Rewilding the Spirit

From the perspective of environmentalism, the concept of rewilding is a form of ecological restoration aimed at increasing biodiversity and restoring natural processes. It differs from ecological restoration in that rewilding aspires to reduce human influence on ecosystems. The history of the Abrahamic faiths has been principally shaped by patriarchal empires focused on legitimizing social authority of men. For example, by ascribing masculine gender to the Trinity, women and two-spirit people are harnessed with the burden of conformity within dominant culture expectations while the Sacred is subsumed into a domesticated entity locked inside of a box (a theological and literal tabernacle of authorized texts and contexts). 

 

The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton is an Indigenous ordained priest in the Episcopal Church.