Spirituality comes from the Earth and its connection with nature is something primal that...
Artist Isabelle Scurry Chapman poses for a photograph at her home studio Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Houston. She co-produced the book, “Earth Church,” which ties spirituality to nature, with Rice University professor Jim Blackburn.“As I see it, all of Earth is a church — a place to enjoy life — a place to connect with life,” the co-author of a new book says.
She said Blackburn has served as keynote for other events at Christ the King. “He’s a terrific speaker,” she added. Caring for the Earth is essential to her own faith, she said. “Christianity says God is present in all creation.”To register for Jim Blackburn's discussion in the"Planet Earth & You" series at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, go to
Scurry Chapman said she wasn’t surprised. Even though she knew Blackburn as an environmental designer, litigator and professor, she was well aware that he could also conjure up a verse.