Ezekiel: Redemption and the Grace of God with Randy Woodley

About this episode

This episode explores the prophet Ezekiel through Indigenous perspectives and discusses the impact of Western Christianity on the gospel with guest Randy Woodley.

In this episode of Everything Belongs, we explore Chapter 9 of Fr. Richard Rohr’s New York Times Bestselling book The Tears of Things ⁠⁠⁠⁠— rediscovering the prophet Ezekiel through Indigenous eyes. In the second half of this episode, you’ll hear from Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley. He reflects on how Western Christianity’s fixation on hierarchy and domination distorts the gospel — and how Indigenous wisdom invites us back into harmony with creation. Randy Woodley is an award-winning author and a tribally recognized Keetoowah descendant (UKB), Randy weaves together Indigenous wisdom, ecological sustainability, and spirituality. Randy is both a farmer and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He is respected by Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities worldwide and has been featured in The New York Times, Politifact, Time Magazine, and The Huffington Post. Randy publishes a weekly Substack at https://rwoodley7.substack.com/ Together, the Woodley’s co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds, https://www.eloheh.org/ a non-profit, regenerative farm and school determined to assist others grow healthy food and combat the climate crisis. They are founders of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Center for Action and Contemplation, Fr. Richard Rohr

Guest: Randy Woodley

Topics covered

• Ezekiel
• Indigenous wisdom
• Western Christianity
• gospel
• ecological sustainability
• spirituality

Keywords

• Ezekiel
• Indigenous wisdom
• Western Christianity
• gospel
• ecological sustainability
• spirituality
• Randy Woodley
• The Tears of Things

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice, Eloheh Farm & Seeds, Sho-Kee Cultural Consultants

Books & works: The Tears of Things

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