Ecowomanist Wisdom: Embracing Spiritual Rest and Active Compassion
During this program we are invited to enter into a communal space of critical learning about the discourse of Ecowomanism, while also practicing contemplative modes of inquiry. Participants will examine epistemologies about the sacred earth from the perspective of women of African descent. Consideration of how these women’s understandings help shape new direction for sustainable practice in the healthy balance of earth community. Using Christian meditation practices will enable the participants to center the heart, while listening to earth, thus opening one up to new creative ways of engaging social justice and environmental care.
Resource Persons: Melanie l. Harris, PhD, and Naomi O. Harris,
D.Min, will team present this dynamic program on Ecowomanism. Melanie
has a doctorate from Union theological Seminary, NYC. She presently is
the Associate Professor of Religion and Ethics at Texas Christian
University, Fort Worth, TX. She has also been a visiting faculty member
of Iliff School of Theology Denver, CO. and a visiting scholar, Ford
Foundation Womanist Scholars Program at the Interdenominational
Theological Center
Atlanta, GA. Dr Harris is an accomplished singer and ordained minister
in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Her book on Ecowomanism will
be published by Orbis. Naomi Harris has her M.Div. from Iliff School of
Theology in Denver, Colorado and is presently the Secretary to the Board
of Trustees at Iliff School of Theology.