres særlig i de såkalteantinomistiske stridighetene. Disse ble initiert av John Agricola (1492-1566), som kom tilWittenberg i 1516, som Luthers student.Agricola tilegnet seg evangeliets budskap, og for en tid var han en sentralreformatorisk leder sammen med Luther, Bogenhagen og Melanchthon. Han utvikletimidlertid snart avvikende synspunkter. Striden om lov og evangelium fikk et forspill alleredei 1525. Da viste det seg at Agricolas oppfatning var forankret i et helhetlig nettverk avteologiske oppfatninger som kunne utvikles til en alternativ teologi. I sin kommentar til Lukasevangeliet skrev han visstnok at loven var Guds forsøk på en restorasjon av menneskeheten.Han hevdet at ikke kristne var under den mosaiske lov, mens kristne var helt fri fra loven.Agricola omtalte synden mer som urenhet enn opprør mot Gud, han la vekt på at Gud syntessynd på synderen, mer enn at Gud var vred over den.Striden med Agricola ble skarpere i 1527. Da kom særlig læren om omvendelsen ogtroen i sentrum. Foranledningen var Melanchthons såkalte Visitasjonsartikler, der han haddeutviklet en forståelse av omvendelse og tro som var styrt av læren om lov og evangelium.Melanchthon definerte omvendelsen i lys av loven, mens troen ble forstått i lys av evangeliet.Loven må forkynnes først, til omvendelse, deretter kan evangeliet forkynnes til tro, hevdetMelanchthon. Overfor dette skrev Agricola at det ikke var nødvendig å forkynne loven medtanke på omvendelse. Fortellingen om Jesu død for menneskers synder, var nok til å bevegemennesker til tro, hevdet han. Med dette utviklet Agricola en tenkning der lovens betydning Lohse 267 - 268 2og status undergraves. Dette førte til at Luther selv måtte gå ut med en klargjøring av lærenom lov og evangelium. Et vesentlig problem var nemlig at Agricola påberopte seg støtte iuttalelser av Luther.Luther legger seg nær opp til Melanchthons oppfatning, men foretar samtidig vissesæregne presiseringer. Han er tilbakeholden med å forstå lov og evangelium i tidens kategoriogså når det gjelder omvendelsen og troen. Omvendelsen omfatter både lov og evangelium,skriver han. Og - når omvendelse og frelsestilegnelse skjer, befinner mennesket seg underinnflytelse fra begge slags ord. Lov og evangelium virker i samtidighet og må derforforkynnes sammen. Luther utreder en pastoral begrunnelse for dette. Dersom bare lovenforkynnes, fører det til håpløs fortvilelse, ikke omvendelse, presiserer han. Bare dersom troensbudskap legges til loven, kan mennesker lokkes til Kristus, hevder han videre. Videre foretarhan viktige presiseringer. Loven er ikke gitt for å rettferdiggjøre mennesket, men for å skapesyndserkjennelse. Dette gjelder, både for det troende og det ikke troende menneske. Loven erikke årsak til menneskets rettferdiggjørelse. Den skaper ikke nytt liv i mennesket. Også dissesannheter gjelder både for det troende og det ikke troende menneske.Samtidig foretar Luther en viktig presisering, og denne blir grunnleggende for hansargumentasjon for at loven alltid må forkynnes og læres, både for troende og ikke troende.Luther hevder nemlig at loven er evangeliets materiale forutsetning. Dette viser en meget 3viktig side ved Luthers tenkning. Selv om lov og evangelium står i u-opphevelig forhold tilhverandre, er det ikke likegyldig hvordan de to slags ord rent saklig forstås i forhold tilhverandre. At loven er evangeliets materiale forutsetning betyr at loven leverer premissene forforståelsen av evangeliet. I den teologiske helhetstenkningen må derfor loven komme førevangeliet. Loven åpenbarer hva menneskene synd mot Gud består i, og den avdekker vårskyld i forhold til Gud. Nettopp derfor er loven material forutsetning for evangeliet.Evangeliet handler jo om at Jesus Kristus har betalt og gjort opp for det vi, i følge loven,skylder Gud.Jeg skal komme tilbake til det jeg her har skissert nedenfor. Først skal det nevnes atden antinomistiske striden førte til at læren om lov og evangelium fikk et stadig bredereekstensjonsområde. Utviklingen i den antinomistiske striden viser at stadig flere teologisketemaer klargjøres i lys av læren om lov og evangelium. Dette bekreftes for eksempel når Lohse 182 3Melanchthon i sin utgave av Loci 1935 innfører sin berømte skjelning mellom lovens trebruk. Loven har en politisk eller samfunnsmessig anvendelse, loven skal føre tilsyndserkjennelse, og etter omvendelsen er loven veileder for den troende.Det hevdes at Luther nøyde seg med å skjelne mellom en politisk og en teologisk brukav loven. Dette kan vi ikke diskutere her. Jeg