How might we probe more deeply, at this historical moment, how love and care for the earth can be understood as central to our Christian faith and practice? Overview: Though it is common in church circles to hear earth care and sustainable living extolled in broad terms, as moral virtues honored as well by nonbelievers, we …
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Led by Br Patrick Souter CR Praising God in Difficult Times Advent Meditations on hope in our troubled world, informed by the vision of Pope Francis in his Encyclical Laudate Si’, with insights from the poetry of R.S. Thomas, into how we can still imagine God in a world where the Divine can seem absent. …
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The Bible was written in the context of societies that were deeply related to the natural world around them. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is filled with imagery and passages related to Creation and the natural world. This course—the next in Dio’s popular series of non-credit online adult education—introduces students to ways to read …
View course details “Reading the Bible in the Season of Creation: Christian Discipleship in a Time of Climate Crisis (Online)”

Plant life is arising from rhizome and bulb, from seed and stem, from leaf and flower bud. In the Northern Hemisphere an energy of emergence refreshes our growing edges. A fearlessness draws us into fresh air, encouraging us to unfurl into a new season. Join us as we gather to celebrate patterns of emergent greening …
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Shalem is now providing the course for free to help people ground during the challenges of today’s world. We’d love to hear from you if this course has been helpful in any way. Contact us at [email protected]. And if you’d like to offer a small donation as thanks, please click here. Thank you! Take a …
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Presented by the Center for Anglican Communion Studies at VTS Join us on April 20, 2021 from 12:45-1:45 p.m. (EST) for “Green Anglicanism: Understanding Ecological Justice Theologically”. A virtual forum with Bishop Paul Sarker, former moderator of the Church of Bangladesh and discussion leader, the Rev. Dr. Rachel Mash, provincial coordinator, Green Anglicans. Hosted by …
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Code: SP/PT514 Dates: January 18, 2021 – April 9, 2021 on Wednesdays Time: 9:00 am for 3 Hours One way to define spirituality is  “an exploration into what is involved in becoming human,” describing “becoming human” as “an attempt to grow in sensitivity to self, to others, to the non-human creation, and to God who …
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The Anglican Communion Environment Network, the Anglican Indigenous Network and the Anglican Alliance have made a historic partnership to offer four webinars, each of the Mondays in Advent, 2020, featuring indigenous voices from around the Anglican Communion.  The speakers will be from Africa, the Arctic, Aotearoa/New Zealand/Polynesia and the Amazon. The webinars are a follow-up …
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For the Love of Creation: Fall Forum Series / Pour l’Amour de la Creation: Série des forums d’automne Description For the Love of Creation hosts a fall forum every Monday evening this November. Join us for one or more of the following sessions: Nov 2nd: Communicating Climate Change Nov 9th: Advocating for Climate Justice Nov …
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