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The Canon in Action Canon Rev. Dale Owen Th.D. Summary • founder of the Progressive Episcopal Church (Fontana California) and the Cathedral of Saint Chad. • training in Sociology, Women’s Studies, and Peace Studies. • Interested in bringing radical equality to our Mother Gaia. Education • Th.D., Theology and Peace Studies, Harvard Progressive Episcopal Divinity School , 1969, Dissertation Title: Truth and the Groovy: Writing about Righting Wrongs. First Reader: G. Peter Stolypin • MA, Sociology, Commune of Palmyra (New York) School, 1967. • BA with highest honors, Religion, Freedom College, 1964 • Diploma, Biblical Studies, Freedom Institute, 1961. Work Experience 1983-present: Canon and Pastor of Saint Chad Canon and Presiding Bishop of the Progressive Church • Broke free of the tyranny of the urgent and the “same” and helped found a church centered on freedom from church. • Wrote over three hundred books and articles on topics of interest to the community. Associate Professor of Peace Studies at the Community School, Saint Chad Seminary • Began facilitating mutual growth with a loving community of equals in search of knowledge. • Extensive study of “hate radio” in the greater Los Angeles area. • Began work on “Exposing Frank Pastore.” 1971-1983: Facilitator of the Palmyra Commune (New York) Facilitated Freedom, Peace, and Joy in Palmyra, New York • Broke free of the capitalism of the oppressive culture and began work on a new way of living. • Saw over forty people live in peace and harmony, until the pre-programmed oppression overcame us all. 1969- 1971: Full Time Peace Activist Worked with Scholars Against War (SAW) • Protested and personally help end the Vietnam War. • Once featured in the New York Times as “protester of the year.” Publications and Presentations (Small Selection) Frank Pastore Exposed (Saint Chad Press), pending. The Evils of American Sport: Baseball as Paradigm for a Culture of Oppression (Saint Chad Press), 2000. Tears for Stalin: Memories of the Soviet Union (PEC Press), 1994. Reagan was a Jerk: Reflections of an Honest American (pamphlet used in several major peace rallies), 1988. Winter Warrior, Sunshine Patriot: John Kerry, the Man and the Miracle (Groovy Press), 1987. Presentation at the formation of the Progressive Episcopal Church, “Making Christianity Relevant: God is still Groovy to me!” (pamphlet form), 1986. Presentation to the Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, “God is Groovy, War is Bad.”, 1971. Professional Fellow of the Universal Peace Institute, 1997 Chair, Women’s Study Section, International Conference on Appeasement 1969-present. American Aromatherapy Association Member Canon and Presiding Facilitator for the Progressive Episcopal Church, 1986- present. Academic Advisory Board – Community School, Fontana California. Editorial Board, Papers of the Society Against Racism, Sexism, Speciesism, Trans-sexual Hatred, and Other Forms of Oppression. Groovy Men in America, 1990 Alum of the Year Harvard P.E. D.S., 1977 References Sky Breeze Community School New Commune Palmyra, New York Sam Brown Department of Peace Studies Harvard P.E. Divinity School Palmyra, New York Pastor Malachi Smith Street near U.C. at Berkeley Berkeley, CA Bishop Arianna Crawford Cathedral of Saint Chad Fontana, California