begrenser meg til å trekke en foreløpigkonklusjon, nemlig at den antinomistiske striden viser at læren om lov og evangelium gjøresgjeldende til forståelse av en rekke teologiske emner: Guds dom og Guds frelse, omvendelse,tro og rettferdiggjørelse, læren om det kristne livet. Slik ble det, fordi reformatorene mente atSkriften i og for seg er lov og evangelium. Derfor mente de også at alle temaer i den kristnetro måtte tilrettelegges i lys av lov og evangelium. Denne oppfatningen føres videre i denlutherske tenkningen og blir avgjørende for helhetlig luthersk dogmatisk tenkning ogforståelse.Kritikk av den lutherske teologienGrunnleggende for den lutherske helhetstenkningen er som nevnt, at loven i sak kommerførst, som evangeliets materiale forutsetning. På dette punktet møtes den lutherske læren meden bestemt form for en type kritikk som i sin tid ble initiert av Karl Barth. Jeg tenker på KarlBarths påstand om at vi må tenke teologi i rekkefølgen evangelium – lov, i stedet for irekkefølgen lov evangelium. Barth byttet rekkefølgen mellom lov og evangelium, fordi hanville gjøre evangeliet til forutsetning for loven. Evangeliet er, i følge Barth, den formaleforutsetning for loven. I praksis fører dette til at det utvikles refleksjon der etiske strategier ogoppfatninger utledes av et evangelium som ikke er forstått på lovens premisser. Og – det betyrat det legges et falskt evangelium til grunn for den etiske teologien. På dette punktet har Barthinspirert nyere teologi, og det kan nok sies at enkelte utvikler etisk argumentasjon som ogsågår ut over Barths opprinnelige intensjoner.Den formale likhet med Barth består i at man deduserer etiske strategier og etiskargumentasjon ut av evangeliet. Problemet er at den forståelse av evangeliet som legges tilgrunn for disse prosjektene, ikke er i samsvar med Bibelens evangelium. Det kan de nemligikke bli, når man har forlatt prinsippet om loven er den materiale forutsetning for evangeliet.Det utvikles et falskt evangelium som ikke gir rom for læren om Guds hellighet. Det byggesopp et bilde av Gud som kun bestemmes av begreper som «aksept», «hospitality», «generøsitet» etc. Når man så vil dedusere en etikk, eller en «lov», av dette evangelietbeveges man i konflikt med Bibelens klare bud og formaninger. Man får et falskt evangeliumsom undergraver Skriften som grunnlag for en helhetlig kristen lære og etikk. I møte meddette trengs fornyet refleksjon om at Skriften virkelig er lov og evangelium. For å aktualiseredette behovet vil jeg gi et glimt inn i dagsaktuell kritikk av den bibelske læren om frelsen.Feminist-teologen Rita Nakashima Brock er en av vår tids mest innflytelsesrikekritikere av evangelisk tro og lære. Sin kritikk retter hun særlig mot læren om at Jesus død varen stedfortredende soning for menneskers synder. Denne læren forutsetter troen på en voldeligGud, hevder hun. At Gud lar sin Sønn ta straffen for menneskehetens synder karakterisererhun som «cosmic child abuse». Ja, hun sier like ut at læren om Jesu stedfortredende dødlegitimerer overgrep og terrorhandlinger. Selv utvikler hun sin teologi ut fra et overordnetsolidaritets og frigjøringsperspektiv. For henne blir Jesus en person som er solidarisk med desosialt og politisk marginaliserte.Nakashima Brock er selvsagt ikke alene. Innen en rekke teologiske retninger anvendesdet jeg vil kalle bibeleksterne perspektiver med tanke på å utvikle en alternativ og annerledesforståelse av Jesus og kristendommen. Med uttrykket bibeleksterne perspektiver mener jegideologiske eller filosofiske helhetsoppfatninger som er fremmed for Bibelen selv.Frigjøringsteologien anvendte et såkalt marxistisk perspektiv og tolket Jesus og den kristnetro på marxismens premisser. Jesus ble følgelig forstått som revolusjonær opprører. Andrevalgte såkalte eksistensialfilosofiske perspektiver. Atter andre humanistiske,religionshistoriske osv. Det fører selvsagt til at Bibelens lære tilpasses helhetstenkning somden er fremmed for.I nyere tid har andre utviklet teologisk refleksjon som styres av det jeg her vilklassifisere som bibelbestemte perspektiver. Det er en bedre vei å gå, fordi man med dettetross alt søker et overordnet perspektiv for teologien i Bibelen selv. Likevel spriker bildetogså her. Det viser seg nemlig at teologene ikke kan bli enige om hvilket overordnetperspektiv man skal hente ut av Skriften. I nyere tid har flere gjort gjeldende at Bibelensfrelseslære må forstås med utgangspunkt i et såkalt «eksodusperspektiv». I praksis innebærerdette at man velger Bibelens fortelling