Do Joel Salatin Events Practice "Local Theologizing?"
As advertised in earlier posts, the Alaska Design Forum brought Joel Salatin to Alaska this week. The goal was to inspire events aimed at designing a more effective and integrated food system for Alaska Grown foods. Last night Salatin joined a group of leaders in Alaska’s food system. The panel presentation, followed by a spirited discussion from the crowd that gathered, approached becoming an exercise in local theologizing Cindee, my spouse, served as moderator for the evening, and did a great job. She, and the whole team that put this together, brought an amazing week of learning and collaborating to Alaska. I’m so proud of the good work she is doing with these other wonderful folks. Local theologizing is a process that draws together people from local communities to take practical actions for their communities based on Christian ethics. It requires a collaborative effort for defining the issue, seeing what is possible, and planning actions based on our bes