Carl Wilkens Interview (AToday)

Carl Wilkens is the focus of the 7th installment of the Viewpoints interview series at Adventist Today. Carl stayed in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994, and he now travels with his wife speaking on issues of human rights and peacemaking. An excerpt from the interview: Jeff: You have said that when faced with evil [...]

Andrews Univ: Summit on Social Consciousness

Summit on Social Consciousness: Lessons from Rwanda (April 11-14, 2012) This past weekend, Andrews University hosted Carl Wilkens at the Summit on Social Consciousness.[i] Wilkens, who worked for ADRA at the time and is now the co-founder of World Outside My Shoes, was the only U.S. citizen who remained in Rwanda during the 100-day genocide [...]

SDA Round-up

1) Jamaican Adventists march in support of Enditnow (Nigel Coke, ANN, 3 Nov 2011) Hundreds of Jamaican Seventh-day Adventists marched last week against violence toward women and children in Ocho Rios. They came out in support of Enditnow, a global campaign to raise awareness of domestic abuse and advocate on behalf of woman and girls [...]

Three from Spectrum

Three articles of specific interest at Spectrum: Is ADRA Changing Itself More Than the World? (Alexander Carpenter, 13 Aug 2011) British Church Responds to Street Unrest (Alexander Carpenter, 10 Aug 2011) Remembering the Witness of John Stott (Ron Osborn, 9 Aug 2011)

The Limits of Christian Ethics

Most of my ethical engagement and writing is church-oriented. My personal focus is on how church members can care for other members and also how congregations can serve the communities in which they are located. But is this the limit of Christian ethical engagement in society? If we move beyond these confines to some degree [...]

The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation

Barry Bussey, associate director of SDA GC Public Affairs and Religious Liberty has been posting about The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation at the Peace Messenger Blog (APF). International Ecumenical Peace Convocation Opens in Jamaica The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation – 2 The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation – 3 The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation – 4 [...]

Osama bin Laden [Updated May 8, 2011]

I’m not going to write a response to the killing of Osama bin Laden, but will rather link to what others have already posted. First, two SDA responses with different perspectives (both at Spectrum): Jared Wright — What Have We Wrought? Steve Moran — Rejoice—Osama bin Ladin is Dead UPDATED: Keith Burton — Mission Accomplished? [...]

enditnow Campaign

Heather-Dawn Small, the GC Women’s Ministries Director, spoke with me about enditnow, the Adventist campaign to curb violence against women. The interview is now posted at Adventist Today–Viewpoints Vol. 4: Heather-Dawn Small. Regarding the link between the campaign and evangelism in post-Christian contexts, she shares: Many of the European countries welcomed for this campaign because [...]