In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative that is called The School of Earth & Soul. Its purpose is to reawaken awareness of the sacred in all things through the recovery of Celtic wisdom for today and to help translate this awareness into compassionate action and justice.

The School, in both its main offerings (Celtic Wisdom and The Great Search), follows a three-year cycle of teaching and spiritual practice in its annual retreats. Participants may join at any stage in the three-year cycle and attend any of the Earth & Soul venues across the country.

Holy Wisdom is offering:

The Great Search 1:
Seeking an unbounded vision of the sacred in all things through the teachings of Thomas Berry, Nan Shepherd, and Martin Buber

The recommended text for this three-year program is John Philip Newell’s book The Rebirthing of God: Christianity’s Struggle for New Beginnings. (The shared prayer book for this program is Praying with the Earth.)