Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

The nature of urban places simultaneously enchants us, educates us, and points us to the ever-presence of a wilderness beyond what we will ever see or experience. With attentiveness we discover that the places humans inhabit are far more biologically diverse than we imagined. With all the earth we share the presence of moon, clouds, weather, rooted

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the Hebrew book of Exodus, when Moses approaches the burning bush, the divine Voice orders, “Shed your sandals.” This is ordinarily translated as “take off” or “remove” your sandals, the way we would typically talk about our own shoes. But the original verb is more radical. Shed. Cast off. Leave behind. This is the verb we use for the great transit

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