True North Theology

Finale

Join Ryan and Elle as they wrap up the True North Theology project!

"Becoming Kin" featuring Patty Krawec

Building off last week’s episode on decolonial feminism, this week we speak with Anishnaabe author, Patty Krawec about her forthcoming book, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future. Krawec challenges settler Christians to start “unforgetting” the parts of our history that we have historically ignored and to take up our responsibilities as kin as we seek to imagine a future for the Canadian Church that honours all our relations. Patty Krawec is an Anishnaabe-Ukranian writer and speaker addressing anti-racist and decolonial possibilities in labour, education, and faith-based organizations. Patty has been published in Sojourners Magazine as well as the online publications Rampant and Midnight Sun. Her book, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future releases on September 27, 2022. It is now available for pre-order. Current projects include the popular Medicine for the Resistance podcast. Ambe: A Year of Indigenous Reading that featured panel discussions that streamed to twitch.tv where viewers participate in the chatroom. Read more on her substack pattykrawec.substack.com where she writes essays reflecting on the books she is reading and how they can help us see the world and our place in it differently. Further Reading and Resources: Bradford, Tolly, and Chelsea Horton, eds. Mixed Blessings: Indigenous Encounters with Christianity in Canada. Vancouver ; Toronto: UBC Press, 2016. Coulthard, Glen Sean. Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition. Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2014. Deloria, Vine. God Is Red. 30th Anniversary Edition. Golden, Colo: Fulcrum Publishing, 2003. TRC Calls to Action [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf] Krawec, Patty. Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future. S.l.: Broadleaf Books, 2022. Krawec, Patty. “Christians Romanticize Wandering Yet Rendered My People Homeless [https://sojo.net/magazine/april-2020/christians-romanticize-wandering-yet-rendered-my-people-homeless.].” Sojourners, February 25, 2020.

Decolonial Feminism with Dr. Denise Nadeau

Much of this series has been historically oriented, but this week’s episode features a conversation with Denise Nadeau, to unpack some of the various critiques of the dominant ideologies that have animated Canadian life. We introduce listeners to decolonial and feminist critiques and hear how these critiques can animate concrete practices of resistance in the world today. Dr. Denise Nadeau is an educator, scholar, and activist working at the intersection of somatic therapy, spiritual practice, decolonization, and racial justice. Currently she is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Concordia Religions and Cultures Department. Further Reading and Resources: Beavis, Mary Ann, With Elaine Guilleman, and Barbara Pell, eds. Feminist Theology with a Canadian Accent: Canadian Perspectives on Contextual Feminist Theology. Montréal: Novalis, 2008. Kwok, Pui-Ian, ed. Hope Abundant: Third World and Indigenous Women’s Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2010. Nadeau, Denise M. Unsettling Spirit: A Journey into Decolonization. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020.

Jean Vanier: A Troubled Legacy with Daniel Rempel

This week’s episode takes a critical look at Jean Vanier’s complicated legacy. On the one hand, Vanier’s work with L’Arche was transformative for how people with disabilities are seen and cared for around the world. However, on the other hand, we found out after his passing that he was complicit in sexual abuse and the coverup of abuse by his mentor. My friend Daniel Rempel joins me for a conversation about how to navigate learning from a compromised figure like Vanier. Daniel Rempel is a PhD Candidate at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He works in the area of Disability theology and Karl Barth. Further Reading and Resources: Brock, Brian, and John Swinton, eds. Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader. Grand Rapids, Mich: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2012. Rempel, Daniel. “Intellectual Disability, Community, and the Other.” [https://www.academia.edu/44635832/Intellectual_Disability_Community_and_the_Other] The Journal of the Christian Institute on Disability 8.2 (Fall/Winter 2019).  [https://www.academia.edu/44635832/Intellectual_Disability_Community_and_the_Other] Krahn, Sarah. “A Theo-Politics of Coercion – The Heresies of Jean Vanier” [https://rupertslandnews.ca/a-theo-politics-of-coercion-the-heresies-of-jean-vanier/] Rupert’s Land News, May 4, 2020. Vanier, Jean. Becoming Human. UK ed. edition. London: Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd, 1999. Summary Repor [https://www.larche.org/documents/10181/2539004/Inquiry-Summary_Report-Final-2020_02_22-EN.pdf/6f25e92c-35fe-44e8-a80b-dd79ede4746b]t on Vanier’s Abuse from L’Arche. L’Arche International: https://www.larche.org/welcome [https://www.larche.org/welcome]

Radical Catholics with Dr. Dean Detloff

Dean Detloff has a PhD from the Institute for Christian Studies and is the Central Ontario Animator with Development and Peace. He also cohosts “The Magnificast,” a podcast about Christianity and leftist politics. Further Reading and Resources: Development and Peace Website: https://www.devp.org/en/ [https://www.devp.org/en/] Magnificast Podcast: https://themagnificast.com/ [https://themagnificast.com/]  Baum, Gregory. Progress and Perspectives: The Catholic Quest for Christian Unity. First Edition. Sheed and Ward, 1962. Pope Francis. Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. Vatican, 2015.