{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f1b8ee6b142720dcb4d27ad/5fb3d4a9d4f83b64b86f16e1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"God's Heart for Justice - Dr. Kristen Johnson","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f1b8ee6b142720dcb4d27ad/1605620750771-7e08a357719171311147aed9dbc61d8d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kristen’s teaching and scholarship engage areas of theology, discipleship and formation, justice, culture, and political theory. In partnership with International Justice Mission, she and Bethany Hanke Hoang wrote the award-winning&nbsp;<a href=\"https://kristenjohnson.org/books/the-justice-calling\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Justice Calling: Where Passion Meets Perseverance</a>&nbsp;(Brazos, 2016), which was chosen for&nbsp;<em>Christianity Today’s</em>&nbsp;2017 Book Awards. She has also written&nbsp;<a href=\"https://kristenjohnson.org/books/theology-political-theory-and-pluralism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Theology, Political Theory, and Pluralism: Beyond Tolerance and Difference</a>&nbsp;(Cambridge University Press) and an array of articles and book chapters.&nbsp;In 2018, Kristen was named as one of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2018/june/10-new-or-lesser-known-female-theologians-worth-knowing.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10 New or Lesser-Known Female Theologians Worth Knowing</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<em>Christianity Today</em>.</p><p>Before joining the faculty of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://westernsem.edu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Western Theological Seminary</a>, Kristen was the founding director of the Studies in Ministry Minor and the Center for Ministry Studies at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://hope.edu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hope College</a>, programs dedicated to upholding the significance of theological formation, spiritual growth, cultural engagement, and vocational discernment.</p><p><br></p><p>Description from <a href=\"https://kristenjohnson.org/about/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KristenJohnson.org</a> </p>","author_name":"Bryant Russ"}