By David Gordon, Associate Editor Transforming human spirituality to focus on becoming “more friendly to the earth” was a key theme during a 90-minute forum Monday evening at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eau Claire. Among the 15 people in the room, there was unanimous agreement on the need for that transformation […]
Interfaith group spends four weekend hours discussing Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment
By David Gordon, associate editor Some 20 people from widely varying religious backgrounds came together Saturday to discuss Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on spirituality, climate change and environmental degradation, “Laudato Si,” The workshop at the Ecumenical Religious Center on the UW-Eau Claire campus drew participants from Chippewa Valley Catholic, Lutheran, Jewish and Quaker congregations as […]
Planning to continue for community discussion of Pope’s Encyclical on the enviroment
Planning for a half-day program focused on Pope Francis’ 2015 environmental concerns Encyclical will be spearheaded by a local working group which looks at these issues through the lens of religious faith and spirituality. A tentative date of Jan. 28, 2017, emerged from the group’s meeting on Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church. Rev. Dean Simpson, the church’s […]
David Weiss to wind up spirituality-climate change lecture series on Sunday
David Weiss will conclude his fall lecture series on spirituality and climate change on Sunday evening, when he will discuss ways of resisting the powerful forces bent on exploiting the planet. He will speak at 7 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church,m 202 W. Grand Ave in Eau Claire. The lecture is free and open to […]
Environmental group plans for interfaith discussions of Pope’s 2015 encyclical
By David Gordon, associate editor Planning for community-wide interfaith discussions of Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical on environmental degradation and climate change is high on the agenda of a local working group whose goal is to promote awareness of these topics through the lens of religious faith and spirituality. That priority crystalized during the group’s meeting […]
Visiting theologian brings eco-spiritual approach to Lenten series at Grace Lutheran Church
By David Gordon, associate editor David Weiss describes himself in written materials as a writer, teacher, poet, speaker, hymnist and public theologian. Asked to narrow that self-definition during a recent interview with the Chippewa Valley Post, Weiss said he was “a restless activist for a better world.” His current focus is on the intersection of […]