Tuesday Dec 15, 2020

Ep67. Talanoa with the Old Testament, Brian Kōlia

I sat down with Brian Kōlia to discuss his diasporic/postcolonial work on Ecclesiastes, his Tulou reading of Song of Songs (and its constructive implications for animal studies), his Fāgogo reading of Gen 3 (and its ability to cross taboos and allow more liberative conversations on sexuality), and teaching the Prophets in ways that preserve their distinctiveness and speaks into our times. What comes across is the vitality of this work and its nimbleness to not be tied down by the forms, questions, and big T truth of colonial forms of Christianity and academia.

Brian is teaching an intensive on the Prophetic Literature at United Theological College in North Parramatta from Jan 18-22. To find out more or enrol/audit the class contact Joanne Stokes on: joannes [@] nswact.uca.org.au or phone (02) 8838 8967 (Course Code: THL 308).

Rev Brian Kolia is a PhD candidate at the University of Divinity, Melbourne, writing his dissertation on the book of Ecclesiastes. He has lectured in Old Testament at Malua Theological College in Samoa. Alongside his passion for the Hebrew Bible, he also has special interests in postcolonial and islander criticism, diasporic theory, and cultural & indigenous wisdom. Follow him on Twitter: @BKolia

Ep67. Talanoa with the Old Testament, Brian Kōlia

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