Our Mission
“We proclaim the restorative justice of God and the healing atonement of Jesus.”
God’s justice is restorative, not retributive.
See our Christian Restorative Justice Study Guide to learn biblical foundations and engage various modern-day issues. And check out Mako’s talk at Eastern Nazarene College.
Jesus healed human nature. For All of Us.
See our Healing Atonement Study Guide to learn about how to understand Jesus and the biblical story. And watch this video clip, below, called Jesus Retells Our Stories.
“I now see his act on the cross as a moment of triumph.”
danielle | boston college
Our Events
We host events for our community promoting practices of restorative justice.
Our Classes & Study Guides
We teach and train individuals and communities to embody God’s restorative justice and Jesus’ healing atonement.
Classes are taught/led by an instructor on Zoom — register here on our Thinkific site!
Study Guide are self-paced versions of the Classes — watch the videos, read the materials, and do the exercises at your own pace.
Contact us, or leave us a comment below, if you’d like us to coach you to lead others in our materials, or ask other questions.
classes for Winter — Spring 2025
What is your picture of Heaven and Hell? On the one hand, surely the wicked cannot prosper forever? As your elders might have told you, your decisions shape your destiny — somehow, don’t they? On the other hand, can Hell be squared with a loving God? Does God just torture people for a while? Is there a path between these options? What if our destiny is connected to what we desire? And what if Jesus calls us to partner with him to heal and restore our desires to what God intended?
Instructor: Mako Nagasawa. Register here.
Does the Bible have anything to say about the concentration of wealth and power? You’d be surprised how much it does, and how practical it gets. Hear Scripture call us to a common good, public good approach to loving your neighbor today. Learn how Christians in the past tried to faithfully live out twelve core relationships — personally and structurally.
Instructor: Mako Nagasawa. Register here. Or check out all the videos.
Let’s Chat
Register for a class. Get our newsletter. Leave us a message.
Consider joining our Community events and Facebook group for community conversations.
Our Library: Bible & Theology
We create and curate materials for Christian leaders, storytellers, artists, activists, and scholars.
Check out sermons in written and video forms, small group leader notes, tools, and exegetical papers on Scripture. Also, check out our YouTube Channel or read our Blog.
Our Library: Hot Topics
We research, write about, speak on, and curate resources on the following Hot Topics.
Drill down further to find more specific issues, or search this website.
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Artwork & Credits
Anástasis: Gunnar Bach Pedersen | Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. The Anástasis fresco from Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. Jesus pursued all who died before him, pulling Adam and Eve from their graves, because he was victorious over sin and death on our behalf.
Traditional Ethiopian cross: Brooklyn Museum | CC.3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Syrian Christian candlestick: Fabos | Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. Copper and silver candlestick holder made by Syrian Christian Dawud ibn Salama al-Mawsili in Syria in 1248/9 under the Muslim Ayyubid dynasty, reminding us of the Christian vocation of bearing light to others.
See this page for more on the artwork.