Jim Robinson - Spirituality, Sustainability, and Social Justice: Embodying "Integral Ecology" with Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Presented for the Tuesdays with Merton Series, May 9, 2023.
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Jim Robinson - Spirituality, Sustainability, and Social Justice: Embodying "Integral Ecology" with Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Presented for the Tuesdays with Merton Series, May 9, 2023.
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From August 12, 1966 through February 18, 1968, Thomas Merton and Rosemary Radford Ruether engaged in a vibrant exchange of nearly 40 letters. In this talk, Robinson builds on this existing exchange by placing passages from Merton’s and Ruether’s broader bodies of work into conversation. He specifically lifts up insights from Merton and Ruether that can aid us in imagining and incarnating sustainable lives, communities, and societies that are grounded in spirituality and committed to social justice. In the process, he considers the links between Merton’s insights, Ruether’s insights, and Pope Francis’s promotion of an “integral ecology.”
Jim Robinson is a member of the Religious Studies Department at Iona University, where he serves as Director of the Thomas Merton Contemplative Initiative and Associate Director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit. He received his PhD in Theology from Fordham University, his MTS from Harvard Divinity School, and his BA from Drew University. He is a recent ITMS Shannon Fellow and a GreenFaith Fellow. He is actively involved in a number of lay Catholic communities committed to embodying spirituality, ecology, and social justice, including Agape Community in Hardwick, MA, and Benincasa Community in Guilford, CT.
Jim Robinson is a member of the Religious Studies Department at Iona University, where he serves as Director of the Thomas Merton Contemplative Initiative and Associate Director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit. He received his PhD in Theology from Fordham University, his MTS from Harvard Divinity School, and his BA from Drew University. He is a recent ITMS Shannon Fellow and a GreenFaith Fellow. He is actively involved in a number of lay Catholic communities committed to embodying spirituality, ecology, and social justice, including Agape Community in Hardwick, MA, and Benincasa Community in Guilford, CT.
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Robinson, Jim See all items with this value
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2023 May 9 See all items with this value
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© Jim Robinson
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Ecology. See all items with this value
Ruether, Rosemary Radford See all items with this value
Social justice. See all items with this value
Spirituality. See all items with this value
Sustainability. See all items with this value
Duration
63 minutes
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Tuesdays with Merton lecture See all items with this value