In a world accustomed to conflict, Mending Divides offers a refreshing counterpoint. Hosted by Dr. Jer Swigart, this Global Immersion podcast dives deep into the conflicts we’re all dealing with in conversation with those who think deeply about them.
This is not a prescriptive conversation about how to build peace. Instead, Mending Divides features the human beings behind the work. It's a portal into their stories, analyses, and practices. As we encounter the myriad ways they understand and navigate their conflicts, we’ll discover who we must become to face our own.
Expect honest, unfiltered conversations that:
- Challenge your assumptions: Discover diverse and often unexpected paths to peace.
- Illuminate new perspectives: Understand the roles that religion, culture, and biology play in shaping the complexities of conflict and our approaches to it.
- Offer hope: Hear stories of resilience, creativity, and bravery that will inspire us to live likewise.
Join us as we explore the many faces and facets of conflict and peace. Learn more at globalimmerse.org or follow along on Instagram @globalimmerse and wherever you get your podcasts.
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In a world accustomed to conflict, Mending Divides offers a refreshing counterpoint. Hosted by Dr. Jer Swigart, this Global Immersion podcast dives deep into the conflicts we’re all dealing with in conversation with those who think deeply about them.
This is not a prescriptive conversation about how to build peace. Instead, Mending Divides features the human beings behind the work. It's a portal into their stories, analyses, and practices. As we encounter the myriad ways they understand and navigate their conflicts, we’ll discover who we must become to face our own.
Expect honest, unfiltered conversations that:
- Challenge your assumptions: Discover diverse and often unexpected paths to peace.
- Illuminate new perspectives: Understand the roles that religion, culture, and biology play in shaping the complexities of conflict and our approaches to it.
- Offer hope: Hear stories of resilience, creativity, and bravery that will inspire us to live likewise.
Join us as we explore the many faces and facets of conflict and peace. Learn more at globalimmerse.org or follow along on Instagram @globalimmerse and wherever you get your podcasts.
The Practice of “Yes, and:” Embracing Resurrection Life Everywhere
Mending Divides
34 minutes 37 seconds
1 year ago
The Practice of “Yes, and:” Embracing Resurrection Life Everywhere
In this episode, Osheta and Jer explore hope and its paramount importance in Everyday Peacemaking, inspired by this season of Eastertide. They delve into how hope, seen as both a skill and a practice, is essential in looking for and participating in ‘little resurrections’ amidst life’s challenges and divisions. Through personal stories, they illustrate the power of adopting a ‘Yes, and...’ posture, which acknowledges difficulties while remaining open to the ever-present possibility of resurrection breaking forth in daily life. The conversation culminates with a call to embrace the ‘resurrection impulse’ as Everyday Peacemakers, seeking out and nurturing moments of new life and hope in both the mundane and the monumental.
00:40 Reflecting on Eastertide08:04 Little resurrections09:57 Story of counter-protestors22:04 Community and interior formation27:03 Moving closer31:11 Low stakes moments32:55 Closing Invitation
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Mending Divides
In a world accustomed to conflict, Mending Divides offers a refreshing counterpoint. Hosted by Dr. Jer Swigart, this Global Immersion podcast dives deep into the conflicts we’re all dealing with in conversation with those who think deeply about them.
This is not a prescriptive conversation about how to build peace. Instead, Mending Divides features the human beings behind the work. It's a portal into their stories, analyses, and practices. As we encounter the myriad ways they understand and navigate their conflicts, we’ll discover who we must become to face our own.
Expect honest, unfiltered conversations that:
- Challenge your assumptions: Discover diverse and often unexpected paths to peace.
- Illuminate new perspectives: Understand the roles that religion, culture, and biology play in shaping the complexities of conflict and our approaches to it.
- Offer hope: Hear stories of resilience, creativity, and bravery that will inspire us to live likewise.
Join us as we explore the many faces and facets of conflict and peace. Learn more at globalimmerse.org or follow along on Instagram @globalimmerse and wherever you get your podcasts.
