• Raleigh, NC – Awe, Science, and Meaningful Well-Being

    Brookdale North Raleigh, NC 1200 Carlos Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

    Recent research into the experience of awe reveals that awe makes us feel small but also deeply connected. This in turn 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 this uniquely human emotion. With help from some truly […]

    Free
  • Wild Goose Festival

    Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United States

    Wild Goose Festival is a transformational community grounded in faith-inspired social justice. Live music, big-name presenters (Bill McKibben, Jacqui Lewis, Brian McLaren, Reggie Williams, JD Stillwater😁), conversations, camping, dancing, kids' activities, ... it's great fun! JD Stillwater founded and curates the Science Tent at the festival, a venue for presentations, activities, displays, and conversations about […]

  • Harmony, NC – Sin, Repentance, Grace; an Evolutionary Perspective

    Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United States

    Human Nature: are we inherently, fatally sinful? Or, does the fact that we evolved offer hope for our growth and wellness? (hint: why yes, yes it does!) Science ambassador JD Stillwater brings a (r)evolutionary perspective on the evolved aspects of human nature. Can nature offer anything like salvific grace? What good is repentance amidst nature’s […]

    $59
  • Harmony, NC – Sex & Evolution: a Love Affair, a Communion

    Wild Goose Festival at Van Hoy Farms 738 Jericho Rd, Harmony, North Carolina, United States

    Sexuality has been around for a billion years. Why? Asexual reproduction (copying oneself) is faster, more efficient, less prone to errors and mutations, and safer. Sexuality offers only one evolutionary advantage, and it’s one that the Wild Goose community embraces whole-heartedly: diversity. With flowers as our sensual tour guides, Science Ambassador JD Stillwater takes us […]

    $59
  • Lancaster, PA – Befriending the Thief 

    UU Church of Lancaster, PA 538 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Death is a thief that steals our loved ones, breaks our hearts, and ravages our lives. One of life’s few guarantees, death will come for each of us in time. What good is it? The natural world offers hints at deeper purposes that might help us befriend Death. Mary Oliver’s poetry often touched on death […]

    Free
  • Lancaster, PA – Monkey Business: Jane Goodall & Other Animals

    UU Church of Lancaster, PA 538 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Humans are special, right? We have tools, language, self-awareness, morality … or are we? Jane Goodall’s impressive legacy includes rescuing the science of animal behavior from its own religion-based dogma. Knowing we evolved, is it really so surprising that our cousins have qualities we once thought unique to us? Stream Link.

    Free
  • York, PA (music event)- Benefit concert for DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, with Voices in the Hall

    DreamWrights Community Center 100 Carlisle Avenue, York, Pennsylvania

    JD Stillwater joins with John Terlazzo and Voices in the Hall to raise money for Dreamwrights Community Center. JD will play percussion. DreamWrights offers inclusive, interactive opportunities for everyone regardless of age or experience. From camps and classes to full-scale productions of timeless tales and iconic stories, children and adults of all ages and skill levels will […]

    $15
  • Lancaster, PA – Love in Darkening Times

    UU Church of Lancaster, PA 538 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    As the turning Earth carries us into the deepening darkness of winter, and looming shadows of hate and hurt plunge the world into an anxious twilight, we pause. In such times, we draw closer, offering our mutual support and affection. In darkening times, we renew our commitment to all love’s forms, affirmed in word and […]

    Free

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