Serviceberry Book Study

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

From the author of the best selling, award winning Braiding Sweetgrass, this book expands her notion of gift economy and, like her earlier book, offers analogies and examples of abundance and reciprocity from the natural world and her identity as a Native American.

While not “Christian,” these resources are closely aligned with the kind of economy that Jesus espoused.  It is beautifully written and invites us to generous conversations.  Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love.‘Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.’”

Our study group will begin with the reading of “The Serviceberry.”

Please order yourself a book or ask the office to help you with it.