Articles are a collection of posts about Radical Joy in the media

Saying Goodbye from Afar
December 9, 2020We are here today in the open air, in the midst of seeds and leaves, of pollen and dust. We are here in the midst of a world that turns through time and changes and …
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Coming together in sorrow means coming together in love
December 2, 2020The South African cleric and human rights activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has said he can tell within five seconds if somebody he meets practices ubuntu. Ubuntu is a Zulu word meaning, “I am because we are.” …
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Conversation between Francis Weller & Trebbe Johnson
April 16, 2020A conversation with Trebbe Johnson and Francis Weller In the fall of 2018, authors Trebbe Johnson and Francis Weller initiated a conversation that we anticipated would be rich, unexpected, and offer something vital to our …
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Poetic references, wise counsel: Review of Radical Joy for Hard Times
February 13, 2020Just before running out the door on the morning of September 27th, my eye was caught by a brief article in the paper announcing that a Trump Company proposal to build a 550–unit luxury housing …
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Sacred Arts: Creative Expressions of Faith to Heal a Threatened Earth
January 4, 2020At the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, Trebbe Johnson led a panel with four women from the Dineh (Navajo)-Cheyenne, Jewish, Hindu, and Wikka traditions. They discussed how their spiritual traditions have helped them …
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“Heartwrenching and beautiful, impossibly sad and strangely visionary”
November 8, 2019Author and activist Thea Levkovitz writes a rave review of Trebbe’s book in the current issue of the esteemed quarterly, Parabola.
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Orion Magazine Showcases Trebbe’s Book
October 4, 2019The award-winning nature magazine, Orion, features an excerpt from Trebbe Johnson’s book, Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth’s Broken Places, along with links to Trebbe’s Orion articles and webinar.
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“You will be awakened, you will become aware”
October 3, 2019“Anyone reading this book will need to know that you cannot come out of the experience as you went in—you will be awakened, you will become aware—or as the newest generation says—you’ll be woke.” Peter …
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