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UNBOUND: A ministry of the Presbyterian Church USA
UNBOUND: A ministry of the Presbyterian Church USA
Queering the Bible: The Gospel of Luke
Written by: Christópher Abreu Rosario
Excerpt: "A choice was made by an oppressed person (unnamed in Luke, Peter in John) to strike another oppressed person. These disciples asked Jesus for permission/direction to enact violence and before a response was given, a person with little power (if at all) loses a piece of their body. It wasn’t an elder that was attacked, or a chief priest, or an officer. People with privilege and power remain safe in the narrative. The one who committed the act chose the lesser crime of destroying “property”.
Yet, it is only Judas that is generally considered as infiltrated by Satan. In the struggle toward liberation, is it possible we can offer evil consent to use us as agents of injustice?"
Regarding Ruling Elders
Regarding Ruling Elders
Monthly PC(USA) Blog, May 2020 issue
Article: Communion in a Time of Lament
Written by Christópher Abreu Rosario
Excerpt: "Reflecting on the scriptures about the first Easter reminds me that it is Jesus who is present to us in our partaking of the Lord’s Supper just as he was present to the first disciples. We partake of the table not of our own doing, but by the work of the Holy Spirit, who calls us to share in God’s gift of grace. Our faith is an embodied one, and signs and acts of grace not only speak of who we are but of whose we are. Even in seasons of lament and longing, at the table, the grace of God is poured out on us."
Vantage Magazine
Vantage Magazine
Issue: God with Us (Fall 2019)
Article: Learning to Thrive: The Hispanic Summer Program in its 30th Year (pgs. 15–19)
Written by: Christópher Abreu Rosario and Dr. Mindy McGarrah Sharp
Excerpt: "In June 2019, we attended the 30th offering of the Hispanic Summer Program. While Mr. Abreu Rosario attended the two-week summer program, Dr. McGarrah Sharp attended the three-day Through Hispanic Eyes program for faculty/staff. Here, we reflect on what we expected, why we went, what we learned during this powerful experience, and how we will share what we learned with the Columbia Seminary community."
Re-imagining Worship Project
Re-imagining Worship Project
“It’s been said that prayer is the vocabulary of faith.”
Re-imagining Worship is an online blog accompanying the book Liturgies from Below: Praying with People at the End of the World, edited by Cláudio Carvalhaes. I worked on the website curating prayers and artwork created by people from four continents: Asia-Pacific Islands, Africa, Americas, and Europe.
My work included offering reflections on the prayers, illustrating how I understood the unknown authors and their contexts. You may read the reflections below:
All photos courtesy of the respective ministries mentioned.
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