About this site
On this site I will post writings and information about the following subjects:
Red Clay, Blood River. Reflections on key themes in my novel, with reader responses and announcements of promotional events.
Restorative Justice. Reflections on themes of reconciliation, reparation, forgiveness, and human and ecological restoration.
Roundtable Ministries. Information, reflections, and information about forms of worship and community action that put the dynamics of circle conversations at the heart of religious faith. I am working on a small book on this topic.
Woodworking. Pictures of recent projects as well as reflections on woodworking, including materials toward a small book on woodworking and spirituality.
Ethics. Reflections on various topics, usually speaking to contemporary public life.
Ecology Ethics. Ecological concerns have shaped not only the novel, Red Clay, Blood River, but are also working their way into my work on restorative justice and reconciliation, as well as the Roundtable Ministries that give them expression. Woodworking is a practical engagement with the natural world that sustains us.
Poetry and Songs. Poetry that escapes the boundaries of my prose finds a place here. I also write occasional songs for Roundtable Worship and other occasions.
Your own comments and responses to these postings are most welcome!
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.
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