The Thin Places: A Workshop on Sacred Landscape with Dr. Kevin Koch

Saturday, May 31, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Hybrid - Shalom Spirituality Center or Virtual via Zoom

In this interactive workshop, local author Kevin Koch discusses Celtic principles of sacred landscape as applied to Ireland and our own local Driftless Area, and leads participants in identifying and articulating their own outdoor sacred places and experiences.

Kevin Koch is the author of Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland, The Thin Places: A Celtic Landscape from Ireland to the Driftless, The Driftless Land: Spirit of Place in the Upper Mississippi Valley, and Skiing At Midnight: A Nature Journal from Dubuque County, Iowa. More of his work, including shorter essays and photos about outdoor places, can be viewed here. Koch is a Professor Emeritus of English from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa.

$10 for in-person or via Zoom; please register online at shalomretreats.org or by calling 563.582.3592 by Wednesday, May 28 for in-person or noon on Friday, May 30 for Zoom.

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