Our Mission
“We proclaim the restorative justice of God and the healing atonement of Jesus.”
God’s justice is restorative, not retributive.
See our Christian Restorative Justice Study Guide to learn biblical foundations and engage various modern-day issues. And check out Mako’s talk at Eastern Nazarene College.
Jesus healed human nature. For All of Us.
See our Healing Atonement Study Guide to learn about how to understand Jesus and the biblical story. And watch this video clip, below, called Jesus Retells Our Stories.
“I now see his act on the cross as a moment of triumph.”
danielle | boston college
Our Events
Register for our 2025 Conference in Philadelphia, PA! And check out other events for our community promoting practices of restorative justice.
Our Classes & Study Guides
We teach and train individuals and communities to embody God’s restorative justice and Jesus’ healing atonement.
Classes are taught/led by an instructor on Zoom — register here on our Thinkific site!
Study Guide are self-paced versions of the Classes — watch the videos, read the materials, and do the exercises at your own pace.
Contact us, or leave us a comment below, if you’d like us to coach you to lead others in our materials, or ask other questions.
classes for Spring 2025
Decolonizing Christian faith? People talk about issues of race and justice in the United States as issues of ‘justice and injustice.’ Sometimes we launch into debates about ‘the proper role of government.’ But these issues began as Christian heresies, at variance from Christian beliefs prior to colonialism. As a result, we believe we must engage in a long repentance on a national level. The journey is long and challenging. But along the way, it is also inspiring and sometimes breathtaking.
Instructor: Mako Nagasawa. Register here.
Explore the Enneagram's Nine Types through the characters of C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. Engage with insightful stories and tools for self-reflection as a human being made in the image of God and your personal journey in Christ. Christians reflected on vice and virtues lists like Galatians 5:19 - 24 and 2 Peter 1:1 - 11, which became the Catholic “seven deadly sins” and Dante’s nine levels of hell. These informed C.S. Lewis and the Enneagram’s framework of Nine Types of people.
Instructor: Mako Nagasawa; Ian and Biota Macdonald. Register here.
Let’s Chat
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Consider joining our Community events and Facebook group for community conversations.
Our Library: Bible & Theology
We create and curate materials for Christian leaders, storytellers, artists, activists, and scholars.
Check out our Bible Studies and Messages: sermons in written and video forms, small group leader notes, tools, and papers. Also, check out our YouTube Channel or read our Blog.
Our Library: Hot Topics
We research, write about, speak on, and curate resources on the following Hot Topics.
Drill down further to find more specific issues, or search this website.
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Artwork & Credits
Anástasis: Gunnar Bach Pedersen | Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. The Anástasis fresco from Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. Jesus pursued all who died before him, pulling Adam and Eve from their graves, because he was victorious over sin and death on our behalf.
Traditional Ethiopian cross: Brooklyn Museum | CC.3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Syrian Christian candlestick: Fabos | Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. Copper and silver candlestick holder made by Syrian Christian Dawud ibn Salama al-Mawsili in Syria in 1248/9 under the Muslim Ayyubid dynasty, reminding us of the Christian vocation of bearing light to others.
See this page for more on the artwork.