reReading Ruth – A Bible Workshop on Climate Justice

This workshop begins with a basic assumption: How we read and what we see or not see in biblical texts depend on who we are and where we are.

Special attention will be given to the challenges and opportunities in climate change (as context), and in the fight for climate justice (as calling to an ongoing process), for re-reding the story of Ruth.  

The workshop consists of four interactive sessions, each focusing on an interlinked theme: Land, Labour, and Location. 

This workshop is open to all – whether or not you are familiar with the Bible – and especially welcomes those interested in Climate Justice. Participation is free of charge and includes a vegetarian lunch.

Workshop schedule

From 9.30: Arrival with coffee and tee

10:00 – 10:15  Welcome and Introduction

10:15 – 11:00  Food, Fonua (Land), and Fertility

11:00 – 11:15  Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00  Migration, Labour, and Sex (Ruth 2 & 3)

12:00 – 13:00  Lunch Break

13:00 – 13:45  Gender and Power (Ruth 3 & 4)

13:45 – 14:00  Coffee Break

14:00 – 14:45  Place, Politics, and Scandal (Ruth 4)

14:45 – 15:00 Feedback and Goodbye