• Exiles at Home: what our contempt for nature is costing us

  • Nov 18 2024
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Podcast

Exiles at Home: what our contempt for nature is costing us

  • Summary

  • In this episode, you'll hear Tim Winton’s 2024 lecture,

    Exiles at Home: what our contempt for nature is costing us.

    Writer and activist Tim Winton reminds us that life on earth is a gift, a miracle we often fail to honour or even recognise. As we face an ecological crisis unprecedented in human history, Tim points to the critical need for solidarity - with the earth, our home, and with each other.

    Tim’s literary career spans 40 years and 30 books for adults and younger readers. His books have been translated into 29 languages and won numerous awards including the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times and he has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Tim is also the writer, narrator, and executive producer of the nature documentary series Ningaloo that screened around the world in 2023. Tim lives in Western Australia.

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    Check out CPX’s other podcast, Life and Faith, a weekly conversation about the beauty and complexity of belief in the 21st century.

    If you’d like to know more about CPX, our website is publicchristianity.org

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