God and Nature

On Sunday 22nd November, 2020 the Unitarian Church in Adelaide was in lockdown, so I gave this address  from my study. It was prepared on PowerPoint and converted to an Mp4 and link will be sent to church members soon. Today, it's about God and Nature.
Modern Scientific understandings are causing many of us to question traditional notions of God - whilst not discarding many of the other wisdoms -- both ancient and modern - that have served us well for millennia. There is a growing recognition of the inadequacies of traditional Church theologies and dogma about an omnipotent and omniscient deity that transcends nature. More of us are recognising the primacy of Nature, the importance of biodiversity and our responsibilities to our Planet. This is reflected in a shift away from traditional theism towards a more global, scientific neo-pantheism (World Pantheism). There is a growing recognition of the importance of aboriginal, natural wisdoms in song-lines and stories about Nature. These wisdoms were being applied at Shady Grove in our "cool burn" in early April - the first fire at Shady Grove for over 164 years and, with the careful management by our bush-carers, we are already seeing the benefits to the biodiversity of our eucalyptus obliqua woodland as it rapidly regenerates.
Listen on!