Authors: Jeri Gunderson, Jack Painter, Patrick Campos, Raineer Chu, Charles Ringma
Keywords: Transformed by the Word, Transforming the World, Shame Connection, Sakop, Kapwa, Reconciliation, Confessions of a Seminary Professor, Waiting for Wholeness, Tala Leprosarium Community, My Journey with the Muslims in Payatas, Holistic Ministry and Mission, A Call for Reconceptualization, Phronesis, Practical Wisdom, Theory, Praxis, Kingdom Values, Family, Church, Community, Societal Institutions, Nation, Shame, Guilt, Dualism, Dualistic Thinking, Holism, Integral Mission, Transformation, Sin, Justice, Healing, Love, Suffering, Leprosy, Disability, Spiritual Journey, Faith Community, Narrative
Description: Focused on personal and social transformation through application of faith. Gunderson connects the Philippine concepts of Shame (hiya) and relational identity (sakop, kapwa) to reconciliation and Biblical personhood. Painter shares the confessions of a seminary professor regarding the spiritual struggle to move beyond academic knowledge to experienced faith. Campos reflects on suffering and wholeness through a visit to the Tala Leprosarium Community. Chu documents his experience ministering to Muslims in Payatas, emphasizing the need to break down walls of misunderstanding. Ringma calls for a reconceptualization of Holistic Ministry/Mission to emphasize Integral Mission rooted in the Reign of God and challenging consumer mentality.
- The Shame Connection: Sakop, Kapwa, and Reconciliation – Jeri Gunderson
- Confessions of a Seminary Professor – Jack Painter
- Waiting for Wholeness: Reflections on a Visit to the Tala Leprosarium Community – Patrick Campos
- My Journey with the Muslims in Payatas – Raineer Chu
- Holistic Ministry and Mission: A Call for Reconceptualization – Charles Ringma
Insights from PHRONESIS Volume 9, No. 1 (2002)
- “The shame went both ways, for that is what shame is. It covered them and God alike with its red haze.” -Jeri Gunderson
- “Knowledge about the Bible and a relationship with God are not necessarily the same.” -Jack Painter
- “The Bible does not give an answer that silences all our questions, but it gives us a model on how to live.” -Patrick Campos
- “Muslims in Payatas are the most neglected residents there. NGOs and politicians will not go near them because either they do not understand them or they do not trust them.” -Raineer Chu
- “The whole awaits God’s eschatological future.” -Charles Ringma