Cláudio Carvalhaes, earth thinker, theologian, liturgist, performer, artist and playwright, a native Brazilian from São Paulo, he is newly appointed (March 2026) Marilyn Seven Chair on Religion and the Arts, after being a Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary in New York for years. In the Spring of 2023 Carvalhaes received his Full Professorship at Union Seminary. In the Summer of 2023, Carvalhaes received the Honorary Degree Sacrae Theologiae Doctor bestowed by the Board of Trustees of Starr King School for the Ministry. And in the Fall of 2023, Carvalhaes received the award of The Most Creative Play at the New York Theater Festival with his play When Wajcha Meets Pachamama. He is the author of several books including: Liturgies from Below: Prayers from People at the Ends of the World and Inventory, Metamorphoses and Emergenc(i)es: How Do We Become Green People and Earth Communities.