Interfaith
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Creation Spirituality Gathering – short talk on transforming trauma
Part of a weekend of programming based on the universe story and the work of Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme, JD will present about 15 minutes on intergenerational trauma and cultural heritage. Register here. Suggested donation $25, but no one turned away. The organizer says: "Donations are welcomed but no one will be turned away, […]
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Interrogating My Euro-American Heritage
This is a webinar created for the UUA General Assembly in Baltimore, MD, co-produced and led with Ann Stillwater. I'm awaiting word about whether it's limited to conference attendees. Description: Where did white supremacy culture come from? The study of trauma and the science of epigenetics offer clues. Science Ambassador JD Stillwater shares his anti-racism […]
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Awe, A Superhighway to the Spiritual Core
JD will present virtually. IRAS members can attend the conference, or any session, remotely. Membership is a very reasonable $40 ($25 for limited income). Description/Abstract: Recent research on the human emotion of awe reveals that it is a wide superhighway from the outside world directly into our spiritual core. Researchers studying awe find themselves forced […]
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Harrisburg – Bædlings, Two-Spirits, and the Science of Sex
Unitarian Church of Harrisburg PA 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesThe biology and physiology of sex and gender have come a long way from what you learned in high school. JD Stillwater reviews some surprising truths about how you got to be the sex you are, why you probably don’t know what sex chromosomes you have, and how a spirituality based in truth and integrity […]
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Fargo ND – Awetheism Pt 2: Awe, Science, and Meaningful Well-Being
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesIn this sequel to Part 1, waterfalls cascade us deeper into the science of awe, including: the wonderful word “eudaemonia”; the gifts of people who are pre-disposed to experience awe; and the relations between awe, wonder, spirituality, and ambiguity. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89205628451Note: Starts at 12 PM Eastern Time.
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Harmony, NC – Hands-on Climate Science
Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United StatesAn all-day workshop and lab experience in the Wild Goose Festival Science Tent. Do some serious playing with climate-related science experiments. Requires pre-registration. This is a pre-festival event, with additional fee. Get tickets here: https://wildgoosefest.festivalpro.com/form/ktGaUaJDpvgmNYQfXnul/73 For a ticket discount, use code "A-JDS" (without quotes). More on the Wild Goose Festival: https://wildgoosefestival.org
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Harmony, NC – White People: Trauma & Epigenetics
Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United StatesSome aspects of our inherited cultural system are clearly harmful to our planet, our descendants, and our own humanity. Those ongoing dysfunctions may be manifestations of deep historical trauma, embedded in our bodies epigenetically and in our religious and cultural systems. Learn about epigenetic inheritance, and discuss some paths to healing. This is a session […]
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Harmony, NC – Awe: A Spiritual Superhighway for All Faiths
Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United StatesNew scientific research on the feeling of awe is... well... awesome! We now know: awe underlies most religious experience; awe makes us feel small but connected, and changes our brains; awe makes us better, more moral people; and that awe is the every-person's spiritual experience. In this awe-invoking presentation, we'll explore awe as a path […]
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Harmony, NC – Stories That Stick
Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United StatesJD was selected to tell a personal true story in a MoTH-style story-telling event at Wild Goose. Should be fun. This is a session at the Wild Goose festival. Get tickets here: https://wildgoosefest.festivalpro.com/form/ktGaUaJDpvgmNYQfXnul/73 For a ticket discount, use code "A-JDS" (without quotes). More on the Wild Goose Festival: https://wildgoosefestival.org
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Pottstown, PA – Bædlings, Two-Spirits, and the Science of Sex
UUFPottstown 1565 South Keim Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe biology and physiology of sex and gender have come a long way from what you learned in high school. JD Stillwater reviews some surprising truths about how you got to be the sex you are, why you probably don’t know what sex chromosomes you have, and how a spirituality based in truth and integrity […]
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Global – One Song: The Science of Oneness
North American Unitarian AssociationFor millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to […]
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Dahlonega, GA – Awetheism Pt. 3: It’s Explosive! Awe as a Tool
Georgia Mountains UUC (GMUUC) 3155 Morrison Moore Pkwy E, Dahlonega, Georgia, United StatesIn this explosive service, JD explores how awe can be manipulated for better and worse, in recreation, politics, education, and war. We will probe the boundary between awe and horror, and consider things that snap, crackle, pop, and echo through culverts, saxophones, and history. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86455671980?pwd=cXBnM2pDVU9TZkoxVnlYZEVYYi92Zz09#success
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Pottstown, PA – Ancestors: Honoring Them; Becoming Them
UUFPottstown 1565 South Keim Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United StatesAncestors - everyone has them, and (spoiler alert!) most of them are dead. Euro-American culture isn’t very good at death; we are so scared of death we’ve perverted the one day each year our ancestors set aside for remembering them to instead focus on giving children candy and expressing our fear with giant inflatable spiders. […]
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Fargo ND – Awetheism Pt. 3: It’s Explosive! – Awe as a Tool
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesIn this explosive service, JD explores how awe can be manipulated for better and worse, in recreation, politics, education, and war. We will probe the boundary between awe and horror, and consider things that snap, crackle, pop, and echo through culverts, saxophones, and history. Note: Starts at 12 PM Eastern Time.
