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‘Farming to Create Heaven on Earth’ by Lisa Hamilton
American writer and photographer Lisa Hamilton had been investigating global food production for many years when in 2003 she was invited by Shumei, a Japanese spiritual organisation (shumei.org), to interrogate their approach to farming, Natural Agriculture. Continue reading
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‘A Wiser Politics’ by Jean Hardy
You must read this book. If you are interested in political philosophy you will find it fascinating. If you are not interested in political philosophy you soon will be. Continue reading
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‘Animate Earth’ by Stephan Harding (DVD)
Animate Earth is a documentary film written and presented by Dr Stephan Harding, renowned ecologist and colleague of James Lovelock. Continue reading
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‘Journey of the Universe’ by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker (DVD)
Ask acclaimed author and evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme about our role as humans in this awe-inspiring universe, and his insights will light up the night skies. As our host, co-writer, and fellow traveler, he shares his infectious curiosity about life’s biggest questions in the epic JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE. Continue reading
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What is Green Spirituality? Edited by Marian Van Eyk McCain
“Green spirituality,” writes editor Marian Van Eyk McCain, is “a spirituality centred on this planet Earth, the only home we humans and our ancestors have ever known.” Rooted in the Earth and in all creation, greens’ spirituality focuses in a deeply connected way with living in and caring about and for the Earth and every living entity in and on it. Continue reading
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‘Is there not a New Creation? The Experience of Early Friends’ by Anne Adams
The booklet traces the experiences and thinking of the Quaker movement in relation to creation, both looking at the roots of Quaker ideas before the 1600s and how it has changed since the beginning of Quakerism. Continue reading
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‘Animate Earth – Science, Intuition and Gaia’ by Stephan Harding
Stephan says in a Schumacher-esque way: “…the real change has to be an inner one…even the most brilliant technological solutions could lead to disaster if they are not used by wise human beings”. It is here that I believe this book makes such an important contribution. There are lots of books in our wider society full to the brim with the thinking function. But what is needed is more feeling, sensing and intuition bringing with it wisdom and a holistic response. Continue reading
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‘One River, Many Wells’ by Matthew Fox
“I have learned so much from God
That I can no longer call myself
A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim,
a Buddhist, a Jew.” Continue reading
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‘Downshifting Made Easy: How to plan for your planet-friendly future’ by Marian Van Eyk McCain
The wonderful thing about this book is that you can feel the experience and passion of the author leaping out from the pages. The author has had a long-term commitment to low impact living and has lived in cities, villages and even out in the Australian bush. As a result, this is no pie in the sky, “Downshifting in 10 days” type of book. It is written by someone who has been there, done it and has come through it all, more passionate than ever. Continue reading
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‘The Search for Spirituality: Our Global Quest for Meaning and Fulfilment’ by Ursula King
The book has ten chapters ranging from Spirituality as Ideal and Practice through to Spiritualities for Life. The reader will find out how spirituality affects us at various ages and how it relates to education, health, gender, Nature, science, arts and Gaia. Continue reading
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‘Journey of the Universe’ by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Though a little book, it tells a big story–one that inspires hope for a way in which Earth and its human civilizations could flourish together. Continue reading
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‘Weaving the Cosmos: Science, Religion and Ecology’ by Chris Clarke
“The Cosmos in its power and splendour provides all we need in order to move into our full humanity in harmony with the earth. It is up to us to accept this gift of the cosmos, and to take up our part in its constant ongoing weaving of itself.” Continue reading
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‘Walking the Sacred Story: A New Ritual for Celebrating the Universe’ by Erna & Michael Colebrook
The ‘sacred story’ referred to in the title is the awe-inspiring story of our Universe from the so called Big Bang to the present day, as revealed by modern science. In this booklet, Erna and Michael Colebrook invite us to literally walk this story in our imaginations, by scaling the 14 billion years of our still-expanding universe to a human walk of 1.4 kilometres (just over one mile). Continue reading
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‘GreenSpirit: Path to a New Consciousness’ edited by Marian Van Eyk McCain
‘The definitive guide to green spirituality’……featuring contributions from twenty-nine inspirational writers, including Matthew Fox, Brian Swimme, Satish Kumar, Emma Restall Orr, David Korten and Neil Douglas-Klotz. Continue reading
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‘Meditations with Thomas Berry: With additional material by Brian Swimme’ Selected by June Raymond
The greatest of human discoveries in the future will be the discovery of human intimacy with all those other modes of being that live with us on this planet, inspire our art and literature, reveal that numinous world whence all things come into being, and with which we exchange the very substance of life. Continue reading
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‘The Great Work: Our Way into the Future’ by Thomas Berry
We must feel that we are supported by that same power that brought the Earth into being, that power that spun the galaxies into space, that lit the sun and brought the moon into its orbit. Continue reading
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‘Original Blessing’ by Matthew Fox
Original Blessing was part of a paradigm shift – seeing the world with new eyes. It provided a doorway into an inclusive, coherent spirituality relevant for our time. Continue reading
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‘Spirituality Unveiled: Awakening to Creative Life’ by Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston)
We recognise the intrinsic spark of divinity and divine consciousness that unites us. We awaken to the nonseparateness of the spirit and discover that physical life is wondrously embedded in divine existence. Continue reading
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