1.0John Becketthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckettJohn Becketthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/author/johnbeckettOwning Land in an Animist Worldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uP3FHRowMS"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2017/04/owning-land-animist-world.html">Owning Land in an Animist World</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2017/04/owning-land-animist-world.html/embed#?secret=uP3FHRowMS" width="600" height="338" title="“Owning Land in an Animist World” — John Beckett" data-secret="uP3FHRowMS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/243/2017/04/cat-at-window-04.03.10-600x300.jpg600300We can own land, at least in a limited sense of the term. But owning land does not give us absolute control over it. Rather, it increases our ability and our responsibility to care for the land like the living, inspirited being it is.