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Making My Way in Ethics, Worship, and Wood
An Expository Memoir
Imprint: Resource Publications
William Everett has taught in Catholic and Protestant theological schools in the United States, Germany, India, and South Africa. Out of these rich and varied experiences he lays out here in concise manner the main concepts, theories, and commitments that have emerged in his work. From his origins in Washington, DC, to his later research in Germany, India, South Africa, and Cyprus, he reflects on how his experience and life story have shaped his intellectual and religious vision. This exposition of his thought ranges from construction of frameworks for relating Christianity to the behavioral sciences to substantive engagement with concepts of covenant and constitutionalism, the oikos of work, family, and faith, and ecological and restorative justice. Moving beyond the academic, he shows us how his poetry, liturgies, historical fiction, and woodcraft also manifest many of these themes in other forms. In this exposition and interrogation of his life and work, Everett invites us into deeper reflection on the connections that constitute our own.
William Johnson Everett is Professor Emeritus of Christian social ethics at Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School. He holds degrees from Wesleyan University, Yale Divinity School and Harvard University. He has also taught at St. Francis Seminary (Milwaukee) and Candler School of Theology, Emory University, as well as in Berea, Kentucky, Heidelberg, Bangalore, and Cape Town. His writing encompasses many areas of ethics as well as fiction, poetry, and memoir. He blogs at www.WilliamEverett.com.
“Readers will delight in accompanying Everett on his many journeys—from literal travel across the globe to his seminal intellectual explorations to his impressive artistic adventures. Everett is not only an accomplished ethicist, teacher, and author, but also a spellbinding storyteller. And we are most fortunate for this opportunity to witness him weaving together the illustrious strands of his own personal story in this fascinating volume.”
—Thomas Massaro, SJ, Professor of Moral Theology, Fordham University
“Rarely do we have such detailed accounts of how mentors, diverse cultures, life transitions, sacred rituals, and rigorous scholarship have influenced intellectual breakthroughs. Everett invites readers to see the arduous effort of ‘making connections’ among his life experiences and to participate in discerning the transformative power of his work for persons, the church, and public life.”
—Luther E. Smith Jr., Professor emeritus of Church and Community, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
“Everett’s insight is always sharp, often profound, developed through a lifetime of careful reflection on so many levels of experience as a teacher, practitioner, and compassionate human being. Making My Way brings it all together in a remarkable, unique, and compelling way.”
—John W. de Gruchy, Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University
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