om utfrielsen av Egypt som det overordnedeparadigme til forståelse av teologien. Andre velger skapelsen, inkarnasjonen, ellerpaktbegrepet som overordnet perspektiv. Følgelig utvikles «skapelsesteologi», «inkarnatorisk teologi», «frigjøringsteologi», «grønn teologi», «økologisk teologi» osv. osv. Spørsmålet somda melder seg blir følgende: Er det sikkert at det perspektiv man henter frem fra Bibelen ogopphøyer til overordnet prinsipp for en helhetlig teologi, tilbys som et slikt prinsipp avBibelen selv? De mange sprikende teologiske prosjekter viser at dette ikke er tilfelle.Litt om hvordan lov og evangelium kommer til uttrykk i SkriftenI det følgende vil jeg si noe om hvordan man kan komme på sporet av det perspektivetBibelen selv tilbyr oss for at vi skal forstå dens budskap. Jeg vil skrive litt om dette i detfølgende. I realiteten betyr dette at jeg vil fremføre argumentasjon for at Skriften er lov ogevangelium. La meg ta utgangspunkt i evangelienes fortelling om Johannes døperen (Mat3:1ff). Her etableres avgjørende forutsetninger til forståelse av hele Jesu gjerning. Johanneskommer forut for Jesus for å rydde vei for ham. Han forkynner derfor loven til dom,syndserkjennelse og omvendelse. De som bøyer seg for Johannes forkynnelse døpes i det debekjenner sine synder. Først etter Johannes kommer Jesus. Han går inn under Johannes dåp,slik at Johannes i ettertid kan si at han er Guds lam som bærer verdens synd. Jesufrelsesgjerning blir dermed forstått på lovforkynnelsens premisser. Jesus er lammet som sonerog betaler det vi, i følge loven skylder Gud.Hva dette innebærer kan bare forstås i lys av det kapitlet i Bibelen som handler om denstore forsoningsdagen (3. Mos:16). Dette i seg selv setter oss på sporet av en meget viktig sak.Det viser seg nemlig at visse tekster i Det gamle testamentet trekkes frem, og tillegges spesiellbetydning med tanke på forståelsen av Jesus frelsesgjerning. 3. Mosebok 16 er en av dissetekstene. Den trekkes som kjent frem flere steder i Det Nye testamentet. Sammen med denneteksten tillegges også enkelte andre tekster fra Det gamle testamentet overordnet betydningmed tanke på å forstå Jesu gjerning. Dette betyr selvsagt ikke at andre tekster i Det gamletestamentet ikke har betydning eller mening. Poenget er at Det nye testamentet fører inn etutvalg av bestemte GT-tekster slik at disse blir grunnleggende for vår forståelse av frelsen.Dette er særlig tydelig i de såkalte nattverdtekstene.Som nevnt ovenfor mener noen at det såkalte eksodusmotivet er paradigmatisk tilforståelse av Jesu frelsesverk. Jeg for min del er ikke i stand til å se at fortellingen om Israelsutfrielse fra Egypt tillegges slik betydning i Det nye testamentet. Når Jesus innstifternattverden, og taler om sin død og sitt offer i den forbindelse, knytter han ikke an til selve utfrielsesfortellingen, men til fortellingen om påskelammet (2.Mos:12ff). Det er med andreord denne fortellingen Bibelen selv tilbyr får å gi oss den rette forståelse av Jesu død. Jesus erlammet som skal slaktes. Guds dom skal ramme ham, slik at mennesker kan gå fri.På tilsvarende måte viser Det nye testamentet også til Jesajas 53, altså, den teksten iDet gamle testamentet som forteller at Herrens lidende tjener skulle lide og dø for våresynders skyld. Jesus «regnes blant overtredere» (Lukas 22:37, Jesajas 53:12). Beveger vi ossut i brevlitteraturen ser vi at dette gjelder flere fortellinger enn de vi har nevnt her. Jeg tenkerfor eksempel på fortellingen som syndefall og frelse (Rom 5: 12ff). Dette bekrefter at Bibeleninnbyr oss til å forstå dens budskap, i lys av læren om Guds dom over våre synder, og i lys avdens fortelling om at Jesus Kristus har sonet synden i stedet for oss. Altså, i lys av lov ogevangelium.4AvslutningDet jeg her på skissemessig måte har påpekt, viser at Bibelen selv fremstår for oss som lov ogevangelium. Vi har sett at dette skjer ved at de bibelske fortellingene peker ut over seg selv, tiltekster som på særlig måte gir helhetlige perspektiver til forståelse av den sak som tekstenomtaler. Analysen her er svært begrenset. Dersom vi gjennomfører en større analyse avSkriften tror jeg at vi vil finne ytterligere bekreftelse på det jeg her har påpekt. Det gjelder althva Bibelen lærer, om dåp, nattverd, menighet, tro osv.I Jesajas 53 5 leser vi at “straffen ble lagt på ham for at vi skulle ha fred” (5). “Herren lot den skyld som lå på 4oss alle ramme ham” (6). At Jesus virkelig er den personen som Jesajas taler om her fremgår særlig avevangelistenes lidelseshistorie.

