You Tube Theology

Explore a powerful educational conversation on Christian ethics, peacemaking, and compassion in this Theology Lab session featuring Rev. Munther Isaac—known for his influential sermon “Christ in the Rubble”—and Mary Speta, Executive Director of Amirah. Together, they offer thoughtful theological reflection on some of today’s most challenging global issues: war, human trafficking, trauma, and the radical call to love one’s enemy.

Designed for learners, students, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Christian moral discernment, this Theology Lab session (part of the Deliver Us From Evil series) provides a rich foundation for use in learning / the classroom, small-group formation, and personal reflection. Rev. Munther Isaac brings pastoral insight shaped by conflict and suffering, while Mary Speta offers an expert, survivor-informed perspective on exploitation and restorative justice.

Key learning themes include:

Christian approaches to understanding war, violence, and human suffering

How faith communities can respond to human trafficking with wisdom and compassion

The call to love one’s enemy and its implications for discipleship, as well as reflecting on how to deal with anger

This episode is ideal for theological education, social ethics courses, ministry training, and viewers seeking grounded, thoughtful Christian perspectives on some of the world’s most urgent moral challenges.

Learn more about the organization Mary leads: https://www.amirahinc.org/

Check out Rev. Munther's book: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802885548/christ-in-the-rubble/

00:00 Rev. Munther Isaac
1:10 Amidst suffering, how do you love an enemy?
6:32 Loving an enemy when misunderstood
11:12 Anger - what to do with it?
12:23 A pray regarding anger
16:02 Anger towards God
19:58 What makes us want to respond?
26:55 What can you do about trafficking today?
29:32 What Munther Isaac is asking of Western Christians
33:18 How do you pray, "deliver us from evil?"
36:14 How Mary prays in intense scenarios
37:55 Munther Isaac on Genesis 12 and today's context