36 episodes

Welcome to season one of Bristlecone Firesides — casual conversation around a virtual fireside about Faith, the Earth, the Universe, and Everything. In this first season, we will be exploring foundational themes of a spiritual practice rooted in the Earth. We are your hosts, Abbey and Madison. Join us as we strive to re-enchant the natural world with an ecologically-based spirituality that is centered in sacred texts, rooted in the Earth, and lived through activist issues facing us today.

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    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings

Welcome to season one of Bristlecone Firesides — casual conversation around a virtual fireside about Faith, the Earth, the Universe, and Everything. In this first season, we will be exploring foundational themes of a spiritual practice rooted in the Earth. We are your hosts, Abbey and Madison. Join us as we strive to re-enchant the natural world with an ecologically-based spirituality that is centered in sacred texts, rooted in the Earth, and lived through activist issues facing us today.

    27: Wielding the Two-Edged Sword of Science and Activism w/ Isabella Errigo

    27: Wielding the Two-Edged Sword of Science and Activism w/ Isabella Errigo

    Isabella Errigo is a grad student at Brigham Young University studying the effects of mega-fires on aquatic ecosystems. She joins Abbey and Madison around the fireside to talk about science, activism, and spirituality.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    26: Dog Days of Summer: Abbey’s Return!

    26: Dog Days of Summer: Abbey’s Return!

    The post 26: Dog Days of Summer: Abbey’s Return! appeared first on Bristlecone Firesides.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    25: The Present and Future of Mormon Earth Stewardship w/ Anna Thurston

    25: The Present and Future of Mormon Earth Stewardship w/ Anna Thurston

    Faith-based Earth stewardship in Utah may be undergoing a transition. The last few decades have been spent focusing on asking what our tradition has to say about how we can make it through the growing climate crisis. We have collected a robust foundation of statements from Church leaders and Scriptures on caring for the Earth. We have found leaders and created great content that reconnects us to the Earth and inspires us to live more simply. But is it enough? What do we do next? What do we build on this foundation?

    • 1 hr 32 min
    24: The Spiritual Value of Protecting Wild Utah

    24: The Spiritual Value of Protecting Wild Utah

    In this episode, Terri tells us about the spiritual and ecological value of Utah’s wilderness and what she has learned over the decades of working with SUWA and other organizations that defend sacred landscapes.

    • 54 min
    23: Jesus and the Desert Wild

    23: Jesus and the Desert Wild

    When put back into his historical context, Jesus becomes a radical and wild figure. In modern times, Jesus has been overly domesticated and stripped of his color, culture, and humanity. Brother James Jones and Brother Derek Knox of the Beyond the Block podcast join Abbey and Madison to talk about the wildness of Jesus Christ.

    • 1 hr 38 min
    22: Queerness and the Wild Earth

    22: Queerness and the Wild Earth

    Within the Latter-day Saint community, Queerness is the issue of the times. How both the institution and the community respond to the question of Queerness will largely determine the trajectory and success of the LDS Church and the broader Mormon project into the next century.

    • 1 hr 36 min

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