Creation & Holistic Christian Living Workshop

Creation & Holistic Christian Living.
Ministry Workshop with Gisela Kreglinger

RSVP: enquiries@stjohnsinthecity.org.nz

When God blessed creation and declared it good, what were the implications for Christian discipleship?

This workshop will explore practical implications for cultivating the everyday gifts of creation. It will engage theologians of creation, including Jurgen Moltmann, Wendell Berry, Robert Farrar Capon and NT Theologian: Richard Bauckham, with particular attention to the ways that the Christian doctrine of creation shapes everyday practices and builds stronger communities.

Dr Gisela Kreglinger:
Gisela Kreglinger grew up on a family-owned winery in Franconia, Germany where her family has been crafting wine for many generations. She holds a PhD in Theology from St Andrews University and in her recent book, The Spirituality of Win (2016), Gisela has woven together her passions for Christian spirituality and the created gift of wine. Gisela has offered lectures, talks and tasting in restaurants, vineyards, churches and seminaries in the USA and UK.

"Her presentations are unique, hands-on, and spiritually enriching. She weaves a Christian theology of feasting and joy through a presentation that stirs the imagination, the soul, and the palate." - Jill Carattini, Atlanta.

"In Kreglinger's hands wine becomes a key to a spirituality that rejects false dualisms of matter and spirit and inspires the healing of the earth on the way to God's new creation of all things." - Richard Bauckham, Professor Emeritus, University of St Andrews.

"Food, and perhaps even more so wine, has always been a powerful instrument of mediation between humanity and the divine. In this book, Gisela Kreglinger offers a fascinating and in-depth exploration of the intricate relationship between wine and Christian spirituality. A must-read!" - Carolo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement.