Subject: Theology and Culture

Scholars and guests of the School of Intercultural Studies discuss the vibrant intersections of mission, the arts, and multifaith contexts

Jean Ngoya Kidula, chair of ethnomusicology at Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and Alexis Abernethy, associate provost for faculty inclusion and equity, reflect on African musical cultures

Megan Meyers, adjunct professor of global arts and world religions, and Ray Briggs, assistant director of jazz studies at California State University, Long Beach, reflect on Hip Hop and religion

Ruth Marie Stone, Judith Lingenfelter, professor emerita at Biola University, and Sherwood Lingenfelter, senior professor of anthropology at Fuller Seminary, reflect on ethnomusicology and culture

Ruth Illman, director of the Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History, and Kutter Callaway, assistant professor of theology and culture, reflect on art and reconciliation

Joyce Lee, assistant professor of digital media at Marist College, and Diane Obenchain, director of Fuller's China Initiative, reflect on religion and contemporary art in China

James Krabill, senior mission advocate of the Mennonite Mission Network, and Scott Sunquist, dean of the School of Intercultural Studies, reflect on global arts and the imagination

Sooi Ling Tan, adjunct assistant professor at Fuller Seminary, and Makoto Fujimura, director of the Culture Care Initiative at the Brehm Center, reflect on crossing cultural boundaries through art

Alexis Abernethy, associate provost for faculty inclusion and equity and professor of psychology, responds to Jean Ngoha Kidula’s lecture “Multifaith Resourcing"

Ray Briggs, associate professor of music and assistant director of jazz studies at California State University, Long Beach, responds to Megan Meyers’ lecture

Judith Lingenfelter, professor emerita at Biola University and Sherwood Lingenfelter, senior professor of anthropology at Fuller Seminary, respond to Ruth Marie Stone's lecture

Kirsteen Kim, professor of theology and world Christianity, responds to Michelle Voss Roberts, professor of theology at Emmanuel College, and hip hop artist Demi McCoy

Kutter Callaway, assistant professor of theology and culture, responds to Ruth Illman's lecture "Art as Dialogue: Exploring Sonically Aware Spaces for Interreligious Encounters."

Diane Obenchain, director of Fuller's China Initiative and professor of religion, responds to Joyce Lee's lecture "Wild Wild China: Contemporary Art and Neocolonialism."

Makoto Fujimura, the director of the Culture Care Initiative at the Brehm Center, responds to Sooi Ling Tan's lecture "Sounds of Our Lands: Performing Arts in Southeast Asia."

Scott Sunquist, dean of the School of Intercultural Studies, responds to James Krabill's lecture "Arts and Mission: A Complex Story of Cultural Encounter."

The Brehm Center's community of artists and theologians reflect on the intersection of the arts and a theology of new creation