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PEACE THEOLOGY 101

PEACE THEOLOGY 101. LECTURE 6. PEACE THEOLOGY 101. Introduction to Peace Theology.

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PEACE THEOLOGY 101

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  1. PEACE THEOLOGY 101 LECTURE 6 PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  2. PEACE THEOLOGY 101 Introduction to Peace Theology. This course will help the students to appreciate and to evaluate a biblical understanding and contemporary practice of Peace Theology. Such evaluation will be done within the framework of social sciences and informed from the perspective of biblical theology. The students will be intellectually, emotionally, and volitionally involved in the current discussions on the meanings, proposals, and tasks of Peace Theology. PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  3. TOWARDS A TANAKH THEOLOGY OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  4. PEACE THEOLOGY THE PEACE OF GOD IS CENTRAL TO THE GOOD NEWS • Harmony with God(Spiritual Transformation) • Harmony with the Self(Psycho-Social Transformation) • Harmony with Others (Social-Political Transformation) • Harmony with the Creation(Economic-Ecological Transformation) PEACEBUILDING=SHALOMLIVING PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  5. LOOKING AT PEACE IN SEVERAL LAYERS INEVITABLE PRESENCE OF KOSMOS PAXROMANA UNJUSTGLOBALISM JUST PEACE SALAMSHALOM THE PEACE OF GOD -- THE KIND THATTRANSCENDSUNDERSTANDING THE HIGHEST FORM OF PEACE ACHIEVABLE BY HUMAN BEINGS SUPPRESSION OF CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICAL ECONOMIC RELIGIOUS TRANFORMATIVE ENGAGEMENT PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  6. CONFLICTS ARE LIKE TREES LEAVES: EFFECTS OF CONFLICT :: armed clashes:: looting :: killing :: raids :: displacement:: poverty:: domestic violence :: addiction MISSING GOD’S STANDARD FOR HUMANITY AND THE WHOLE CREATION TRUNK: CORE ISSUES :: land, ancestral domain:: right to self-determination :: historical injustice :: colonial mentality :: ethnic prejudice :: culture of violence ROOTS: CAUSES OF CONFLICT :: colonialism/foreign oppression:: unjust laws :: graft and corruption:: theologies of violence

  7. THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE CAUSE OFVIOLENCE Focus onmeetingneeds of selfat expenseof other PATH OFVIOLENCE Willingness touse violence inpursuit ofhuman needs STRUCTURALVIOLENCE Unjust systems,institutions, policiesthat meet somepeople’s needs at theexpense of others SECONDARYVIOLENCE Response tostructural violence;crime, domesticviolence, sexual VIOLENCEAGAINST SELF Allow destruction ofothers; self-destruction throughalcohol, drugs;depression;suicide GROUP INTERACTION: “OPEN MY FIST”

  8. THE CYCLE TOWARDS JUST-PEACE CONFRONTCONFLICTNON-VIOLENTLY REDUCEVIOLENCE NEW STARTTOWARDSJUST-PEACE SHORT-TERM, IMMEDIATE APPROACHES LONG-TERM, IMMEDIATE APPROACHES BUILDCAPACITY TRANSFORMCONFLICT

  9. CONFLICT Conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce recources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals.

  10. CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION …is to envision and respond to the ebb and flow of socialconflict as life-giving opportunities for creating constructive change processes that reduce violence, increase justice in direct interaction and social structures, and respond to real-life problems in human relationships.

  11. CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION ANDCONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICT TRANSFORMATIONProcesses of change in relationships...towards reconciliation... continuous...life-time process... It's the big picture. CONFLICT RESOLUTIONSocial processes focused on solvingspecific issues or casesaffecting ConflictTransformation. It's the smaller picturethat affects the bigger picture.

  12. PROCESS OF RECONCILIATION Reconciliation is focused on building relationship between antagonists. Reconciliation is a place, a locus, a space created for encounter by the parties. Reconciliation is a great biblical-theological conceptand a practical course of action. PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  13. HOW CONFLICT TRANSFORMS A COMMUNITY DESTRUCTIVE 7. POLARIZATIONChange in social organization LESS ACCURATE COMMUNICATION 6. ANTAGONISMHostility 5. EYE FOR AN EYEReaction & escalation LESS DIRECT CONTACT P CASE NEEDS INTERVENTION _ 4. NEGATIVE TRIANGLETalk negatively about, not with P MORE VIOLENCE LESS TRUST P P 3. ISSUE PROLIFERATIONFrom specific to general P 2. SHIFT FROM DISAGREEMENT TO PERSONAL ANTAGONISMPerson seen as problem =P P= 1. PROBLEM-SOLVINGDisagree but share problem CONSTRUCTIVE P

  14. THE JOURNEY TOWARDS RECONCILIATION DESTRUCTIVE 7. CEASEFIRERealize effects of violence 7. POLARIZATIONChange in social organization MORE ACCURATE COMMUNICATION 6. MONITOR CEASEFIRESeek mediation 6. ANTAGONISMHostility M M 5. AGREE TO NEGOTIATEProactive de-escalation 5. EYE FOR AN EYEReaction & escalation M MORE DIRECT CONTACT P M CASE NEEDS INTERVENTION + 4. NEGATIVE TRIANGLETalk negatively about, not with 4. POSITIVE TRIANGLETalk positively about, not with P LESS VIOLENCE MORE TRUST M 3. ISSUE CLARIFICATIONFrom general to specific P P 3. ISSUE PROLIFERATIONFrom specific to general M P P 2. SHIFT FROM PERSONAL ANTAGONISM TO DISAGREEMENT Person not seen as problem 2. SHIFT FROM DISAGREEMENT TO PERSONAL ANTAGONISMPerson seen as problem =P P= P 1. STICK WITH PROBLEM-SOLVINGDisagree but share problem 1. PROBLEM-SOLVINGDisagree but share problem P CONSTRUCTIVE PEACE THEOLOGY 101

  15. WORKSHOP • MERCY. TRUTH. JUSTICE. PEACE. • If Mercy, Truth, Justice, and Peace are persons,how would you describe their respectivecharacters? Please elaborate. • MERCY. • TRUTH. • JUSTICE. • PEACE.

  16. PARADOXICAL ENERGIZERS OF RECONCILIATION MERCY JUSTICE PEACE TRUTH PEACE THEOLOGY 101

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