A journey of theological exploration with the tattooed theologian Dillon Naber Cruz
This week I sat down with Dr. Lee Barrett of Lancaster Theological Seminary/Moravian University to talk about permaculture and theology for his seminary ethics class. He asked me a few broad questions and allowed me to take the conversation wherever it flowed. His students are assigned my book Go Golden: Applying a Universal Religious Teaching …
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I've been a permaculture enthusiast since my first Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in 2007. In 2010, I completed my Advanced Permaculture course in Permaculture teaching and then co-lead the first ever Permaculture Design Course in Lancaster, PA. In 2012, I led the first PDC at the Hawai'i Institute of Pacific Agriculture on the Big Island …
I sat down with Jon and Nat Turney on their podcast to talk about my new book Theological Musings Volume 1 . Podcast: This Is Not Church https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Musings-Collected-Tattooed-Theologian/dp/1957007710?&linkCode=sl1&tag=quoir02-20&linkId=4b19fce75b27ebd5e8de55542dc96c70&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Last night I sat down to talk with Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas about permaculture, the golden rule, and my latest book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsFupLZUHi0 You can find my books here: Go Golden Theological Musings
Earlier this year I did an unscripted author talk in a seminary ethics class at my Alma mater. The recording is below. In it I discuss my book Go Golden, my theological evolution and how permaculture informs my personal canon within the canon. Please share widely. Be sure to look for my forthcoming book Theological …
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. 1 Timothy 6:10 Our economic system is capitalistic and it has been since Europeans first invaded the North American continent centuries ago. …
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Biblical scripture speaks to the beauty of our home planet, the need to take care of it, and I believe command to reverence it as well. The Orthodox Church in America notes that reverence is hard to define, saying that it can be seen in attitudes of wonder, awe, submission or respect, along with veneration, …
Recently, I was invited to be the 'Heretic of the Week' on the delightful Heretic Happy Hour podcast as part of their series on the Sermon on the Mount. It was a perfect way to introduce people to the concept of permaculture being a way to live out the golden rule and inform our day-to-day …
When I was a child and into my high school years, I was made to say the "Pledge of Allegiance." This nationalistic pledge is still said in some schools today despite the fact that it is quite dangerous for anyone to say for a variety of reasons, which I will highlight below. For Christians, it …
In permaculture design, one of the principles is to make the least change for the greatest effect. One of the reasons to do this is to ensure that one doesn't overdo something--like I did while trimming my beard the other day which left me with some designer stubble rather than a full beard...Another reason, in …
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