Earthbound - A Conversation with Grace Ji-Sun Kim

In this episode, Grace Ji-Sun Kim becomes the first ever returning guest on this show—and in this conversation, we talk about her new book Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice. Grace’s book offers a transformative vision of divine presence that calls us to active, restorative justice in a world crying out for restoration. Now, two things about this recording. First, it’s audio only (although you can watch a YouTube video with some nice looking audio waves if you want some nice visuals). Second, there might be a bit of background noise here and there. I had to record this conversation on the fly at a conference in between keynote talks Grace was giving and panels she was speaking on. In fact, right after this conversation ended, Grace had to run to panel session.Still, it feels right that this conversation is an unvarnished field recording. It has the spirit of The Spirit. You know, the one who is like the wind, blowing wherever, whenever and out of our control. So hopefully our this dialogue helps you hear the wind of the Spirit, and respond with care for the creation that the Spirit is breathing life into.BioGrace Ji-Sun Kim is Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion and the author/editor of 24 books, including Earthbound, Feminist Theologies: The Basics, When God Became White, Surviving God, Christianity in North America, Spirit Life, Invisible, Hope in Disarray, Keeping Hope Alive, Intersectional Theology, and Healing our Broken Humanity. She received her M.Div. from Knox College (University of Toronto) and her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. She is also an ordained minister of word and sacrament within the Presbyterian (USA) denomination.LinksEarthbound (new book): https://orbisbooks.com/products/earthbound-god-at-the-intersection-of-climate-and-justiceFeminist Theologies: The Baisics (co-authored new book): https://www.routledge.com/Feminist-Theologies-The-Basics/Shaw-Ji-SunKim/p/book/9781032643908Website: https://gracejisunkim.wordpress.com/Substack: https://gracek.substack.com/Podcast: https://www.christiancentury.org/podcast/madang