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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About William J. Everett
In my teaching career I authored eight books and numerous articles in social ethics and religion. After over thirty years of academic work — in Germany, India, and South Africa as well as in the United States — I wanted to turn my hand to a poetically written novel to probe the issues of ecological and human reconciliation.
When I am not writing, I create furniture for worship settings. For more about my work, go to www.WisdomsTable.net, where you will also find galleries of artwork by my wife Sylvia, whose ancestors were the original inspiration for Red Clay, Blood River. Click to read my complete bio...
About 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.
Click to read more...