‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not’ (Gen. 28.16).
How do we realise the goodness of earth? How do we come truly to be at home here? The world’s wisdom traditions teach there’s a necessary journey to be made, a pilgrimage without and within. We must leave a familiar way of seeing and being if we are to know ourselves and inhabit place anew. This ancient wisdom seems reflected in the extraordinary revival in recent decades of pilgrim routes such as the Camino de Santiago. But may it also be painfully undergone by those experiencing forced migration and exile from country? In this talk, Sarah Bachelard explores themes of place and displacement, pilgrimage and belonging, wondering how we learn to relate to earth so as to stand on holy ground.
Leader
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Sarah Bachelard
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Revd Dr Sarah Bachelard is a theologian and leads the Benedictus Contemplative Church in Canberra, Australia. She studied theology at Oxford with Rowan Williams. She is a leading teacher with the WCCM and gave the John Main Seminar in 2019, A Contemplative Christianity for Our Time (2020, Medio media) which is the title of her most recent book.
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