AN INVITATION TO AN INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEW - with guest Reverend Dr. Randy Woodley Randy outlines a traditional North American Indigenous worldview (Harmony Way) of caretaking, co-operation and community as opposed to the Western worldview of conquest, exploitation, and individualism. He argues that the former is akin to the ancient Hebrew vision of shalom, and vital for healing and maintaining the Creator’s “community of creation.” WEBSITES: Randy Woodley: www.randywoodley.com Reverend Dr. Randy Woodley (Keetoowah Cherokee) is a prolific author, and recognized activist, leader and teacher in the fields of Indigenous and intercultural studies, theology, ecology and missiology. Woodley and his wife, Edith, are co-sustainers of Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm and Seeds. Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice: www.eloheh.org Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice focuses on developing, implementing and teaching sustainable and regenerative earth practices. “Eloheh” (pronounced Ay-luh-hay) is a Cherokee Indian word meaning harmony, wholeness, abundance and peace. Eloheh Farm and Seeds: www.elohehseeds.com “We now have our own seed company, and we are trying to preserve open-pollinated organic seeds, many native species, and heirloom seeds... and that’s all very important to us... I would say every bit as important as our theological work because I don’t see a difference between them.” - Randy Woodley BOOKS: Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision By Randy S. Woodley (2012 Eerdmans) Randy parallels a traditional Native American social harmony ethic (which he calls The Harmony Way) with the ancient Hebrew vision of Shalom. Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview: A Decolonized Approach to Christian Doctrine By Randy Woodley (2022 Baker Academic) Randy critiques the worldview that undergirds the North American church by dismantling assumptions regarding early North American histories and civilizations, offering a comparative analysis of worldviews, and demonstrating a decolonized approach to Christian theology. Mission and the Cultural Other: A Closer Look By Randy S. Woodley (2022, Cascade Books) Randy offers a critique of the modern colonial missions project from the perspective of its casualties. Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth By Randy Woodley 2022 Broadleaf Books Creation is always teaching us. Our task is to look, and to listen, and to live well. Through meditations and ideas for reflection and action, Randy guides the reader on a one-hundred-day journey to reconnect with creation and Creator. ONLINE LECTURES: Indigenous Spirit: Weaving Justice and Peace in a Wounded Land 2022 Rutlen Lecture at Luther Seminary with Dr. Randy Woodley The Myth of History and Progressive Civilization 2019 Hayward Lectures at Acadia Divinity College with Dr. Randy Woodley SONG: Wouldn’t You Love to Know? Music and Lyrics by Steve Bell | Signpost Music (performance video)