Ben teaches worship and ecotheology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago where he is professor and director of advanced studies. After serving as Village pastor in 2000-2003, he studied at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (STM) and Emory University (PhD). His first book, A Watered Garden: Christian Worship and Earth’s Ecology, was published in 2011. His research on the natural burial movement recently included a 300 mile backpacking trip visiting dozens of backcountry wilderness cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from Ben Stewart, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/3298
