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National Workshop on Ecumenism and Feminism in ThailandA national workshop on ecumenism and feminist theologizing was held in Chiang Mai on Oct. 20-22 at the McGilvary Faculty of Theology. Participants included female and male faculty from Thailand, students from Vietnam and Cambodia, women working with NGOs, seminary faculty from Myanmar. Churches represented included Church of Christ in Thailand, Baptist Church and Catholic Church. There were at least 40 regular participants (there were more coming in for some sessions only due to prior commitments). "We should have done this a long time ago," a number of the participants, including seminary faculty, said of the workshop, which was a first of its kind. I did two presentations: an introduction to ecumenism and an introduction to Asian feminist theology. Anna May Chain, principal of Myanmar Institute of Theology, facilitated workshop on reading the Bible with Women's Eyes. Mary Dun, faculty of MIT, did a presentation on Asian women's spirituality. During the evaluation at the end of the workshop, many participants tried to share what they plan to do after the workshop. Many of them said, "first the change must begin with me." Then they hope to share with their families and co-workers. One of the concerns raised and for which a follow-up workshop needs to be planned is sexuality - which must include issues of sex workers and homosexuality that are prevalent in Thailand. posted by hope on Thursday, October 27, 2005 |
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