ATSS: Pilira Zapita, “Looking at the World Through a Holy Spirit Lens”
18 October 2023 |
One of the reasons God was so incensed with injustice—after all, he raised prophets such as Isaiah and Ezekiel and others who were prophets particularly of social justice—is because injustice is so much against who he is and what he is about. If God’s nature is love, and God’s mission is about restoring relationships, vertically and horizontally, then it follows that any practice that hinders this “bringing together” will essentially separate and alienate from God’s ultimate goal and purpose.
Social justice is one integral part of gospel: the Spirit of God is necessary to enable our participation in God’s life and mission. I will explain in this class how the Holy Spirit is the “lens” through which we can look at our perspective towards social justice.
Teacher:
After 22 years of teaching in Africa and Europe, Pilira Zapita was called by God to study theology at Newbold College. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology (Pneumatology) at King’s College London where she is also working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Additionally, she works as a contract lecturer at Newbold College. Pilira and her husband, Eric, have two young adult children.
Moderator:
Linda Nottingham
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The class is intended to last about 2 hours, though the conversation often continues to 4 PM (Eastern time).
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Coming up:
- Tom deBruin
- Pilira Zapita (Newbold)
- Olive Hemmings (WAU)
- Tihomir Lazic
