“When God was Flesh and Wild: Stories in Defence of the Earth” by Bob Haverluck © 2017 by Order of Saint Benedict. Published by Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota. Reprinted with permission
Bob Haverluck is a storyteller, cartoonist, and theologian who lives on the Canadian prairie north of Mexico. A key inspiration underlying his artwork is the great and ancient near-forgotten Peace Treaty tween all the Creatures, sister Mother Earth and the Creator. Bob is a Katoikos Artist-in-Residence and a participating artist at the Virtual Water Gallery of the University of Saskatchewan. Until August 2023 he was a “mentor” with the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation, where he worked with emerging young scholars to bridge the Academy to the Street. His most recent books include “ WHEN GOD WAS FLESH AND WILD: Stories in Defence of the Earth” (2017) with 55 drawings and “TAKE HEART: Encouragement for Earth’s Weary Lovers” (2022), with Kathleen Dean Moore essays and 20plus of Bob’s drawings.
