Living in an Icon - Facilitator Guide

Jerry Cappel is an ordained Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Kentucky, currently serving as the Environmental Network Coordinator for Province IV of the Episcopal Church. He serves on the board of the Center for Religion and the Environment at the University of the South and as a fellow with GreenFaith. ROBERT GOTTFRIED directs the Center for Religion and Environment at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and coordinates its "Contemplation and Care for Creation" program, which combines theology, ecology and social science. For twenty years, he has introduced people to the Christian practice of nature contemplation. Visit robertrobingottfried.wordpress.com.

Introduction

The Exercises of Living in an Icon

Journey One: Waking Up

Journey Two: The Road to Kinship

Journey Three: Encountering the Burning Bush

Running a Living in an Icon Program

Appendix A: A Discussion Covenant

Appendix B: A Primer on Asceticism and natural Contemplation

Appendix C: Suggested Further Reading