Developing an ecotheology of critical hope in Cascadia
On April 12, 2025, I'll be sharing with the group Quakers Uniting in Publication at their virtual mid-year meeting on the topic: "Publishers of Truth in an Era of Climate Change and Authoritarianism." Register here. We're in a difficult moment right now in the US, with activists being targeted, higher education being squeezed financially and …
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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 …
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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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 …
Last weekend, I had the chance to offer a keynote address to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and I also got to attend some of their other events at their virtual annual sessions. If you're interested, the video of my keynote address was recorded, linked below: "Building Hubs of Climate Resilience: Will Friends Act in Radical Faithfulness?" …
Last week, I had the chance to participate with North Pacific Yearly Meeting (NPYM) as their Friend in Residence. That means that I got to share a message at a plenary gathering and give two interest groups (workshops). I also got to participate in some of the other pieces of NPYM's virtual annual sessions this …
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I've been editing the Barclay Press Friends Bible study curriculum, Illuminate, for just about two years now, and it has been a really fun and meaningful experience to study, write about, and edit a quarterly Bible study with a Quaker bent that has so far covered 19 books of the Bible, plus another three for …
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Friends Association for Higher Education has been hosting a series called "Quaker Leadings in Higher Education" during the pandemic, since we couldn't meet in person for a conference. Check out the great topics and presenters on the former panels here. They're beginning a series-within-the-series of panel discussions with contributors to the book I co-edited with …
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About a week and a half ago, I got to work with others to orchestrate and run the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and Oregon Interfaith Power & Light Creation Justice Summit. We held the summit virtually through Zoom, with some pre-recorded content and some live, as well as five workshops. The summit was organized around …
This Sunday, November 15, 2020, I'll be bringing a prepared message to Friends Committee on National Legislation's Annual Meeting and Quaker Public Policy Institute. As with most events this year, this gathering will take place online, which allows many more people to participate. The theme is "Fierce Love," and attendees will be lobbying our legislators …
Cherice Bock 