Developing an ecotheology of critical hope in Cascadia
Last week, I had the opportunity to offer the Beane Lecture at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. My topic was, "'Walk Cheerfully Over the World': Living Justly Amidst Climate Change" (the link is to a video of the talk, if you're interested). The Beane Lecture offers an opportunity for students, faculty, and the community …
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The Handbook on Religion and the Environment (Edward Elgar, 2026) was recently released, and included an article I wrote called: "Faith communities as participants in climate resilience hubs: a case study from Oregon." While I have not yet received a contributor copy, the list of chapter titles sounds excellent! Scholars from a variety of religious …
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Quaker Earthcare Witness is holding a gathering on March 14, 2023, 7–8pm (Eastern) / 4–5pm (Pacific), where I will share about A Quaker Ecology and there will be time for discussion. I would enjoy it if you joined me in discussing this book and the implications for Friends! There will also be an opportunity to …
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In 2020, I gave five talks as the "Bible half-hour" presenter for New England Yearly Meeting's annual sessions. NEYM asked me to put these talks together into a book, and I'm excited to announce that it is now available for pre-order, with an official release date of December 22, 2022! A Quaker Ecology: Meditations on …
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I had the opportunity to give the Quaker Lecture at Western Yearly Meeting in July 2022. The topic was, "Better Together with the Community of Creation," going along with their yearly meeting theme, "Better Together in Christ." In this lecture, I gave a bit of background on why climate justice is something Friends need to …
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Somehow I missed this review of Quakers, Creation Care, & Sustainability in Friends Journal, October 2020. I appreciate Ruah Swennerfelt's favorable mention of several of the chapter contributions. Swennerfelt comments, "Although for the past three decades I’ve worked for and volunteered in service to the earth and justice, I learned much from reading this fascinating …
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I am thrilled to announce that I will be taking a faculty position as assistant professor of environmental studies at The Oregon Extension for the coming school year! It's a unique and amazing college outside of Ashland, OR. Students from colleges and universities around the country spend fall term there, earning 17 credits, going backpacking …
Well, it's late, so I'm not going to give a narrative version of today, but here are a few things we did: Discussed developments in our public voice on environmental topics. Had a break, during which I went for a nice walk through the Garrison Institute's lovely network of trails in a thin forest up …
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