How you respond matters! What's happened a year after arriving in Amsterdam?

It has been a while!

In this video I give a bit of an update on the first anniversary of my move to the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and my family's move to Amsterdam. A lot has happened with the recent re-election of Donald Trump, the ongoing war in Gaza and the Ukraine. I talk about some new projects in Public Theology in late-secular / early post-secular democracies, peace ethics, and point out that it matters how you respond to injustice, violence, and untruth. Justice, by just means.

• Witness to the truth
• Bind up the broken
• Live the alternative
• Replace evil with good

You can read a bit more about this approach here.

Forster, Dion A. “Engaging ‘Die Gif in Vergifnis’ [the Poison in Forgiveness]? Considering Peter Storey’s Four Ecclesiological Tasks for the Coming Generations.” In Faith, Race and Inequality among Young Adults in South Africa, edited by Nadine F Bowers Du Toit, 41–61. Beyers Naudé Centre Series on Public Theology. Stellenbosch: African Sun Media, 2022.

Finding my feet at home and at work in Amsterdam

I arrived in beautiful Amsterdam on the 1st of November to begin my new job at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I am living in a beautiful intentional community called Oud Rustenberg in Baambrugge (about 15km from the University). It is a very beautiful place, and I am incredibly grateful to be living among wonderful people. I am also finding my new colleagues, and the work at the VU, so great. I am truly grateful! Megan and Liam will only join me in the Netherlands in June 2024, and Courtney may only join us after she has completed her Masters Degree in late 2024.

Here is a short video update on the journey so far. Thanks for stopping by! I would love to hear from you in the comments section below!

Some big changes coming! Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

There are some big changes coming! Please see the short video below for more details. We would appreciate your prayers.