Pagan – Page 2 – Gus diZerega

David Abram’s Becoming Animal: one of the most important environmental books of our time

Posted on April 21, 2013April 21, 2013 by Gus

When David Abram’s Becoming Animal first came out I published a review on Beliefnet. The Alliance for Wild Ethics later linked to my review in their own descriptions of the book. Since then I left Beliefnet and they have not … Read more

Understanding Wilderness

Posted on March 26, 2013March 26, 2013 by Gus

At a recent conference on Aldo Leopold and his work hardly anyone in the panels mentioned what Leopold might be best known for doing: inspiring our system of protected wilderness. The topic has become passe among many environmental academics. One … Read more

Pagan religion as a nature religion

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Gus

Over at Witches and Pagans a right wing Pagan published a piece claiming to show that Pagan religion is not a nature religion. I have shown him to be mistaken.… Read more

The Mirage of Monotheism

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Gus

For thousands of years people lived in a world they experienced as populated by a multitude of spiritual forces. Apparently they did not think of them as being subordinate to some central divine king, if for no other reason than … Read more