Who are we?
The project Through the Eyes of Another, intercultural reading of the Bible was started in 1999 by an international group of people related to churches, NGO's, seminaries and universities.
The project is coordinated by two more formal entities. The first is a small Coordinating Committee (CC) which consists of persons officially delegated by participating institutions. Members of the Coordinating Committee give the project ongoing attention, including administrative assistance. Members of the Coordinating Committee are:
Drs. Maria Berends (Solidaridad, The Netherlands) MA
Dr. Janet Dyk (VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Theology, The Netherlands)
Dr. Gerrit van Ek (Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Prof. dr. Daniel Schipani (Institute of Mennonite Studies, Elkhart, USA)
Dr. Hans Snoek (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands); research coordinator
Prof. dr. Klaas Spronk (Protestant Theological University, Kampen, The Netherlands)
Prof. dr. Hans de Wit (VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Theology, The Netherlands)
Administrative staff:
Annamarie Damman (VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Theology; administrative support, based in the Netherlands)
Jeroen Jansen (The Netherlands, website) MA
The second is an international Advisory Board (AB).
The task of the advisory board is to give advice, orientation and guidance on a consultative basis.
Its members are:
Prof. Eric Anum (Ghana)
Prof. Pedro Triana (Cuba)
Prof. John Riches (UK/Scotland)
Prof. Sam Mathew (India)
Prof. Edgar López (Colombia)
Prof. Louis Jonker (South Africa)
Prof. Gerald West (South Africa)
Prof. Fernando Segovia (USA)
Prof. Rainer Kessler (Germany)
Prof. John Prior (Indonesia)
Dr. Guido Tisera (Indonesia)
Prof. Klaas Spronk (The Netherlands)
Prof. Miklos Kocsev (Hungary)
Prof. Josef Estermann (Bolivia)
Dr. Bob Ekblad (USA)
Msc. Violeta Rocha (Costa Rica)