On Wild Children, Hunting, and the Poetry of Place—with Joel Pontius | Ep. 58

In this episode we talk to Joel Pontius, Associate Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education at Goshen College. Joel shares with us how place-based formational experiences—especially encounters with the natural world—help people to become more attuned to their contexts, and more aware of their unique role in caring for creation. He explains how this approach impacts not just his teaching, but his ways of parenting as well.

Guest: Joel Pontius - Associate Professor of Sustainability & Environmental Education at Goshen College
Essay: Hearts Like This in Christ & Cascadia

 Mentions:
Goshen College Merry Lea Environmental center & ecovillage
Goshen College sustainable farm
canoeing on the Elkhart river 
Lake Michigan
toxic forms of masculinity 

Environmental education, re-wilding, hunting, fishing, outdoor school, ecology, place-based learning

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