Who We Are

Theologian, Philosopher, Writer

Andre Rabe is a writer, public speaker, philosopher, and radical theologian.

He has authored numerous books and has a reputation for taking complex topics, which are often presented in a very academic manner, and making them clear, simple, and practical. His publications can be found here: Amazon

Andre and Mary-Anne are also the founders of Mimesis Academy, an online course and community that explore the depth of Jesus’ reflection of God and how that can practically transform our desires and experience.

Musician, Songwriter, Poet

Mary-Anne is a singer, songwriter, poet, and public speaker.

Together with her husband, Andre, they began their ministry as missionaries in Africa in 1990. Today they engage with communities all over the world, inviting them to enter into that childlike enjoyment of knowing that we are loved, that this universe is full of wonder, and that our Abba is with us every step of the way. This message finds its clearest articulation in Jesus, who models such openness to the God of possibility.

Her albums can be found here: Mary-Anne Bandcamp

Theologian, Writer

Tony and Linda Bartlett had several experiences of Christian community, including with the Little Brothers of Jesus (Carlo Carretto) in Spello, Italy. They also participated in a Catholic-Worker-based nonviolent peace activist group in London, and headed up an ecumenical group serving a mission for homeless people in East London. Prior to this Tony was a priest in a Roman Catholic Order and developed a youth retreat center and innovated a small group faith development program (RCIA) in the UK. In 1993 the Bartletts came to Syracuse, New York where Tony gained a Ph.D. in Religion and Linda developed her career as a nurse and later a nurse practitioner. The couple has always sought to promote small-group Christian experience and in 1999 founded an intentional study and prayer fellowship called Wood Hath Hope. The community has been an ongoing engagement in Christian face-to-face love and relationship, one that has known several different seasons over the years but has existed continuously to the present, and looks forward to many more harvests to come. In 2015 the community gained a permanent home at Bethany House on South Salina Street in Syracuse. Last year (2019) they took a new name that more clearly expressed their character and mission – Bethany Center for Nonviolent Theology and Spirituality.

Tony has authored a number of books, including; “Virtually Christian: How Christ Changes Human Meaning and Makes Creation New” and the latest collaboration, “Seven Stories: How to Study and Teach the Nonviolent Bible.”