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Verdugo Hills, CA – TBA
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaDescription will follow once a topic is chosen. Stream on Zoom. Note: 10:30 Pacific Time! 1:30 Eastern. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86366232290?pwd=b1dYU3dkTEloRzc3NU5xYkZRcGhnQT09#success
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Awe module for Spiritual Direction course
This isn't a public event, but I'm so tickled to be doing it that I'm putting it on the public calendar. I'm on the faculty for a certification course for Spiritual Directors run by a Franciscan order. I'll teach a class on awe as a source of spiritual enrichment, and another in the spring on […]
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Abilene, TX – Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest – Awe, Science, Religion, and Eudaemonia
Recent research into the experience of awe reveals that awe makes us feel small but also deeply connected. The experience of awe is something all the world’s religions have in common. Awe makes us better people, with greater life happiness, generosity, and purpose (eudaemonia). JD Stillwater’s engaging multimedia presentation allows participants to experience awe as we explore […]
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California Interfaith Power & Light: Religious Naturalism and Climate Justice
Webinar / Vidcast format with Gregory Stevens, Northern California Director of CA-IPL. Watch here—check the IPL website—for the stream link. Note: starts at 6 PM Pacific Time.
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Sinai & Synapses Fellowship
CLAL - The Center for Learning and Leadership 440 Park Ave South, NYC, New York, United StatesThis is not a public event. JD will collaborate with other leaders in the science-and-religion dialogue in New York City for a fifth time (with more to come). Stay tuned for what comes of that collaboration! More on Sinai and Synapses here: https://sinaiandsynapses.org
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CANCELLED [Baedlings at Verdugo Hills]
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaApologies to anyone planning to attend. The host community is small, and hoped there would be enough energy from other nearby communities, and it just didn't quite happen. Next time!
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Los Alamos – One Song: The Science of Oneness
Los Alamos Unitarian Church 1738 N. Sage Loop St., Los Alamos, New Mexico, United StatesAn evening interfaith event co-sponsored by the Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum and the Los Alamos Unitarian Church. Description of the talk: With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of discoveries from mainstream science that reveal an underlying connectedness in everything from human bodies to […]
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Pottstown, PA – Mystery: Koans of Science
UUFPottstown 1565 South Keim Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United StatesToday's culture war pushes us to perceive spirituality and science as enemies, and holds up a false dichotomy between reason and mystery. The universe as science reveals it speaks only of inherent unity, and holds up Mystery as both muse and ground of reason. Stream Link
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Fargo ND – Magic Recipes
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesEggs and seeds are quintessential symbols of birth and spring, but did you ever really contemplate the magic that hides inside them? The new science of emergence is like 1+1 = poetry; it’s magic, but also rigorous science, and spring is full of this magical unfolding. The secret is (shhh…) we are that magic, too! […]
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Harrisburg, PA – One Song: The Science of Oneness (LP Version)
Unitarian Church of Harrisburg PA 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesWith help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of discoveries from mainstream science that reveal an underlying connectedness in everything from human bodies to ecosystems to the very fabric of space-time. Snacks and good company included! All proceeds go to the church.
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Hagerstown, MD – Awetheism Part 3: It’s Explosive! Awe as a Tool
UUCHagerstown 13245 Cearfoss Pike, Hagerstown, MarylandIn this explosive service, JD explores how awe can be manipulated for better and worse, in recreation, politics, education, and war. We will probe the boundary between awe and horror, and consider things that snap, crackle, pop, and echo through culverts, saxophones, and history.
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Harrisburg – Magic Recipes: Science and the Profound Meaning of Spring
Unitarian Church of Harrisburg PA 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesEggs and seeds are quintessential symbols of birth and spring, but did you ever really contemplate the magic that hides inside them? The new science of emergence is like 1+1 = poetry; it’s magic, but also rigorous science, and spring is full of this magical unfolding. The secret is (shhh…) we are that magic, too! […]
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Hagerstown, MD – Seasons of Love: Astronomy, Change, and You
UUCHagerstown 13245 Cearfoss Pike, Hagerstown, MarylandWe earthlings are caught up in an intimate and ancient dance with the sun, a dance that shaped our cultures, our religions, and our selves. Science Ambassador JD Stillwater explores the intimacy between astronomy, culture, and spirituality, and our annual path through the wheel of the year.
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Fargo ND – Bædlings, Two-Spirits, & the Science of Sex
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesThe biology and physiology of sex and gender have come a long way from what you learned in high school. JD Stillwater reviews some surprising truths about how you got to be the sex you are, why you probably don’t know what sex chromosomes you have, and how a spirituality based in truth and integrity […]
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Seekers’ Compass (AFSI) – Matter & Spirit
A webinar conversation exploring the relationship between science, spirit, and the natural world. JD Stillwater will share about his work and orientation, including how he approaches the relationship between matter and spirit, his engagement with traditional wisdom traditions, and how scientific discovery informs his understanding of the living world. Part of a series by All […]
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Webinar – “Multimedia in Interfaith Worship for Inspiration and Inclusion”
This is a live webinar created for the UUA General Assembly. It is limited to registered Assembly attendees. You can register here: https://uua.org. Description: When the spoken word is accompanied by captivating visual imagery, it's more engaging for everyone AND more accessible for the neurodiverse and members with varied learning styles. We will cover the […]
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Chatham, MA – One Song: The Science of Oneness
Chatham UU Meeting House 819 Main Street, Chatham, Massachusetts, United StatesFor millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to […]
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