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La Casa De Maria Santa Barbara, California 800 El Bosque Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Phone: 805-‐ 969-‐5031 For more information or to register contact George Johnson at 949-‐380-‐0044 or [email protected].
“Can Civilization Survive the CO2 Crisis?” David Griffin is the author of Unprecedented: Can Civilization Survive the CO2 Crisis? among other works. He is professor emeritus of philosophy of religion and theology at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont University, and is co-‐director of the Center for Process Studies. His work is deeply engaged with the science and ethics of climate change.
Courage to Think Differently
WHY WATER IS SACRED February 22-‐24, 2015 Santa Barbara, CA
“Watershed Discipleship: The Urgency of Now” Ched Myers and his partner Elaine Enns run Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries in Oakview, CA. Myers has authored many books including Who Will Roll Away the Stone?, The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics, and Our God is Undocumented: Biblical Faith and Immigrant Justice . His current work focuses on “watershed discipleship.”
“Dismantling Ecological and Economic Violence” Cynthia Moe-‐Lobeda is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at Seattle University. Among her books are Resisting Structural Evil: Love as Economic-‐ Ecological Vocation and Healing a Broken World: Globalization and God. Moe-‐Lobeda is a popular speaker around issues of environmental justice and public theology.
“Getting from Social Justice to Creation Justice” Larry Rasmussen is Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Among his many works are books Earth Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key and Earth Community, Earth Ethics. He has also written extensively on Dietrich Bonheoffer and Reinhold Niebuhr.
About the Speakers
Schedule Breakout Sessions Locations will be posted each day according to sign-‐ups at registration. Sunday, February 22 3:00-‐4:30pm—Wine & Cheese 4:30-‐5:30pm—Welcome, Music, and “Setting Our Sails” with Howie Wennes, Bishop Guy Erwin, US Rep. Lois Capps, CA Sen. Hannah-‐Beth Jackson 6:00pm—Dinner 7:15pm—Music 7:30pm—Lecture 1: David Griffin, “Can Civilizations Survive the CO Crisis?” 8:45pm—Evening Prayer Monday, February 23
Session I, Monday Morning ◦Environmental Justice and Advocacy, Mark Carlson & Ched Myers ◦Water Understood Sacramentally, Dave Nagler & Larry Rasmussen ◦The Biblical Ethic of Neighbor Love, Joerg Rieger & Cynthia Moe-‐ Lobeda ◦Climate Change Denial & Other Challenges, Sam Thomas & David Griffin Session II, Monday Afternoon
7:30-‐8:00am—Breakfast 8:30am—Opening Worship: Dan Rift, ELCA World Hunger 9:00am—Lecture 2: Cynthia Moe-‐Lobeda, “Dismantling Ecological and Economic Violence” 10:30-‐11:30am—Breakout Session I 12:00pm—Lunch 1:15-‐2:15pm—One Person Drama Musical: Tevyn East Interview and Panel Discussion; Moderator: Brenda Bos 3:30-‐4:30pm—Breakout Session II 6:00pm—Dinner 7:15pm—Music 7:30pm—Lecture 3: Larry Rasmussen, “Water Is Sacred—Or Not” 8:45pm—“Thirsty for Justice” DVD and Evening Prayer Tuesday, February 24 7:30-‐8:00am—Breakfast 8:30am—Opening Worship: Bishop Murray Finck, Pacifica Synod 9:00-‐10:00am—Breakout Session III 10:15-‐11:15am—Lecture 4: Ched Myers, “Watershed Discipleship: The Urgency of Now” 11:30am—Closing Comments: George Johnson
◦Transition: Saving Souls to Saving Creation, Mark Davis & John Cobb ◦Bruggemann & Bonhoeffer on Grief, Resistance & Dissent, Dan Smith & Larry Rasmussen ◦Examples of Care of the Earth Field Trip, Ched Myers ◦Creative Movement and Meditation in the Natural World, Tevyn East & Murray Finck ◦Environmentally Faith-‐Rooted Organizing, Alexia Salvatierra & Dixie Hanson
Session III, Tuesday Morning ◦Global Mission & Future Implications around Climate Change, Mary Marete & Dan Rift ◦Action Ideas for Congregations & Schools, Jessica Chicka & Allis Druffel ◦Agriculture, Food, and Farming Issues, Erynn Smith, Sarah Nolan & Katelyn Roedner ◦Connecting Children & Youth to Their Creator and Creation, Chamie Delkeskamp
Seven Stages of Creation Nature Walk for Prayer, Contemplation, and Thanksgiving
Throughout the conference there will be seven places around the retreat center grounds for meditation on themes or issues related to creation. These stations will be places for quiet contemplation and appreciation for the wonders of the natural world. Signage will identify the theme at each station and suggest ideas for your personal reflection.