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Bluegrass at the Boston Roundtable

Posted on | November 19, 2009 | No Comments

Last week I spent some time in the Boston area, where I helped lead Tom Porter’s seminar on Restorative Justice at Boston University School of Theology before moving on to Andover Newton Theological School, where I had a series of events introducing people to Red Clay, Blood River. Prof. Mark Burrows coordinated the events and collaborated with me in the composition of a worship service in their new chapel based on the Roundtable model. The conversation at table drew on Scripture, the “Ecologue” in the novel, and responses from Prof. Burrows. The musicians — piano, harmonica, guitar, and banjo — made me feel right at home! It was a spirited assembly indeed. You can see the text of the liturgy on my Wisdom’s Table website.
In the evening about thirty-five people gathered for a conversation about the novel hosted by the Boston Theological Institute ethics faculty. The spirited and insightful discussion among many old friends and newcomers provided a remarkable evening.
My thanks to my hosts, Mark Burrows and Sharon Thornton, and to all who participated!

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  • Red Clay Blood River

    Red Clay, Blood River is a story told by Earth about two brothers from Germany and an enslaved South African woman whose lives bind together America’s “Trail of Tears” and South Africa’s simultaneous “Great Trek” of 1838.

    Memories of their journeys through oppression, estrangement and reconciliation reverberate in the lives of three contemporary students brought together by their interests in ecology. Through their often difficult friendship and a surprising discovery they begin to unravel the mystery of their estrangements, struggles, and deep connections to each other and to the earth.

    Based on extensive research in the United States, South Africa, and England, this book takes readers through a sweeping saga of love and conflict in the context of emigration, invasion, slavery, and exploitation. Through its stories we are invited to see our fractured human history from within the sensibilities of an earth that seeks the flourishing of all creatures and transcends their deaths within its life.

    I welcome you to read Excerpts from Red Clay Blood River.

    You can also view some Reader's Responses to the book.

    If you are already reading Red Clay, Blood River, check out the Reader's Guide and Glossary of Names.

    If you are in a Book Club, go to the Guide for Discussion Groups.

    If you want to know more about people who helped me in writing this book check out the People Present at the Creation.

  • Where to buy Red Clay Blood River

    Booklocker--also in ebook version (PDF)
    Amazon
    Amazon Kindle Version
    Barnes and Noble

    In South Africa at www.Loot.co.za and www.Kalahari.net

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