Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and Spirituality
The Earthkeepers Podcast promotes global connection among ecological-minded people who believe that earth care is an integral part of spiritual life. Through conversations about topics like ecology, climate change, gardening, farming, social enterprise, theology, environmental justice, outdoor recreation, conservation and community development, we aim to inspire a movement of ordinary earthkeepers who will help heal the world.
Episodes
127 episodes
127. Eating as Earthcare: Shifting Toward a Plant-based Diet, with Jessica Schroeder
In this engaging conversation, Forrest speaks with Jo Swinney and Jessica Schroeder about their journeys in environmental stewardship, mindful eating, and the role of food in community building. They explore the impact of food choices on the en...
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Season 6
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Episode 126
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53:38
126. Do One Thing: Earthkeeping as a Lifestyle, with Ruth Valerio
In this episode Forrest, along with Christine Sine, talk with Ruth Valerio—a British author, speaker, and activist who is passionate about both social justice and environmental justice. In this conversation, Ruth shares her journey of faith and...
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Season 6
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Episode 126
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34:48
125. Environmental Entrepreneurship: The Business of Earthkeeping, with Cassinia’s Paul Dettman
In these times of environmental crisis, it becomes crucial for us to think innovatively—even experimentally—to find ways to protect and advocate for the earth. In this conversation, Paul Dettmann shares insights into Cassinia, an organization d...
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Season 6
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Episode 125
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47:38
124. Practices for a Wilder Spirituality: Victoria Loorz’ New Field Guide to Church of the Wild
If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that one of our frequent—and recent—guests is Victoria Loorz, one of the founders of the Wild Church movement. In this conversation, she discusses her book Field Guide to Church of the Wild, wh...
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Season 6
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Episode 124
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40:16
123. Faith and Farming in Chicagoland: Matt and Mary Anne Ryan of Vineyard Green
As always, Earthkeepers is on the lookout for stories of faith communities who are creating new, imaginative ways to integrate creation care into the values and practices of faith life. In episode 121 for example, we spoke with folks at the Rai...
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Season 6
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Episode 123
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33:32
122. “All Our Relatives”—Learning to be Part of Creation, with Lenore Three Stars
This is a podcast interview that took place almost five years ago. We’ve chosen to air that episode again because it really speaks about the formative stages of the Earthkeepers podcast, and serves as a reminder that one of our core purposes ha...
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Season 6
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Episode 122
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35:51
121. Urban Earthkeepers: Greening the Church and the Neighborhood
Earthkeepers podcast is committed to helping communities think creatively and boldly about ways they might care for the places where they live. In this episode, Forrest chats with three people—Rachel, Logan, and Celize—about the ways in which R...
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Season 6
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Episode 121
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36:00
120. Edgewalking: Finding New Vision in Wilderness (part 2) with Victoria Loorz
At the end of last year, Forrest spoke with Victoria Loorz about the ways in which a more ecologically-conscious faith offers hope for “edgewalkers”— a term used to describe Christ followers who have moved away from the center of conventional c...
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Season 6
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Episode 120
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43:16
119. Edgewalking: Finding New Vision in Wilderness (part I) with Victoria Loorz
In recent past episodes you might recall hearing the term “edgewalkers”—and by that term, we mean those of us who have moved away from the center of conventional church and faith praxis, and moved toward the creative edges of the institutional ...
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Season 5
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Episode 119
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40:54
118. Welcoming Creation: A Celtic Advent Reflection, with Christine Sine and Brother Seán Aherne
Toward the end of the year Earthkeepers podcast always releases a special holiday episode that breaks from the usual interview mode. In this episode, we’re gifting a passage from our friend Christine Sine’s book called Celtic Advent: Follow...
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Season 5
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Episode 118
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10:46
117. Surviving and Thriving: Earthkeeping after the Election
What are the prospects for the planet now that Trump has been re-elected? What are the implications of the recent election in terms of how we advocate and care for the earth? In this urgent no-frills episode, James and Forrest offer thoughts on...
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Season 5
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Episode 117
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17:08
116. Pt. 2 The Great Search: John Philip Newell: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home
In this episode James and Forrest continue with the second part of a conversation with John Philip Newell about his new book, The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home. In this book, John Philip arg...
