Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 12 p.m.
As part of the Social Justice Initiative: Cultivating Climate Justice, we will discuss the book When Time Is Short: Finding Our Way in the Anthropocene, by Timothy Beal, on Sunday, October 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Romer Room. The author will be joining us for the discussion via Zoom. Beal is an acclaimed religious studies writer and scholar whose six books explore matters of religion, ecology, and technology.
His newest book explores the role that capitalism and the Christian belief in human exceptionalism have played in justifying the plundering of Indigenous communities and the Earth’s resources. He discusses key biblical texts to anchor us in humbler conceptions of humans as earth creatures.
Author Timothy Beal will also be in Canton to deliver the Cultivating Climate Action Keynote address on Saturday, October 14 at 9:30 a.m., which is part of a full day of events. Beal is the Florence Harness Professor of Religion at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
These events are free and open to the public. Registration is appreciated.