“That makes total sense” podcast

In this podcast dedicated to exploring God’s generosity and justice, I sat down with host Alexis Busetti to talk about my book Racial Justice for the Long Haul. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on Spotify.

Faith in Teaching Podcast

How can we teach others to pursue justice with a resilient hope? In this podcast interview, I share how my research among people who have pursued justice for decades has influenced the way I teach. I offer some of my favorite teaching techniques, along with principles that can apply whether you’re teaching in a classroom, […]

Biblical Justice Resources Podcast: The Long Haul

Host Erik Beck opens this conversation with a reminder of how often we underestimate how long justice takes. In our conversation, I share with Erik what my research can teach us about how people keep working for justice, even when there’s no end in sight. Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Undeceptions Podcast

Anthropology has a reputation for being a “godless” science. But the history of anthropology is littered with Christians. These include people not just appreciating the value of religion – but actually converting in faith while studying anthropology. I’m one of those special folks who gets to call myself both anthropologist and Christian. In this podcast […]

Kingdom Justice Summit: Restoring Relationships to End Poverty

For the last ten years, a motivated bunch of people has gathered for a weekend in Madison, Wisconsin to share meals, music, art, and ideas, and then go into our community taking faithful next steps for justice. This year I had the joy of giving a keynote talk at this gathering, the Kingdom Justice Summit. You’ll […]

Interview with Miroslav Volf

In this interview with Miroslav Volf, we explored questions of forgiveness, justice, and reconciliation. Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology and Founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. His many books include Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (2006), which was […]

Wheaton College Chapel: Hearing our Neighbors’ Stories

So I’m sitting in my friend Carla’s kitchen, when in walks a giant pig.
Carla with her son.
At the time, I’m just a year out of college, and I’ve just moved from the Midwest where I grew up to this beautiful Nicaraguan village. The room has dirt floors, and a wall open on one side to let out smoke from the cooking fire. And in walks this giant pig.
Carla reaches over from her bucket seat and slaps that pig on the rump. And she says, “This hog is for Jesus!”
So I ask, Carla, “What do you…

Panel: Creating Just Workplaces

We’ve all experienced challenges at work—bad days, demanding roles or responsibilities, relational conflict with a colleague or boss, to name a few. Often the message society offers is just to put on a smiling face and push forward, no matter the working conditions. But often work is hard (or even unattainable) because of systemic reasons, […]