Areas of Practice & Practitioner Resources
WEBSITES FOCUSED ON ABORIGINAL SPIRITUALITY
http://thefaithproject.nfb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TFP_Aboriginal_Dec2014.pdf
AREAS OD PRACTICE & SPIRITUALITY
PRACTITIONER RESOURCES*
*"We advocate for continuing self-reflection and dialogue between helping professionals, consumers, and community members of many spiritual perspectives, so that we can move toward continuously greater mutual understanding and cooperation. The social worker needs to have a wide mind and repertoire of knowledge and skills in order to understand and mediate between multiple spiritual perspectives without being stuck within any of them." Edward R. Canda, M. A., MSW, Ph.D., Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice: The Heart of Helping (p.62).
ECOLOGY & SPIRITUALITY
Earth Inclusive Spirituality
EarthLight Library (re: Earth inclusive spirituality)
Global Alliance for a Deep Ecological Social Work
Online "Videos on nature, science, and religion. © 2003; University of California, Santa Barbara.
New Visions of Nature, Science and Religion aims to “1) develop a new, comprehensive scholarly vision of biophysical and human nature as the basis for a new vision of science & religion. 2) create a unique research and educational climate at UC Santa Barbara to promote progress in our understanding of nature, science, and religion. 3) Provide a credible scholarly resource on nature, science and religion to the general public.”
The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
This is the largest international multi-religious project that explores religious worldviews, texts and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of environmental concerns.
See also: The Canadian Forum on Religion and Ecology
Religious Studies Teaching Resources Guide
http://www.supersummary.com/religious-studies-guide/
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment
http://www.nrpe.org © 2005.
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment is an association of independent faith groups across a broad spectrum: the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Council of Churches USA, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and the Evangelical Environmental Network.
The Soul of Nature: The Meaning of Ecological Spirituality
© 1996 Lynna Landstreet. Unpublished, yet available electronically at www.wildideas.net
A full text paper looking at the role of spirituality in ecological matters, as well as ecology in spiritual matters.
Earth Light Library
Updated 2007.
“A seedbed and greenhouse of eco-spiritual writing, artwork and video brought to the reader by Earth Light Community in Oakland, California featuring original work and links to the evolving world of earth-inclusive spirituality.”
The Green Christian
Copies from 1997-2007.
“Green Christian is the main publication of Christian Ecology link and exists to debate environmental matters in a Christian context.”
The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
Promotes the critical enquiry into the relationships among human beings and their diverse cultures, environments, and religious beliefs and practices.
Nature as thou: A special issue of Cross Currents
This link goes to a special issue of Cross Currents that offers an overview of an emerging movement of ecotheology: the connection of ecology and theology. As people rethink their relationship with their environment, they are finding a deeper relationship between their spirituality and ecology. The compilation includes articles from 1994 and since.
The Web of Creation
A website of ecology resources to transform faith and society. Includes resources to create a green congregation, items for Religious Education, as well as activities that individuals can do on a day to day basis.
A List of Books on Eco-Theology
A comprehensive list of resources hosted by The Churches’ Agency on Social Issues (Methodist, Presbyterian, Churches of Christ, Quakers) which is a Christian Agency dealing with social, economic, ecological, and political matters in Aotearoa, NZ. The list of resources has over 50 titles listed.
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS
Spirituality Today: Archives of a Dominican Journal of Spirituality
WEBSITES RELATED TO SPIRITUALITY AND WORK
http://thefaithproject.nfb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TFP_Aboriginal_Dec2014.pdf
AREAS OD PRACTICE & SPIRITUALITY
PRACTITIONER RESOURCES*
*"We advocate for continuing self-reflection and dialogue between helping professionals, consumers, and community members of many spiritual perspectives, so that we can move toward continuously greater mutual understanding and cooperation. The social worker needs to have a wide mind and repertoire of knowledge and skills in order to understand and mediate between multiple spiritual perspectives without being stuck within any of them." Edward R. Canda, M. A., MSW, Ph.D., Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice: The Heart of Helping (p.62).
ECOLOGY & SPIRITUALITY
Earth Inclusive Spirituality
EarthLight Library (re: Earth inclusive spirituality)
Global Alliance for a Deep Ecological Social Work
Online "Videos on nature, science, and religion. © 2003; University of California, Santa Barbara.
New Visions of Nature, Science and Religion aims to “1) develop a new, comprehensive scholarly vision of biophysical and human nature as the basis for a new vision of science & religion. 2) create a unique research and educational climate at UC Santa Barbara to promote progress in our understanding of nature, science, and religion. 3) Provide a credible scholarly resource on nature, science and religion to the general public.”
The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
This is the largest international multi-religious project that explores religious worldviews, texts and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of environmental concerns.
See also: The Canadian Forum on Religion and Ecology
Religious Studies Teaching Resources Guide
http://www.supersummary.com/religious-studies-guide/
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment
http://www.nrpe.org © 2005.
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment is an association of independent faith groups across a broad spectrum: the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Council of Churches USA, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and the Evangelical Environmental Network.
The Soul of Nature: The Meaning of Ecological Spirituality
© 1996 Lynna Landstreet. Unpublished, yet available electronically at www.wildideas.net
A full text paper looking at the role of spirituality in ecological matters, as well as ecology in spiritual matters.
Earth Light Library
Updated 2007.
“A seedbed and greenhouse of eco-spiritual writing, artwork and video brought to the reader by Earth Light Community in Oakland, California featuring original work and links to the evolving world of earth-inclusive spirituality.”
The Green Christian
Copies from 1997-2007.
“Green Christian is the main publication of Christian Ecology link and exists to debate environmental matters in a Christian context.”
The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
Promotes the critical enquiry into the relationships among human beings and their diverse cultures, environments, and religious beliefs and practices.
Nature as thou: A special issue of Cross Currents
This link goes to a special issue of Cross Currents that offers an overview of an emerging movement of ecotheology: the connection of ecology and theology. As people rethink their relationship with their environment, they are finding a deeper relationship between their spirituality and ecology. The compilation includes articles from 1994 and since.
The Web of Creation
A website of ecology resources to transform faith and society. Includes resources to create a green congregation, items for Religious Education, as well as activities that individuals can do on a day to day basis.
A List of Books on Eco-Theology
A comprehensive list of resources hosted by The Churches’ Agency on Social Issues (Methodist, Presbyterian, Churches of Christ, Quakers) which is a Christian Agency dealing with social, economic, ecological, and political matters in Aotearoa, NZ. The list of resources has over 50 titles listed.
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS
Spirituality Today: Archives of a Dominican Journal of Spirituality
WEBSITES RELATED TO SPIRITUALITY AND WORK