Developing an ecotheology of critical hope in Cascadia
In July, I had the joy of appearing on a panel with Margery Post Abbott and Gretchen Castle at Friends General Conference's 2023 Gathering. It was conveniently located in Oregon for the first time. The panel title was, "Abiding Together in the Life & Power." Marge, Gretchen, and I had a chance to meet together …
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QuakerSpeak recently released a video, "A Quaker Way to Earthcare," where I'm talking about being participants in an interconnected community, and how this relates to Quaker and Christian understandings of the Light. We can belong in a community rather than trying to dominate and control it: this allows us to share, help, and heal, to …
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A report on Oregon Faith Communities & Climate Resilience has just been released. I had a chance to work on a study this last summer for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's Creation Justice and Oregon Interfaith Power & Light, along with my friend and colleague Sarah Loose from Oregon Synod ELCA, director of disaster and climate …
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Over the summer, I had the opportunity to share on a podcast about my book, A Quaker Ecology, and my work in caring for the Earth, both in its ways that connect to Quakerism and spirituality, and addressing the intersections between the climate crisis, racism, and other inequities. Thanks so much to the Spirit in …
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If you have read my book, A Quaker Ecology, and would like to discuss it with others — or if you haven't had a chance to read it yet and want to — I'll be leading a course through Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre starting on October 9. The course is called "Quaker Ecology in a …
Quakers, Ecology, & the Light was released today! I co-authored this book with my good friend, Christy Randazzo. A few years ago, we were talking about the Quaker metaphor of the Light, and how this could be a really useful and meaningful metaphor that can help Friends (Quakers) develop a robust ecotheology from within our …
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https://pendlehill.org/events/illuminate-summer-speaker-series-2023/ This summer we'll have our third annual collaboration between Barclay Press and Pendle Hill for a speaker series based on Illuminate, the Friends Bible study curriculum I edit and contribute to. This is a virtual series over Zoom on Mondays at 7:30–9:00pm EST. Dates are as follows: June 12, June 26, July 10, July …
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If you haven't yet found Pendle Hill's podcast, "The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope," go check it out now! They came out with a first season in the fall of 2022, and once I started listening, I just binge-listened to all 5 episodes. Podcast host, Dwight Dunston, does an amazing job of opening up simultaneously …
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Quaker Earthcare Witness is hosting a book group for my book, A Quaker Ecology: Meditations on the Future of Friends. It starts on April 5, 2023, and runs for 4 sessions on Wednesday nights at 7–8pm EST / 4–5pm PST. I'm excited that people will be reading this book together! Register here. Leave a comment …
Boston University School of Theology is putting on a free hybrid conference on "Friendly Witness: The Spiritual Ground of Quaker Social Action," which will be held on April 19, 2023, 4–9pm EST. Co-sponsors include Beacon Hill Friends House and Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries. I get to share about Quakers & Ecospirituality during the second panel. My …
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