Diversity & Inclusion for All (DIFA)

Disabled scholar Amy Kenny discusses several ways disabled persons are unnecessarily discriminated against, maligned, and excluded in our societies. She offers important perspectives for discussions of disability rights and concrete steps for each of us to take in seeking to include and learn from disabled persons in our organizations and communities.

In this third episode on the Doctrine of Discovery, we focus on how the Christian Church grew to be an empire, how it has thought about its power and privilege, and some of the dangers of empire-thinking.

This conversation offers insights into the practice of land acknowledgement and an exploration of how the foundational principles of the constitution may be different from common beliefs and our most noble ideals.

Mark Charles points out how the stories we tell about history are shaped by biases of the writers. Mark's explores in particular how many see the United States history and heroes, especially Abraham Lincoln.

Mark Charles introduces the Doctrine of Discovery from its beginnings to how it has shaped Western thinking for centuries.

In this discussion with Professor Kai Ton Chau, we explore important perspectives for understanding and building our cultural intelligence and for navigating life together in diverse congregations, organizations, and communities.

Guest Kai Ton Chau helps us understand the basics of Cultural Intelligence (CQ), including the four skills of CQ and some first steps toward becoming better at crossing cultures.

Stacey Wieland from the Colossian Forum returns to discuss how communication strategies can help work through conflict, witness, and transformation within Christian congregations.

If you are interested in learning more about the work of the Colossian Forum we encourage you to reach out to them: https://colossianforum.org/

Stacey Wieland a professional communicator from the Colossian Forum joins us on the podcast today to discuss methods for engaging in constructive dialogue in order to have difficult conversations.

Learn more about the work of the Colossian forum at: https://colossianforum.org/

In this episode, Larry Herzberg contextualizes China's so-called "one-child policy" to help us understand it in its cultural and historical contexts.