Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology Spotlights: Trees for Earth Day, with Beth Norcross, Leah Rampy, & Laura Pustarfi

Leah Rampy, Beth Norcross, and I were interviewed by Sam Mickey for the Yale Forum on Ecology and Religion Spotlights podcast, which aired on April 22, 2025.

Many thanks to Sam for the invitation and interview.

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On this special Earth Day episode of Spotlights, we feature the work of three writers who focus on the wonderful world of trees: Beth Norcross, Leah Rampy, and Laura Pustarfi. Beth and Leah are the authors of the new book (released on Earth Day 2025), Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees. Laura is the editor of an anthology (co-edited with David Macauley), The Wisdom of Trees: Thinking Through Arboreality (forthcoming in June 2025). Enjoy this thought-provoking discussion about trees and the questions they raise about agency, value, intelligence, wisdom, and relationality.

For more information about Discovering the Wisdom of Trees, see the publisher's website: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/...
For more information about The Wisdom of Trees: Thinking Through Arboreality, see the publisher's website: https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Wis...
Also check out the many offering that Beth Norcross has assembled at The Center for Spirituality in Nature: https://www.centerforspiritualityinna...
Find more information about Leah Rampy's work here: https://www.leahmoranrampy.com/

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