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Abstract

Hosts Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtree explore dominionist readings of Genesis, ecofeminist correctives, and Haudenosaunee fire stewardship with Kimberly Carfore to imagine repairing relationships with Earth.

Episode Themes #

• Dominionist readings of Genesis 1:28 fueled the Doctrine of Discovery, witch burnings, and modern domination systems; the episode surfaces Indigenous and ecofeminist correctives.
• Haudenosaunee fire stewardship and creation stories foreground the agency of the natural world and reciprocal relations with Earth.
• Wilderness experiences and ecofeminist theology as pathways to collaborative healing between men and women.
• Grappling with ancestral histories to understand present injustices and work toward a just future.
• Centering Indigenous values and wisdom to address socio-ecological crises and reorient dominant Christian traditions.
• Imagining "Earth as Mother God" as a theological frame to replace domination with relationship.

Resources #

• Wild Women Offers a Supportive Environment for Women to Learn and Grow
• Sallie McFague's article The World as God’s Body
• Val Plumwood's archive
• The New Ecozoic Reader, Issue 9 (Religion and Ecology)
• book1
• book2
• book3

Credits #

• Music: Onondaga Social Dance songs performed by Orris Edwards and Regis Cook
• Producers: Jordan Loewen-Colón, Adam DJ Brett
• Show notes: Adam DJ Brett