Norman Wirzba
@nwirzba.bsky.social
Duke University, Theology, Philosophy, Environmental Humanities, guitar, cake
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Want to live on (escape to) another planet? I understand the impulse! Here’s a profound and important idea from my current read: “This Sacred Life”, by philosopher & writer Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social whose many books I have found deeply thoughtful and moving.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Want to live on (escape to) another planet? I understand the impulse! Here’s a profound and important idea from my current read: “This Sacred Life”, by philosopher & writer Norman Wirzba @nwirzba.bsky.social whose many books I have found deeply thoughtful and moving.
#goodbooks
#transhumanism
#goodbooks
#transhumanism
And here it is in the flesh! @dukedivinity.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
And here it is in the flesh! @dukedivinity.bsky.social
Available now at Wipf & Stock publishers
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Available now at Wipf & Stock publishers
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“In his magnificent new book, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social shows how, when it comes to rivers, our purportedly rational minds have become impounded, even stagnant.”
– review by @nwirzba.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/books/river-...
– review by @nwirzba.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/books/river-...
A river runs through us
Robert Macfarlane helps us appreciate that life is not a possession. It is a process we participate...
www.christiancentury.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“In his magnificent new book, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social shows how, when it comes to rivers, our purportedly rational minds have become impounded, even stagnant.”
– review by @nwirzba.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/books/river-...
– review by @nwirzba.bsky.social
www.christiancentury.org/books/river-...
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"Wirzba’s book finds its strength in its lack of naivete." —Englewood Review of Books on Love's Braided Dance, now 50% off at yalebooks.com.
Norman Wirzba - Love's Braided Dance [Feature Review] - The Englewood Review of Books
Feature Review of Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirzba (Yale University Press, 2024) Reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake
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May 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Wirzba’s book finds its strength in its lack of naivete." —Englewood Review of Books on Love's Braided Dance, now 50% off at yalebooks.com.
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"Hope ... is a scarce commodity, but under Wirzba’s rubric, hope is neither scarce nor a commodity, as long as we understand what it truly is, and are willing to cultivate it." My review of @nwirzba.bsky.social's *Love's Braided Dance*:
englewoodreview.org/norman-wirzb... @erbks.bsky.social
englewoodreview.org/norman-wirzb... @erbks.bsky.social
Norman Wirzba - Love's Braided Dance [Feature Review] - The Englewood Review of Books
Feature Review of Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirzba (Yale University Press, 2024) Reviewed by Justin Cober-Lake
englewoodreview.org
April 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Hope ... is a scarce commodity, but under Wirzba’s rubric, hope is neither scarce nor a commodity, as long as we understand what it truly is, and are willing to cultivate it." My review of @nwirzba.bsky.social's *Love's Braided Dance*:
englewoodreview.org/norman-wirzb... @erbks.bsky.social
englewoodreview.org/norman-wirzb... @erbks.bsky.social
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Welcoming @nwirzba.bsky.social to First Presbyterian Church, New Bern. What a good day!
March 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Welcoming @nwirzba.bsky.social to First Presbyterian Church, New Bern. What a good day!
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What a refreshing passage. I have known this all my life, but am constantly chivvied for not buying into the American cult of optimism.
From Norman Wirzba, Love’s Braided Dance
From Norman Wirzba, Love’s Braided Dance
March 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What a refreshing passage. I have known this all my life, but am constantly chivvied for not buying into the American cult of optimism.
From Norman Wirzba, Love’s Braided Dance
From Norman Wirzba, Love’s Braided Dance
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Congratulations to @nwirzba.bsky.social for this well-deserved award celebrating his wonderful book, Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.
March 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Congratulations to @nwirzba.bsky.social for this well-deserved award celebrating his wonderful book, Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.
Come along! kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
“Love's Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: […]
kenan.ethics.duke.edu
January 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Come along! kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
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i can’t find the two cities podcast on here but this interview w @nwirzba.bsky.social was excellent, i recommend!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode #257 - Hope in the Time of Crisis with Professor Norman Wirzba
Podcast Episode · The Two Cities · 12/25/2024 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:13 PM
i can’t find the two cities podcast on here but this interview w @nwirzba.bsky.social was excellent, i recommend!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Mark your calendars! @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
“Love's Braided Dance” — A Book Launch Event - The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: […]
kenan.ethics.duke.edu
December 18, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Mark your calendars! @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/loves-...
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On a NEW EPISODE of the Commonweal podcast, @nwirzba.bsky.social explains why hope is not something we can have, but an action we need to perform.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
On this episode, Norman Wirzba explains why hope is not a thing we ‘have,’ but an action we must do.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
December 12, 2024 at 11:27 PM
On a NEW EPISODE of the Commonweal podcast, @nwirzba.bsky.social explains why hope is not something we can have, but an action we need to perform.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
Really enjoyed this conversation with @commonweal.bsky.social @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
On this episode, Norman Wirzba explains why hope is not a thing we ‘have,’ but an action we must do.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
December 12, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Really enjoyed this conversation with @commonweal.bsky.social @dukedivinity.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/hope...
So this latest by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is simply magnificent!
November 27, 2024 at 2:20 PM
So this latest by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is simply magnificent!
Happening now at the @yalepress.bsky.social booth at the SBL/AAR meeting
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Happening now at the @yalepress.bsky.social booth at the SBL/AAR meeting
This is what I have been up to lately @yalepress.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM
This is what I have been up to lately @yalepress.bsky.social