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Norman Wirzba

@nwirzba.bsky.social
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Duke University, Theology, Philosophy, Environmental Humanities, guitar, cake

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Christian Century @christiancentury.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is trustworthy in its teaching that every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by God as good and beautiful.” – @nwirzba.bsky.social on Wendell Berry (1934–2026)
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Wendell Berry’s vision of a sacred world
Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is correct: Every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by...
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Why read Wendell Berry?
Theologian Norman Wirzba reflects on what he has learned about theology and Creation as a longtime friend and student of Wendell Berry.
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Norman Wirzba - Interfaith Lecture Series - Chautauqua County Events, Local Businesses & Resources | My CHQ
Norman Wirzba is Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology & Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Ethics.
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Come along! This event is free and open to the public
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Now in Korean translation
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matthewdickerson.bsky.social @matthewdickerson.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Want to live on (escape to) another planet? I understand the impulse! Here’s a profound and important idea from my current read: “This Sacred Life”, by philosopher & writer Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social whose many books I have found deeply thoughtful and moving. #goodbooks #transhumanism
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
And here it is in the flesh! @dukedivinity.bsky.social
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Available now at Wipf & Stock publishers
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Christian Century @christiancentury.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“In his magnificent new book, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social shows how, when it comes to rivers, our purportedly rational minds have become impounded, even stagnant.” – review by @nwirzba.bsky.social www.christiancentury.org/books/river-...
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A river runs through us
Robert Macfarlane helps us appreciate that life is not a possession. It is a process we participate...
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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
"Wirzba’s book finds its strength in its lack of naivete." —Englewood Review of Books on Love's Braided Dance, now 50% off at yalebooks.com.
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Norman Wirzba - Love's Braided Dance [Feature Review] - The Englewood Review of Books
Feature Review of Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirzba (Yale University Press, 2024) Reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake
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Justin Cober-Lake @justinc-l.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
"Hope ... is a scarce commodity, but under Wirzba’s rubric, hope is neither scarce nor a commodity, as long as we understand what it truly is, and are willing to cultivate it." My review of @nwirzba.bsky.social's *Love's Braided Dance*: englewoodreview.org/norman-wirzb... @erbks.bsky.social
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Norman Wirzba - Love's Braided Dance [Feature Review] - The Englewood Review of Books
Feature Review of Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirzba (Yale University Press, 2024) Reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake
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Anna Pinckney Straight @apstraight.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Welcoming @nwirzba.bsky.social to First Presbyterian Church, New Bern. What a good day!
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Gratia Léger @gratialeger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
What a refreshing passage. I have known this all my life, but am constantly chivvied for not buying into the American cult of optimism. From Norman Wirzba, Love’s Braided Dance
Hope and optimism are not the same thing. In fact, optimism often works against hope because it does bot sufficiently  acknowledge or protest against the injustices that currently degrade and destroy life. As the literary and cultural critic Terry Eagleton has persuasively argued, optimists tend to be rather conservative in their outlook and all too accepting of the status quo. They put their trust in the “essential soundness of the present” and do not have the creativity or energy to work for a more praiseworthy future. There can be a fundamental blindness, even dishonesty, in the cheery optimist’s outlook because it dies not properly name or adequately account for the injustices of the past or present.
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Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology @religion-ecology.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Congratulations to @nwirzba.bsky.social for this well-deserved award celebrating his wonderful book, Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Facing the future together: The difference between hope and optimism — and why it matters - ABC Religion & Ethics
Whereas an optimist’s life is easy because so little is expected of them, a hopeful life is hard because it depends on people committing themselves to link hands and hearts with others in the creation...
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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Hope as an act of love
Theologian Norman Wirzba’s account of hope is compelling precisely because it is so grounded in harsh...
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
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Opinion | The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.
Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Come along! kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
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“Love's Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: […]
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collin cornell @collincornell.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
i can’t find the two cities podcast on here but this interview w @nwirzba.bsky.social was excellent, i recommend! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Episode #257 - Hope in the Time of Crisis with Professor Norman Wirzba
Podcast Episode · The Two Cities · 12/25/2024 · 57m
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Mark your calendars! @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
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“Love's Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: […]
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Commonweal @commonwealmagazine.org · 12/12/2024
On a NEW EPISODE of the Commonweal podcast, @nwirzba.bsky.social explains why hope is not something we can have, but an action we need to perform. www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
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‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
On this episode, Norman Wirzba explains why hope is not a thing we ‘have,’ but an action we must do.
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Really enjoyed this conversation with @commonweal.bsky.social @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
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‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
On this episode, Norman Wirzba explains why hope is not a thing we ‘have,’ but an action we must do.
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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Episode 206: Love’s Braided Dance w/ Norman Wirzba
Podcast Episode · The Deep Dive · 12/05/2024 · 58m
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
So this latest by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is simply magnificent!
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Happening now at the @yalepress.bsky.social booth at the SBL/AAR meeting
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hard at work
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Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This is what I have been up to lately @yalepress.bsky.social
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