Creative Mimesis and the Practice of Gentle Action

Vern Neufeld Redekop

Vern Neufeld Redekop, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at St. Paul University in Conflict Studies, Ottawa, Canada. From a Mennonite background in conflict resolution with training in Biblical Studies, Vern specializes in studying deep-rooted conflict using interdisciplinary methods and mimetic theory.

Robin A. Collins

Robin A. Collins, Ph.D., Randall Basinger Chair of Philosophy at Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, PA. Robin is an internationally acclaimed scholar, teacher and speaker, and expert in the Philosophy of Science and the Philosophy of Religion.

Conference Host

Rebecca Adams

Independent Scholar and Editor

Rebecca is the Convenor of the Loving Mimesis Generative Dialogue Group, board member of Theology & Peace, a long-time member of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion, and former Managing Editor of the Journal of Religion and Literature at the University of Notre Dame.

Roundtable Discussion

Felicity McCallum

Indigenous Theologian

Felicity McCallum, Ph.D., is a Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University and an Adjunct Research Fellow focused on Theology and Australian History with Charles Sturt University (Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture), Canberra. Felicity also advocates for Indigenous issues focused on National Reconciliation in Australia and beyond.

Q&A Host

Ellen Corcella

Author, Speaker and Faith Leader

Rev. Ellen Corcella, J.D., M.T.S., Former Theology & Peace board member, former Federal prosecutor, and now retired hospital chaplain. She is the author of Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma, and she hosts the Faith and Resilience Podcast.

“If enough people moved the world by an inch, we could move it by miles.”

F. David Peat, author of Gentle Action: Bringing Creative Change to a Turbulent World