From Jesus overturning tables in the temple, to Civil Rights leaders marching against injustice while singing “We Shall Overcome,” to masses celebrated in ecclesial base communities in Latin America, to funerals under Apartheid in South Africa, to one hundred clerics arrested for civil disobedience in Minneapolis, the spaces, preaching, singing, and praying of the Christian tradition have been theological sites of resistance to evil and oppression. In this roundtable, theologians, liturgists, and hymnologists discuss how liturgy forms worshipers theologically, ethically, and practically for the work of resisting evil and building God’s beloved community now and into the future. With scholarly engagement from Trans, queer, decolonial, anti-racist, disability, systematic theology, and practical theology perspectives, this dialogue explores how the leitourgia—the work of the people—prepares people to speak truth to power, join in non-violent protest, and enflesh futures built on mutual care and flourishing for all God’s creation.
