Enter the Animal: Cross-species Perspectives on Grief and Spirituality – A Discussion Centered on Teya Brooks Pribac’s New Book Please join Counterpoint for an online discussion centered on Teya Brooks Pribac’s new book, Enter the Animal: Cross-species Perspectives on Grief and Spirituality (Sydney University Press, 2021) Date: 13 July 2021 Time: Read more
We Need Elders, Not Heroes By Kocku von Stuckrad When Barry Lopez’s long-awaited book Horizon came out earlier this year, I read it immediately with increasing excitement and admiration. Twenty-three years after his now-classic Arctic Dreams, Lopez presents us with a thorough reflection on the state of the planet, perceived Read more
Making a Mess By Alissa Jones Nelson My last blog post suggested that we need to think anew—personally and politically—about population growth and having children in the light of the current ecological crisis. I drew on Donna Haraway’s pithy directive to “make kin, not babies.” That post focused on the Read more