Watershed Discipleship–A Way Through?
Watershed discipleship? It’s an odd, almost jarring term, invoking and synthesizing two domains rarely joined in our imaginations: one scientific, the other religious.
Ecojustice Theology: Prophetic Protest over Deforestation, Biblical and Contemporary
A look at Isaiah, the ancient imperial assault on the cedars of Lebanon, and today’s forest martyrs. A case study in ecocide, ecojustice and the Bible.
“Rooting Faith: Theology and Practices of Bioregional Discipleship”Â
July 2012 Bartimaeus Institute In this inaugural Bartimaeus summer work & study camp, we studied scripture, Sabbath Economics and permaculture theory; and dis hands-on projects in bio-intensive gardening, native reinhabitation, medicinal herbs, food preservation, green living and mural painting. Mid-week we hosted an alternative July 4th“interdependence day” party, featuring our house and yard re-dedication and…
Everything will Live Where the River Goes: A Bible Study on Water, God, and Redemption
by Ched Myers Sojourners, April 2012. Full Article:Â Everything will Live Where the River Goes: A Bible Study on Water, God, and Redemption SKU: L12-2-F
Land Sunday
by Ched Myers In The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary. Ed. by N. Habel, D. Rhoads, H. Santmire. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, pp 83-99. Full Article:Â Land Sunday SKU: 11-3-Pb
“Watershed Seminary II: Healing Rivers”: Where Hydrology Meets Theology and the Bible Meets the Bioregion
Feb 2011 Bartimaeus Institute Our first annual eco-theology Institute focused on forest defense; in 2011 it was rivers. Inspired by the “Watershed University” approach to bioregional literacy, we looked at river stories (including baptisms!) in the Bible, and sketched out the contours of a place-based theology and identity. Each participant explore their own watershed context…
Four Aspects of How Land is Perceived in the Bible
By Ched MyersAn excerpt from “Land Sunday,” in The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary. Ed. by N. Habel, D. Rhoads, H. Santmire (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011), pp 83-99. 3pp. Most contemporary North Americans have been socialized to see and value the earthy terrain around them in terms of private possession, economic exploitation, and commodification….
The Fall of Adam and the Rise of Civilization: Brief Notes on Genesis 1-11
By Ched MyersAn excerpt from “Land Sunday,” in The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary. Ed. by N. Habel, D. Rhoads, H. Santmire (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011), pp 83-99. 7 pp. Origin stories matter. They tell us who we are, how we got this way, and what our responsibilities are. They shape meaning and help…
Pay Attention to the Birds: A Bible study on Luke 12, Ecology, and Economics
by Ched Myers In Sojourners, 38:11, pp. 28ff. Reprinted in P. and S. Jung, Eds., Moral Issues & Christian responses (8th ed.). Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012. Full Article:Â Pay Attention to the Birds: A Bible study on Luke 12, Ecology, and Economics SKU: L09-1-F