César Garcia

Bio

Project:
How to Know God in Contexts of Suffering:Fundamental Theology from a Peace Church Perspective

Email: cesargarcia@mwc-cmm.org

Friederike Willhoeft

Bio
I studied theology at the university of Hamburg, where I am now working as a research assistant. Besides working at the Center for Peace Church Theology, I am a PhD student at the VU Amsterdam and KU Leuven for a joint degree project.

Project:
With my PhD Project, I want to learn more about the concept of epistemic violence and how affects the way we talk about peace from a theological perspective. Looking at the German context, I suspect a need for deconstructing theological argumentations on war and peace because they contain traces of epistemic violence or injustices. In addition to that, I also wonder whether a theological perspective could add a new dimension to the concept of epistemic violence that is not seen by other academic disciplines?

Email: friederike_cord@outlook.de

Daniel Moya

Bio

Project:
Truth-finding and Post – Peace-Accord Violence: An analysis on truth-finding in Latin America and its relation to post – peace-accord violence, through an analysis of the political thought of Hannah Arendt

Email: danielmm13@hotmail.com

Bernhard Thiessen 

Bio

Project:
„Verbunden in der großen Sache des Friedens“? Mennonitische Friedenskirche im „Friedensstaat-DDR“: Konfrontation, Kontaktaufnahme, Koexistenz, Kollaboration, Konspiration

Email: b.thiessen@posteo.de

Saveiro Scuccimarri

Bio
I’m an Adventist pastor, teaching Practical Theology at the Adventist Faculty of Theology in Florence, Italy. My wife is Spanish, and we have two children, an autistic daughter and a neurotypical son.

Project:
My research topic is “People with autism in the Adventist churches in Italy.” I want to investigate how people with autism participate in and contribute to the life and mission of Adventist churches in Italy. My methodology is based on qualitative structured interviews with people with autism attending the Adventist churches in Italy, or with their parents.

Email: s.scuccimarri@avventisti.it

Nyssa Janice Latumeten

Bio

My name is Nyssa Janice Latumeten. I am an Indonesian woman, theologian, and mother. I live in our home in Ede, the Netherlands, with my husband, Danang, and our two daughters, Kantiana and Renea. As a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Religion and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, my research focuses on feminist and gender studies, feminist spirituality, trauma theology, and theology of peace. I approach theology through the lenses of trauma and feminist studies, seeking to explore and amplify voices of resilience, healing, and justice.

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One of the awakening moments in my life was my work with the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) in Indonesia, specifically with the Papua Task Force. My role was to meet and document cases of violence against Papuan women. From my first encounter with them, I realized that I had become a witness to their long and unspeakable suffering. As a woman theologian, I carry the responsibility to give voice to my witnessing and to bring forth the silent and hidden stories of Papuan women’s trauma. Through my research, I seek to create a dialogue between Papuan women’s experiences of trauma and the Stigmata of Christ, exploring how this connection can serve as a well of peace (healing) in this pilgrimage of faith.

Email: latumetennyssa@gmail.com

Greta Montoya Ortega

Bio

Project:
Building Peace amidst Conflict and Social Change. Ecclesiological and Anthropological Perspectives on Acts 15

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Anna Dieckmeyer

Bio

Project:
Fremdheitserfahrungen Interdisziplinäre Analyse von Fremdheit (und die Frage nach Identität, Macht und Versöhnung)

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