Ecology Resources List

Federation Website Ecology Page Books

Carolyn Toben: Recovering a Sense of the Sacred: Conversation with Thomas Berry. Timberlake Earth Sanctuary Press, 2012. www.timberlakeearthsanctuary.com

 Nan C. Merrill: Psalms for Praying – An Invitation to Wholeness (Tenth Anniversary Edition). Bloomsberry Press, 2007.

 The ‘Green Our Father’ by Jan Phillips’ in No Ordinary Time /The Rise of Spiritual Intelligence and Evolutionary Creativity p.63 Needed: Living Kindness Foundation, 2011.

 Patrick McCormick: God’s Beauty: A Call to Justice. Liturgical Press, 2012. “A Michael Glazier book” www.litpress.org

Table Graces: Prayers Reflecting the Earth Charter Principles. Prayers by Janice Welle OSF; Art by Amgar Holmberg CSJ, 2005. Available at www.ministryofthearts.org or contact Pam Yashinskie, at pam@greysisters.ca or 613-735-4111. Alternatively, send a note to Grey Sisters Administration Centre c/o Pam Yashinskie, 700 Mackay Street Pembroke, ON K8A 1G6. The Book Store “The Blessing Tree” is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and continues to have the latest books.

John Grimm & Mary Evelyn Tucker: Ecology – Religion. Island Press, 2014

Mark Graham: Sustainable Agriculture: A Christian Ethic of Gratitude. Pilgrim Press, 2005.

Alanna Mitchell: Seasick: The GLobal Ocean in Crisis. McClelland & Stewart, 2009.

 Jodi Helmer: The Green Year. Penguin Books, 2008.

Stephen Bede Scharper: For Earth’s Sake: Towarda Compassionate Ecology. Novalis Press www.novalis.ca, 2013

Bruce Sanguin: If Darwin Prayed: Prayers for Evolutionary Mystics. www.IfDarwinPrayed.com; 2010.

Steve Heinrichs (Editor): Buffalo SHout, Salmon Cry: Conversation on Creation, Land Justice, and Life Together. Printed by: Kitchener Ontario, Harrisburg, VA. Herald Press, Waterloo, 2013. To order telephone 800-631-6535.

John Heinrichs and Steve Heinrichs. The Study Guide for the above, available from the Mennonite Church of Canada, 600 Shaftsbury Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3P 0M4; 866-888-6785; or 204-888-6781; resources@mennonitechurch.ca; www.mennonitechurch.ca

KAIROS CANADA Resources: Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth. Available on the KAIROS website - www.kairoscanada.org Resources – Briefing Paper #29, 2014.

Science and Religion – Exploring the Spectrum. A joint research project between Canadian and UK universities which seeks to build an understanding of the social and cultural contexts of public perception between science and religion across all faiths and none. www.sciencereligionspectrum.org

Michael Dowd. Earthspirit. 1991 Handbook for Nurturing Ecological Christianity, by Michael Dowd.

Country Woman Magazine Article Faith in Farming. Dominican Sisters in Wisconsin. Available at www.racinedominicans.org

Laudato Si” - Papal Encyclical Letter on Care for Our Common Home. Pauline Books and Media, 2015.

On Care for Our Common Home. Group Reading Guide to Pope Francis’ Laudati Si’ © Bill Huebsch 2015 Twenty Third Publications 1 Montauk Ave., Suite 200, New London, CT 06320 (860) 437-3012 (800)321-0411 www.23rdpublications.com

Thomas Winright: Green Discipleship. A collection of papers available at Crux Bookstore, Toronto, 2011.

Elizabeth Johnson: For God So Loved the Cosmos. www.uscatholic.org April 2010.

Marcrina Wiederkehr: Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day. A book of prayers following the rhythm of the hours. Sorin Books, 2010.

Bill McKibben: Oil and Honey: the Education fo an Unlikely Activist. St.Martin’s Griffin, 2013.

Mishka Lysack and Karri Munn-Venn, Eds: Living Ecological Justice: A Biblical Response to the Environmental Crisis. Citizens for Public Justice (2013).

David R. Boyd: The Optimistic Environmentalist – Progress Towards a Greener Future. ECW Press, Toronto, 2015.

Cynthia Moe-Lobeda: Resisting Structural Evil, Love as Ecological Economic Vocation. Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 2013

DVDs

 A Sense of Wonder (2008), PBS Distributions (PBSSEW0601), depicting Rachel’s Carson’s Love of the Natural World and her fight to defend it. Rachel Carson is widely recognized as putting the environment on the radar and witnessing how one individual’s efforts can be a catalyst for lasting change of attitude. Available at: PBS.org or 1-800-531-4727

Joanna Macy and the Great Turning – a film by Christopher Landry. A 26-minute DVD distributed by www.videoproject.com 1-800-4-PLANET

Creation and God saw that it was good... DVD - six half-hour session with a study guide, produced by Salt and Light TV, available at www.saltandlighttv.org

Journey of the Universe: An Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth, and Human Transformation by Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grimm with host Brian Swimme, 2011 www.JourneyoftheUniverse.org

 Humanity Ascending … a new way through together featuring Barbara Marx Hubbard. The Documentary Series Part 1: Our Story Visions of a Universal Humanity featuring Barbara Marx Hubbard The Second Movie in the Humanity Ascending Documentary Series www.barbaramarxhubbard.com

Awakening Universe - a very worthwhile 15 minute DVD presentation by Pachamama www.pachamama.org

Websites

Monarch Butterflies – Monarch Waystations – www.monarchwatch.org/waystations

On-Line Professional Development. Available on Coursera, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and free to everyone:

  • K-8 Public School Curriculum, inspired by Thomas Berry, with Traci Pannulo, Curriculum Coordinator. Recorded Webcast Available starting June 16, 2016; live Q&A June 23, 2016 at 7pm EST

  • Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim: September 2016 – three six-week online courses through Yale with the theme “Cosmology and Ecology”, including two courses on “Journey of the Universe” and one on the “Worldview of Thomas Berry

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