Eucharist

Sacramental Ecology: Bodies, Death, Food, Farming, and Faith – a Conversation with Dr. Norman Wirzba

Episode Summary

Frs. Ryan Jones and Jon Yeager are joined by Elliott Haught and Dr. Norman Wirzba for a discussion about the importance of human connectedness to the earth, to each other, and thereby to the God who creates and sustains all.

Episode Notes

Norman Wirzba is Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke University. His research and teaching interests at the intersections of theology, philosophy, ecology, and agrarian and environmental studies. Raised on a farm in Southern Alberta, Norman went on to study history at the University of Lethbridge, theology at Yale University Divinity School, and philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Since then he has taught at Saint Thomas More College/University of Saskatchewan, Georgetown College (KY), and Duke University Divinity School. He’s the father of four children and is married to Gretchen Ziegenhals. He likes to bake, cook and make things with wood. He also enjoys playing the guitar. He used to be a good athlete! He enjoys being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He tries to grow some food.

Find him online at https://normanwirzba.com

Eucharist Church is a community of disciples in San Francisco California seeking to live all of life in reference to Christ. Find us online at eucharistsf.org