Inner Revolutionary Radio
The Very Real, but Often Unseen Cost of War - Moral Injury to Soldiers and Their Families: A Conversation between Host Helen Hillix and Rev. Rita Nakashima Brock

Inner Revolutionary Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017 57:57


Things Not Seen Podcast
#1513a - Soul Repair: Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock

Things Not Seen Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2017 45:59


We speak to Rita Nakashima Brock, one of the scholars working on the issue of moral injury and co-author of the book Soul Repair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Things Not Seen Podcast
#1513 - Soul Repair: Rita Nakashima Brock

Things Not Seen Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2015 66:32


We speak to Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock about the healing after moral injury; Producer Katie Klocksin shares a piece with us about a church struggling with questions of public witness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Things Not Seen Podcast
#1402 - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent, Part 2: Phyllis Tickle

Things Not Seen Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2014 42:11


In part 2 of our interview with Phyllis Tickle, we look at the relationship of science and faith, and why new seminarians might want to have a background in physics rather than theology. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distinct from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War, the new book by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spirit In Action
Soul Repair - Recovering From Moral Injury After War - Rita Nakashima Brock

Spirit In Action

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2013 55:00


Rita Nakashima Brock is a theologian, teacher, and co-author of Soul Repair- Recovering From Moral Injury After War. She was an organizer of the 2010 Truth Commission on Conscience in War, and she recently became the co-director of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School. Her thoughts and stories are profound and transforming..

Spirit In Action
Soul Repair - Recovering From Moral Injury After War - Rita Nakashima Brock

Spirit In Action

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2013


Theology Nerd Throwdown
Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe RInger

Theology Nerd Throwdown

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2012


What happens when professional theology nerds at their professional guild meeting decide to talk to the Church about the Occupy movement? Since that is the very question every theo-nerd was asking….BAM! Merry Christmas! Here is the first part from the live Homebrewed Christianity session at the American Academy of Religion.  In this session you hear… Read more about Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe RInger

Spirit of Recovery
Repairing the Soul: How We Recover From Moral Injury

Spirit of Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2012 59:49


Moral injury results from having to make difficult moral choices under extreme conditions, witnessing immoral acts, or behaving in ways that deeply challenge moral conscience and values. It calls for deep recovery of one's sense of goodness and value. It calls for repairing the soul. Special guests Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D., and Col. Herman Keizer, retired army chaplain, codirectors of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School, discuss the profound importance of soul repair for war veterans and the essential role spiritual communities play. Dr. Brock is coauthor of Soul Repair: Recovering From Moral Injury After War. Visit www.brite.tcu.edu.  

The Iconocast
the Iconocast: Rita Nakashima Brock (episode 16)

The Iconocast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2010 49:40


In this episode, co-hosts Joanna and Jarrod interview Rita Nakashima Brock. Dr. Brock is Founding Co-Director of Faith Voices for the Common Good, an organization dedicated to educating the public about the values and concerns of religious leaders and organizations. She also works with The New Press in New York as Senior Editor in Religion.She is the author or co-author of a number of books including: Journeys By Heart: A Christology of Erotic Power, Proverbs of Ashes: Violence, Redemptive Suffering, & the Search for What Saves Us, and, most recently, Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire.

Peace among the Peoples 2010
Rita Nakashima Brock

Peace among the Peoples 2010

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2010 26:54


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Spirit In Action
Saving Paradise - Reclaiming Christianity from Empire

Spirit In Action

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2009 55:00


Rita Nakashima Brock is co-author of Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire, tracing how the radically pacifist Christianity of the first centuries was corrupted to support violence and empire.

KPFA - APEX Express
APEX Express – March 25, 2004

KPFA - APEX Express

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2004 8:59


Annie Koh and Bouapha Toommaly of the League of Pissed Off Voters talk about their role in the new book: How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office: The Anti-Politics Unboring Guide to Power. Also, Elizabeth Sy of Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center and Rita Nakashima Brock, author of Casting the First Stone, talk about Asian Pacific Islander sex workers and the campaign to support immigrant women by decriminalizing prostitution. And, music from the newly released CD from South Asian hip-hop group Karmacy and folk music from Chinese American musician Kevin So; Plus calendar and more. The post APEX Express – March 25, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.