by Ched Myers Direction V49 no.1 (2020) The realities of climate chaos hit me personally and hard in December 2017 with the Thomas Fire. California’s largest wildfire to that date, scorching 80 percent of our Ventura River watershed, it was an apocalyptic unveiling, the kind shared by survivors of hurricanes the same year in Houston…
Ched Myers talked with Dan Robinson of the Great Lakes Spirituality Project about Watershed Discipleship and “What do I say Yes to?” Published June 30, 2020
Recorded June 21, 2020 On the 2020 Summer Solstice Ched spoke with a Creation Theology study group at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Los Angeles. He walked folks through Genesis 1-11, a narrative of beginnings that was an ancient protest against imperial exploitation of the earth and its peoples, which resonates strongly still today.
This 18 minute video offers Ched Myer’s brief reflections on a “theology of advocacy” through the lens of Luke 7:36-50. It was presented to a Mennonite Central Committee Saskatchewan gathering in November, 2019. It is available for free here or on the BCM YouTube channel here. ______________________________ SKU: 2019-MCCAdvocacy
by Ched Myers The Christian Century, September 3, 2019 In Luke’s post-resurrection appearances, the disciples have to reckon with the traumatic somatic. Almost 65 years ago, Mamie Till-Mobley decided to have an open casket at the funeral of her murdered son Emmett Till. Weeks before, this young mother from the south side of Chicago had…
by Ched Myers Sojourners, August 2018 2pp Christians and anarchists are both part of today’s activist mix, and should be in conversation. Full Article: Skeptical of the State? SKU: 18-1-F
A group of Christian theologians and activists recently created a statement entitled: “Theological Declaration on Christian Faith and White Supremacy,” regarding the incompatibility of Christianity and white supremacy. The authors particularly note the basis of white supremacy in its “Christian” form on colonization of the land and the harmful theological premises that go along with…
Ben Katt of the RePlacing Church Podcast recently interviewed Ched Myers on the topic of watershed discipleship. They discussed the definition of a watershed, the importance of care for one’s watershed as an act of Christian faithfulness, Myers’ own work in the Ventura River Watershed north of Los Angeles, CA, and other topics related to the…