Nokise is as stoic as possible, waiting for my reaction across the top of his glasses. Our community was like . . . That s WAY out, man. But still, we listened and we learned. With so many different cultures and ideas neither students or teachers can afford to say one theological approach is better than another.
Class is always in session.
Nokise encourages students to bring their theology and put them alongside other beliefs. Not above or below, behind or in front, but beside. And let them lie. That, says Nokise, is how we encourage diversity. When you cultivate dialog on a theological plane, that can t help but spill out into the community as a whole.