Decolonizing Bible Study
(10 sessions - starting from February - June 2026)
When: 1st and 3rd Sunday evenings on Zoom (tentative at this point; some dates may fall on other Sundays)
Time: 7 pm - 8:15 pm (includes a 15-minute journaling break)
Leadership: Ha Na Park
For any inquiries, email Ha Na at
hana@broadviewunited.com
Decolonizing Bible Study invites you into creative and liberating ways of re-engaging the words of the Bible. Inspired by Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization, we will journey with short reflections (1–2 pages maximum) by contemporary scholars, activists, and leaders who invite us into courageous conversations with scripture through a decolonizing lens.
These readings may stir the heart with good news and imagination. This is not a lecture-based study, but a participatory journey of biblical experiments.
Purchasing the book is not required; printed materials for all 10 sessions will be provided before the first session.
If you would like a copy from the office, the cost is $30, or whatever you are able to afford.
Session Outline:
Session # 1
Genesis 14:18–19 — The Oath of Melchizedek (p. 17)
Numbers 34:1–3 — The Boundaries and Limits of Settler Colonialism (p. 40)
Session #2
Joshua 6:2–3 — To the Present Day (p. 57)
2 Chronicles 2:1–2 — Unmasking State Theology (p. 82)
Session #3
Esther 8:7 — They Were All Captive (p. 96)
Psalm 72:4 — See the Colonizing Mandate (p. 108)
Session #4
Psalm 137:1 — Reconciled (p. 112)
Isaiah 61:1 — The Jewish Indigenous After (p. 131)
Session #5
Daniel 3:14 — Truth to Power (p. 154)
Micah 6:8 — With Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness (p. 162)
Session #6
Matthew 3:1–2 — The Fire of Kisemanito (p. 172)
Matthew 6:11–12 — You and Madre Tierra (p. 176)
Session #7
Matthew 15:26–27 — Talking Back: A Sermon (p. 180)
Matthew 28:18–19 — Resisting the Great Co-Mission (p. 184)
Session #8
Mark 1:1–3 — A Shaman Appeared in Ventura (p. 190)
Mark 1:40–41 — Mending the Broken Circle (p. 196)
Session #9
John 4:7 — Stolen Waters, Thirsty People (p. 220)
Philippians 2:7–8 — Dancing with God (p. 243)
Colossians 2:20–22 — Good News to the Colonized? (p. 247)
Session #10
Philemon 10–12 — Let Us Imagine (p. 256)
1 Peter 2:18–19 — Survival Space (p. 271)