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.
Mabiala Kenzo

Mabiala Kenzo

Director of the Center of African and Afrodescendant Postcolonial Theologies and Practices (École de Théologie Évangélique du Québec/Université de Laval)

Dr. Mabiala Kenzo is the Director of the Center of African and Afrodescendant Postcolonial Theologies and Practices at the École de Théologie Évangélique du Québec/Université de Laval. He has served widely as both a theology professor and a national and regional leader in the Alliance Church.

Jessamin Birdsall

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.

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