How to Know God in Contexts of Suffering: Fundamental Theology From a Peace Church Perspective.

César Garcia

My research investigates how different theological methods have affected the
contextualization of the Gospel in the Colombian reality, and how this might serve as a
model for other contexts of suffering and oppression.

I approach this topic from a perspective of the Peace Church tradition. Churches that
belong to this tradition have often found themselves in contexts of suffering. Therefore a
first purpose of this project has to do with proposing a theological method that is coherent
with this distinct perspective.

Using the Lukan narrative as a resource to propose relevant ways of contextualizing I
propose a theological method that appeals to churches that face contexts of suffering –
like in Colombia. This work challenges churches of those contexts to remain truthful to a
relevant way of speaking of God in situations of suffering.