CelticChristianity

Rev. Dr. George Cairns of Chesterton, Ind. looks at what can be learned from Earth-based religions like the Celts to help ensure a future for our planet.
"We have lost participative consciousness, which understands that our lives are profoundly related to the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of all of creation," Cairns said. "Another way of putting this is that we are completely relational beings."
"Reconnection with all of creation as sacred, responsive and alive is our great task in the early 21st century, he said.
Cairns works closely with Rev. Gregory Jones, the pastor of Union Community Church and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University.
Rev. Cairns has ties to the Celtic-related Iona Community in Scotland.
Cairns is a research professor of Practical Theology and Spirituality at Chicago Theological Seminary, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and co-founder of the nonprofit Turtle Island Project