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Sacred Rebels —The Visionary Spirituality of the American Transcendentalists
With Rev. Barbara Becker and Rev. David Wallace
Before “interspirituality” had a name, the Transcendentalists were living it. Explore the philosophy and practices that wove together Buddhist, Hindu, and Indigenous insights with a fierce devotion to intuition, nature, and social transformation, and how they can inform the change we seek today.
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In this recorded offering…
You will discover the historical roots of interspirituality and the radical visionary spirituality that inspired social change with ripples radiating throughout America today.
A spiritual revolution swept through a young America in the 1800’s, combining ancient wisdom, sacred activism, and a call for fresh and direct experience of the Divine. This movement was known as Transcendentalism, and figures like Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Peabody, and Margaret Fuller brought the teachings of the newly-translated Eastern sacred texts—and glimmers of the indigenous North Americans – into bold and passionate opposition to the conservative and restrictive religious dogmas of the day. America’s independent-minded spirituality is rooted here.
This transformation still influences our understanding of soul and common life, and fueled the actions of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as forming the basis of the modern-day social justice and environmental movements. Our concepts of interspirituality, ongoing inner and personal relationship with Mystery, trust in the inner wisdom of the intuition, and the importance of Nature all have roots in Transcendentalism.
This recorded offering is for…
Anyone drawn to the meeting place of spirituality and social transformation—including: Activists, educators, community leaders, spiritual companions, and spiritual seekers.
Attendees can look forward to leaving this workshop with a deeper connection to the interspiritual roots of American social justice and environmental movements and inspiration to integrate the Transcendentalist ethos into personal spiritual practice and collective engagement.
What you’ll Explore
The Transcendentalist movement and the lineage of Buddhist, Hindu, and indigenous ways of knowing, which informed the teaching and lives of these figures
The links between this visionary spirituality and the spiritual activism that launched the abolitionist, women’s suffrage, and environmental movements
What you’ll Integrate
The spiritual invitations of the Transcendentalists into our own lives and spiritual paths as individuals, as members of society, and as citizens of the Earth.
What you’ll Experience
8 Hours of recorded offering, including presentation, readings, meditation, and dialogue
Readings of the famous and lesser-known Transcendentalist texts
Spiritual practices of solitude and community, contemplation, journaling, and intentional living
What you’ll Receive
Access to the Course Hylo Board where you can chat with other viewers, share resources, and connect in community
About the Presenters
Rev. Barbara Becker
(she/her)
Rev. Barbara Becker is a bestselling writer and international human rights advocate. She is the author of the award-winning HEARTWOOD: The Art of Living with the End in Mind, which Katie Couric Media featured in their “Books that will Change Your Life.”
She has dedicated more than twenty-five years to partnering with human-rights advocates around the world in pursuit of peace and interreligious understanding.
She has worked with the United Nations, Human Rights First, the Ms. Foundation for Women, and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, and has participated in a delegation of Zen Peacemakers and Lakota elders in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She is an ordained interfaith minister who bridges the sacred and the secular, and has sat with hundreds of people at the end of their lives. Barbara speaks on a wide range of topics, including deepening our sense of meaning & spirituality and mid-career pivots. She lives in New York City with her interfaith family.
Rev. David Wallace (he/him)
Rev. David Wallace recently retired as a dean and senior teacher for One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City, and is a faculty member of the spiritual direction program at the Rowe Center and an active officiant and spiritual director. He is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM, and has continued those studies as a lifelong student of the “great books” of philosophy and archetypal psychology.
Rev. Wallace offers teaching and retreats at spiritual venues worldwide, and specializes in poetics, contemplative practice, and the wisdom texts of both the Eastern and Western traditions. Prior to his work in interspiritual ministry and teaching, David had an extensive career in publishing and marketing, as well as award-winning work through the Soho galleries he created in New York City, The Enchanted Forest and After the Rain.
Known for his deep and passionate teaching style, his recent seminars on the Tao Te Ching, the Gnostic Gospels of Thomas and Mary, The Cloud of Unknowing and the Upanishads have drawn a worldwide audience as one of One Spirit’s most popular teachers. He is currently working on a book, and shares a home in the Berkshire Mountains with his partner, senior Kripalu teacher Jurian Hughes, and their beloved dog Smitty.
Where can I access the recorded offering?
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