Dr. Cherice Bock (she/her) is a Quaker recorded minister whose teaching, writing, and advocacy reflects her concern about climate change as the most pressing social justice issue our time. Using her MDiv (Princeton Theological Seminary) and MS and PhD in environmental studies (Antioch University New England), Bock’s speaking and writing encourages people of faith to recognize our participation in the community of all life and the importance of collaborating with Creator and creation to build a just and equitable world.
Bock is adjunct professor of environmental studies at University of Portland and works as climate policy manager at 350PDX. Her writing includes the book Quakers, Ecology, & the Light (Brill, 2023, with Christy Randazzo), articles and book chapters such as “Faith Communities as Hubs for Climate Resilience” (2022), “Watershed Discipleship” in An Ecotopian Lexicon (University of Minnesota Press, 2019), and “Ecospiritual Praxis: Cultivating Connection to Address the Climate Crisis” (Religions, 2024). Bock lives with her family in Oregon on the land of the Kalapuya. Find her work at http://chericebock.com.