PROFESSOR NORMAN WIRZBA
The Divinity School at Duke University, United States
The Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation, in partnership with the Wethersfield Institute, invites you to join us for the third event of our online interview series Rooted: Cultivating a Green Philosophy.
Our next guest, Professor Norman Wirzba, is a distinguished academic working on the intersections of theology, philosophy, ecology and agrarian and environmental studies. Wirzba serves as the Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology at the Duke University Divinity School.
In conversation with our host, Grace Olmstead, Professor Wirzba will delve into the profound and pressing issues surrounding our relationship with the natural world and the philosophy that underpins responsible farming practices, sustainable agriculture, and environmental stewardship. He'll discuss the significance of localism, emphasizing the importance of connecting with our immediate communities and landscapes.
This event promises to be an illuminating exploration of how philosophy, theology, and ethics intersect with our role as caretakers of the Earth. Professor Wirzba's insights will shed light on the ways in which we can cultivate a greener and more sustainable future for ourselves and generations to come.
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About the Speakers
Professor Norman Wirzba is the Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology at Duke Divinity School and senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. His research is centered on a recovery of the doctrine of creation and a restatement of humanity in terms of its creaturely life. His publications include Agrarian Spirit: Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land, The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age, Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight, Way of Love: Recovering the Heart of Christianity, From Nature to Creation: A Christian Vision for Understanding and Loving Our World, Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating (in its 2nd Edition), and (with Fred Bahnson) Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to Reconcile with Creation. Professor Wirzba serves as general editor for the book series Culture of the Land: A Series in the New Agrarianism, published by the University Press of Kentucky, and is co-founder and executive committee member of the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology.
Grace Olmstead is a journalist and author of Uprooted: Recovering the Legacy of the Places We’ve Left Behind (Sentinel, 2021). Her writing, which focuses on farming, localism, and family, has been published in The American Conservative, The Week, The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Christianity Today, among others. A native of rural Idaho, she now lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband and three children.