Christian Animism For class this past week, we discussed chapter one in Mark Wallace’s When God Was a Bird: Christianity, Animism, and the Re-Enchantment of the World, titled “Song of the Wood Thrush.” Having observed that … Read More
Hope for Creation IACCW – Week Eight Summary
Dr. Mark Seeley In class this past Sunday, we hosted area meteorologist, climatologist, and United Methodist layperson Dr. Mark Seeley, who shared about the impacts and implications of climate change in our bioregion. Dr. Seeley … Read More
Hope for Creation IACCW – Week Seven Summary
Asset Mapping For class this past week, we opened with a “Chinook Psalter” from Earth Prayers From Around the World and invited persons to share observations from time spent in the natural world. We summarized … Read More
Hope for Creation IACCW – Week Six Summary
The World We Have In class this past Sunday, we opened with a poem from Geneen Marie Haugen called Trail Sign and continued to share what it is that we’re learning from our plant and … Read More
Hope for Creation IACCW – Week Five Summary
The World We Have In class this past week, we opened with a prayer from Social Gospel theologian Walter Rauschenbusch and again invited persons to share reflections from contemplative time spent in/with nature (e.g. sit … Read More