The Sacred Universe | Book Group

Tuesdays: January 21, 28 February 4, 11, 18, 25
6:30 – 8 PM (CT)
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The Sacred Universe is a collection of wise and prophetic essays written by scholar, cultural historian and Catholic priest, Thomas Berry. The essays address issues such as humanity’s modern alienation from nature and the possibilities of emergent expressions of religious experience. Thomas invites us to create a new story of the universe and of Earth within this story as we re-discover the human spirit within the sacred totality. His own insights into our destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species are expressed and his persuasive case for an interreligious dialogue to better confront contemporary environmental challenges is laid out. A weekly reading guide will be available with key themes, questions to ponder, reflection exercises and group discussion.

Format: Zoom | The facilitator will be on Zoom.
Pick up your free book at The Well, available to all participants.

Facilitator: Judith Keller

Judith Keller lives on the unceded lands of the Kombumerri people of the wider Bundjalung language nation, at Southport, South of Brisbane, in the bioregion of S.E.Queensland on the East coast of Australia. Judith’s background is in education, spirituality and the arts. She holds an M.Ed (Rel.Ed) from Boston College. She held academic positions in schools and universities in Australia. Today Judith describes herself as a cosmic contemplative, a writer and artist. She is a curator of immersive and contemplative online spaces weaving silence, poetry, music, and texts drawing on writers such as Thomas Berry, Brian Swimme and Joanna Macy. She is an experienced reading group facilitator. She completed a Certificate in Deeptime leadership with the Deeptime Network. Judith is a member of Sisters of Earth, TreeSisters, ANSD – Australian Network for Spiritual Directors, ARRCC – Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, and ALN – the Australian Labyrinth Network.

Thanks to our generous donors, scholarships are available! If a scholarship would help you participate, we encourage you to apply. Click here to fill out the scholarship form.

Zoom registrants will receive the Zoom link and passcode via email within 3 business days of registration. A reminder will be sent the day before the program. If you have questions or didn’t receive an email, please visit our General Information page.

Online registration closes 24 hours before the program begins. If you have any registration requests after this time, please email us and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.