Video: Mabiala Kenzo on Postcolonial Theology | Walk & Talk

Sep 16, 2025

Theology

Mabiala Kenzo Jessamin Birdsall

An interview on the significance of postcolonial theology for the renewal of Christian theology worldwide. Kenzo reflects on how perspectives from the margins can challenge and enrich dominant theological frameworks, and he shares his hopes.

In this Walk & Talk episode, Jessamin Birdsall interviews Mabiala Kenzo about postcolonial theology and its vital role in renewing Christian theology worldwide. Kenzo shares insights on theology from the margins and his hopes for future theological directions. This conversation was filmed on July 19

Mabiala Kenzo

Director of the St. Lawrence District, Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada

Jessamin Birdsall

Jessamin holds a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Princeton University and has worked in the fields of international development and community development in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Her sociological research focuses on religion, race and ethnicity, and inequality. Jessamin is the co-author (with Jason Roach) of Healing the Divides: How Every Christian Can Advance God’s Vision for Racial Unity and Justice (The Good Book Company, 2022; also available in Kindle edition). She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wheaton College.