One might expect somberness to describe the overall tenor of a conference built around solving a global crisis of hunger and poverty, but this year’s summit orbited a theology of hope.
Jenny Howell, director of the theology, ecology and food justice degree program at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary, said problems of hunger, poverty and land degradation have been described as “wicked problems” no single sector can solve.
But these problems can be tackled with collaboration.
‘Webs of connections’
Biological research has observed organisms in “webs of connection” show better propensity toward resiliency, she noted.
When hard times come, it’s time to come together and collaborate to solve these “wicked problems.” Perhaps now more than ever, this is a time for collaboration, Howell suggested.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Calli Keener and originally published by Baptist Standard.
