Workshop on Biblical Kinship Mar 17

On Wed, March 17 2021, the RHPNA’s James Grunau (Journey Home Community, Vancouver) partnered with authors Mark (Regent College, Vancouver) & Luke (Australian National University, Canberra) Glanville to discuss

Offered Refuge:
Making Family at the Intersection of Scripture and Global Politics.

This online workshop coincides with Intervarsity Press’s new release Refuge Reimagined.

Drawing on their respective expertise in Old Testament studies and international relations, brothers Mark Glanville (Canada) and Luke Glanville (Australia) led us in exploring a new approach to compassion for displaced people: a biblical ethic of kinship.

In this workshop context, Mark Glanville put a biblical ethic of kinship to work on the issue of forced displacement. Via close examination of a biblical text, we explored how God’s people are consistently called to extend kinship—a mutual responsibility and solidarity—to those who are marginalized and without a home.

Luke Glanville explored how nations have both an opportunity and a responsibility to replace dispositions of fear and antagonism toward refugees with dispositions of trust and welcome. Luke set forth to equip us to answer the “but what about . . .” questions that so often come our way!

This workshop coincides with the launch of the Glanville's new book published by Intervarsity Press.

Excerpts to download in preparation for Zoom call: Deut 10:14–19 | Asylum Seekers’ “Essential Travel” and the Bible | Immigration and National Identity