Seeing Nature as an Artist with Christy Berghoef and Thomas Jay Oord

Learning How to See with Brian McLaren

How does nature inspire your sense of creativity?

On this episode, we’re looking at nature through the artistic lens, with Brian McLaren and two gifted photographers, Christy Berghoef and Thomas Jay Oord. The conversation explores the ways in which their individual experiences and practices of photography have deepened their understanding and appreciation of the natural world, as well as the power of photography to inspire a deeper connection to the earth.

About the guests:

Dr. Christy Berghoef is a civil dialogue consultant, singer/songwriter, author, speaker, mother of four and church planting partner with her husband Bryan in the United Church of Christ. Much of her work and writing has centered around the intersection of faith & politics and nature & the human condition.

Thomas Jay Oord, Ph.D. is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. Oord directs the Center for Open and Relational Theology and doctoral students at Northwind Theological Seminary. He is an award-winning author and has written or edited more than thirty books. A gifted speaker, Oord lectures at universities, conferences, churches, and institutions. He is known for his contributions to research on love, science and religion, open and relational theology, the problem of suffering, and advocacy for the full inclusion of queer people.

Resources:

• The transcript for this episode can be found here.
• Brian referenced two of his books, Life After Doom and The Galapagos Islands.
• Christy referenced her Substack, you can check that out here.
• She also posts regularly on her Instagram account.
• Thomas referenced his website, you can check that out here.
• Additionally, we wanted to link you to the Center for Open and Relational Theology here.
• Find out more about musician April Stace here.

Connect with us:

• Have a response to Brian's call to action at the end of this episode, or a question in general? You can contact via two methods and we may feature your question on a listener questions episode later in the season.
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We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until November 20th, 2024.