Cultivating Neighborhood Shalom
Josh Yates, Executive Director of Ormond Center
Episode 1 - What is Shalom?
In this episode Eric and Sara Joy build a more robust understanding of shalom, reflecting on the meaning of the term beyond the standard definition of peace to include a proactive seeking of flourishing and right relationships with each other, with God, and with our whole community. They even note that shalom can and should be sought and reflected in the built environment of our communities.
Bringing in Josh Yates, the Executive Director of Ormond Center at Duke Divinity School, to expound upon this Eric and Sara Joy find out how his personal and professional quest to define and pursue "thriving" has connected deeply with a biblical understanding of shalom.
Links to resources and terms from this episode:
Books / Media
Sex, Economy, Freedom, & Community: Eight Essays by Wendell Berry
Living Toward a Vision: Biblical Reflections on Shalom by Walter Brueggemann
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
The New Localism by Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak
Christianity's Surprise by Kavin Rowe
For the Life of the World by Miroslav Volf and Matthew Croasmun
Jeremiah 29:7 "But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." (ESV)
Key Terms
Built Environment
Fragmentation
Localism
Missional Theology
Place
Shalom
Social Determinants