Why does land matter? Join author Ben Norquist and friends to consider how a "theology of place" can spur our imagination and faith.

Ben will draw on themes from his forthcoming book Every Somewhere Sacred: Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination (2026) to invite listeners into a fresh Christian imagination for the physical places where we live, work, and worship.

He will explore how American Christians often live “everywhere and nowhere” at once—rootless, disconnected from neighbors, and inattentive to the land itself—and why recovering a biblical vision of place, land, and community is essential to discipleship.

Blending theology, history, and vivid examples from across the U.S. and the Holy Land, he will outline how our faith can reshape our understanding of space, property, and community, and offer practical pathways for “pilgrimage in place”—living more deeply, justly, and gratefully right where God has put us.