1. Michael Dowd was an American author, Christian minister, lecturer, and advocate of ecotheology and post-doom.
11 Facts About Michael Dowd
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In 2014 Michael Dowd added climate change activism to his volunteer efforts and his public speaking in church contexts.
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Michael Dowd's speaking schedule in 2014 roughly tracked the cross-USA route of the Great March for Climate Action, including speaking in city parks and local churches in support of the marchers.
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Michael Dowd merged the science of ecology with liberal Christian theology by using the term "grace limits" when referring to ecological limits and Earth's carrying capacity.
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Michael Dowd interpreted additional biblical metaphors for his purpose of ecological advocacy.
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In 2015 Dowd read the 1980 book by William R Catton Jr.
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That reading "changed everything" for Michael Dowd and launched him on the path he would later call postdoom.
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Post-doom spirituality is, as Michael Dowd says, 'what opens up when we remember who we are, accept the inevitable, honor our grief, and prioritize what is pro-future and soul-nourishing'.
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Michael Dowd delivered his final sermon, titled Being the Calm in the Storm, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Flint, Michigan on August 13,2023.
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Two days later, Michael Dowd experienced a massive heart attack at a friend's home and died that night.
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Michael Dowd was cremated the day after his father's funeral and burial.