A New Creation

Week 1 - Feb. 20 

Pre-Watch

Lecture at Union Theological Seminary on Feb. 27, 2019 “Marrying Indigenous Wisdom and Scientific Knowledge: Reimagining the Human Place in Nature.” 

Genesis 1 and 2 

“We are all given original instructions on how to use our gifts.” -Robin Wall Kimmerer

Week 2 - Feb. 27

Pre-Listen

Podcast on Church of the Wild with Victoria Loorz

Going Back to Ourselves

“I had collected glimpses of ‘something missing’ inside my heart for many years. The fibers of the basket were unlacing, and it was getting too heavy to carry.” -Victoria Loorz

Week 3 - March 3

Pre-Journal - Who is My Neighbor Mapping Exercise

Who is My Neighbor?

“What kind of testimony might we hear from the thousands of animals, fish, birds and plants, and their human-kin…?” -Leah Schade 

Week 4 - March 10

Pre-Read

"Why I Created a Chapel Service to Confess to Plants"

Pre-Watch

Liturgies: Confession and Celebration

“We need theologies where the earth is the locus, animals and humans and in relation, and plants, insects, rivers, and birds are part of the same horizon of God’s love.” -Cláudio Carvalhaes

Week 5 - March 17 

Pre-Listen

Madang Podcast with Bill McKibben

Now What? 

“How do we meet our reciprocal responsibilities for being alive?” -Robin Wall Kimmerer 

As we move through the cohort, resources will come up from all of us. This is where we'll gather them.