Dancing on the Water: A Story of a Messy Theology

Lakawa offers an ecofeminist theological reflection inspired by Boyung Lee's essay on PANAAWTM. Rooted in her Indonesian, interfaith, and oceanic context, she describes "messy theology" as an embodied, intersectional, and fluid theological approach that embraces contradictions--fear and faith, trauma and healing, despair and hope. Drawing from the biblical story of Peter walking on water, she explores how vulnerability and courage coexist in discipleship and theology. She connects this to the climate crisis, especially the threat to Indonesia's oceanic communities, and calls for a theology that responds to ecological and social injustices. She links the womb and the sea as symbols of embodied divine compassion, affirming PANAAWTM's commitment to justice, healing, and transformation. She envisions a "blue theology" that, like dancing on water, resists oppressive forces and nurtures eco-human solidarity across transnational feminist contexts.

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Stable URL: https://doi.org/10.2979/jfs.00058

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