More than half of humans alive today live in cities and this number is projected to grow throughout the century. We need to develop a healthy ecospirituality that enables us to live well together and with neighboring species of all kinds. This presentation draws on the transition town movement and on both familiar and less well-known stories of Francis of Assisi's life, to evoke an urban ecospirituality that will help us shape our city lives into lives of creativity and compassion, ensuring a human-friendly future.
Dr. Rachel Wheeler is an Associate Professor of Spirituality at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon where she teaches on Bible, ecospirituality, spirituality, and the arts. She is the author of three books: Desert Daughters, Desert Sons: Rethinking the Christian Desert Tradition; Ecospirituality: An Introduction; and Radical Kinship: A Christian Ecospirituality. She prays and preaches at Saint Andrew Catholic Church in Portland, Oregon, and is a longtime vegan, public transit user, knitter, and poet.
This event is hosted by the Franciscan Peace Center, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa. Co-sponsors include the Franciscan Action Network; the Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa; the Sisters of Charity BVM Leadership Team; and the Sisters of St. Francis Rochester, Minnesota.
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