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Season 5
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Episode 116
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34:54
115. Pt. 1 John Philip Newell: The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home (Part One)
James and Forrest have a conversation with John Philip Newell about his new book, The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home. In this book, John Philip argues for a re-imagining of how we relate to c...
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Season 5
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Episode 115
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27:54
114. Uprooted: Refugee Trauma and the Healing Power of Art, with Hale Gencel
Host Forrest Inslee discusses the profound impact of displacement on individuals and communities, particularly in the context of refugees. He speaks with Hale Gencel, a Turkish mental health professional and artist, who utilizes art as a therap...
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Season 5
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Episode 114
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33:00
113. Agrarian Spirit: Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land with Norman Wirzba
In this archive episode Forrest and James talk to Norman Wirzba, professor and author of a book called Agrarian Spirit: Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land. In this book, Dr. Wirzba makes the case for a kind of spirituality that...
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Season 5
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Episode 113
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1:02:01
112. The God of Wild Places, with Tony Jones and Christine Sine
This is a different sort of episode from our normal format. Basically, it is a small book review followed by a conversation between that book’s author and Christine Sine. The book is called The God of Wild Places, by a chap named Tony ...
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Season 5
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Episode 112
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28:39
111. How Nature Heals: Learning to be Present to Place, with Leah Kostamo
Leah Kostamo, a counselor and spiritual director, discusses the ways in which her helping practices integrate and collaborate with nature. She emphasizes the shared meaning of caring for creation as a way of joining in God’s work and finding ho...
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Season 5
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Episode 111
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54:58
110. Spiritual Practices for Creation Care: Becoming People of Restoration, with Liuan Huska
Forrest talks with Liuan Huska, about her work with what she calls “liturgies of restoration.” Commissioned by the Au Sable Institute, Liuan has developed a workbook, which is now the basis of a course—one that helps people to explore how habit...
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Season 5
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Episode 110
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24:14
109. Learning the Art—and Heart—of Science: The Work of Au Sable Institute
Forrest, the Earthkeepers podcast host, also works for the Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship on Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington State. This episode focuses on one of PRI's partners, an organization called the Au Sa...
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Season 5
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Episode 109
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42:15
108. Being a Good Relative in the Family of Creation: An archive episode with Randy Woodley
In recognition of the recent summer solstice, we are releasing an episode from the podcast archives. This is in fact an episode from season one, a conversation with Randy Woodley. Out of all the episodes we’ve done, this episode has been listen...
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Season 5
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Episode 108
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37:40
107. Greening Real Estate: Ecology, Community, and Bees, with Wes Willison
In this episode (part two of the conversation begun in the last episode) Forrest and Wes focus more directly on the overarching theme of season five: the idea that every vocation can somehow be made greener—and that in almost every job we can f...
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Season 5
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Episode 107
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40:04
106. A Millennial's Take on Our Climate Future, with Wes Willison
In this podcast we speak often of the particular concerns of younger generations—including Gen X, Millennials and Gen Alpha. We try to pay attention to voices representing these generations, knowing that they are the ones who will ultimately su...
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Season 5
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Episode 106
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44:19
105. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, with Brian McLaren
Back in 2001, Brian McLaren wrote a book called A New Kind of Christian. For many, it turned out to be a revolutionary book that explored a kind of faith outside the boxes of mainstream Christianity—a faith that challenged tired, unhel...
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Season 5
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Episode 105
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46:40
104. Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos, with Leah Rampy
Every now and then, Earthkeepers features an interview with an author about a new book, but only ones that we recommend . That is certainly the case with Leah Rampy’s new offering, called Earth and Soul: Reconnecting Amid Climate Chao...
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Season 5
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Episode 104
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44:15
103. Growing Little Earthkeepers: Shauna Causey of the South Whidbey Preschool
On this podcast, we talk often about the importance of creative, out-of-the box thinking when it comes to making a difference in promoting earth care and fighting against climate change. In this conversation, we find out what such innovative pr...
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Season 5
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Episode 103
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36:24