Event
Earth, Our Original Monastery (a 5-week Zoom book-club)
Earth, Our Original Monastery (a 5-week Zoom book-club)
October 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm CDT
$60
includes all dates: Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18. See book option below*
Join us for a five-week online book discussion series on Earth, Our Original Monastery by Christine Valters Paintner. Together, we will explore the ancient Christian insight that the natural world is a place of prayer, wisdom, and encounter with God. Through weekly conversation and supplemental readings, we will reflect on creation as cathedral, scripture, icon, holy teacher, sacrament, and liturgy. This series invites a contemplative engagement with creation, shaped by the Benedictine practice of attention and reverence for the holy encountered in daily life.
*If you would like us to purchase and send the book to you, please let us know as you register. We are happy to do so for the additional cost of $16.50
Please register by October 16.
After receiving your registration, you will receive a confirmation email from us which will be your invoice. We never want our retreat costs to be prohibitive to anyone who wants to attend our programs, so we are pleased to offer scholarships. Fill out our simple scholarship request form now!
*Read about our cancellation and refund policy.
Sr. Elizabeth Carrillo
Sr. Elizabeth has an M.A. degree in Religion and the Environment from the University of the South School of Theology in Sewanee, Tennessee. She is a board and staff member of the Center for Deep Green Faith, which provides offerings that blend eco-theology with eco-spirituality grounded in the Christian tradition. She is an alumna of the Center’s Contemplation and Care for Creation Certificate Program and provides workshops and retreats at Sophia Center and elsewhere.
