Noel Moules - Creation as Incarnation: A Christian Animist Perspective (N335)
Nomad Podcast
Tim Nash
4.7 • 658 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this special devotional episode, anabaptist, anarchist and animist Noel Moules explores the profound mystery of incarnation from his unique perspective as a Christian animist. He considers the interconnectedness of all things—seeing the sacredness in both creation and spirit, and how personhood extends beyond humanity to the entire cosmos. Noel reflects on how Jesus' life exemplifies this mystery, offering a vision of restoration and hope. Noel invites us to reconsider the divine presence in every aspect of reality and challenges us to deepen our relationship with the world around us.
Following Noel’s reflection, Anna Robinson creates a contemplative space for us to reflect on and experience this incarnational understanding of spirituality.
All this is beautifully woven together with the music of Jon Bilbrough, known musically as Wilderthorn.
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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The Welcome back to Nomad Podcast. I'm Anna Robinson and it's just me today because this is a special |
| 0:43.9 | episode, a slightly different style to usual. We offer it a couple of times a year to produce |
| 0:50.8 | something more reflective with music and meditation. |
| 1:03.1 | This year we've invited Noel Moles, a guest on the Nomad podcast before, to share with us a seasonally themed reflection. |
| 1:09.9 | Noel is a thinker, a teacher, an activist for peace, justice and deep ecology. |
| 1:12.9 | And he shares with us his understanding of incarnation from a Christian animist perspective. He talks us through what Christian animist spirituality |
| 1:19.9 | is and unpacks the idea of incarnationist creation and cosmos as well as Jesus becoming one of us. |
| 1:30.0 | If you want to find out more about Noel's work, go to Christiananimism.com. |
| 1:37.3 | After the reflection, I offer a meditation, a more contemplative time to allow Noel's words to land with us and for us to notice |
| 1:46.3 | what stood out and to contemplate them further. If you'd like to find out more about my work |
| 1:52.3 | in contemplation and meditation and supporting people on the faith-shifting, evolving faith journey |
| 1:59.0 | through retreats and groups, You can go to my website, |
| 2:02.9 | which is live-light, dwell deep.org. The whole episode is set to beautiful music, curated by the |
| 2:13.4 | musician and artist John Bilbara, also known as Wilderthorn. |
| 2:19.2 | If you'd like to find out more about his work, go to wilderthorn.com. |
| 2:25.4 | If you'd like to support nomad, please go to patreon.com forward slash nomad podcast, |
| 2:31.6 | and you can find out there more about the bonus content that we offer |
| 2:36.0 | those who sign up so for this episode you may want to find a quiet space to listen but that's up to |
| 2:46.0 | you of course the meditation starts i, about 35 minutes in. |
| 2:58.8 | So you might want to pause if you're driving and come back to that to reflect on incarnation as creation. Thank you. The mystery of reality has captured my heart and imagination since early childhood, and it still does. |
| 3:33.5 | The way the sheltering daylight sky melts into deep darkness of night through the portal of twilight, unveiling breathtaking vistas |
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