Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living write by Nick Spencer. This book was released on 2009-12-01. Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What should Christians do to protect the Earth and its people? Amounts and patterns of consumption and production in the West have reached a level that cannot be maintained. Lifestyles based on our present way of creating and using energy are no longer environmentally sustainable--and are threatening the health and well-being of both planet and people. Our activities and the policies that shape them need to change. In light of those realities, Spencer, White, and Vroblesky offer serious Christian engagement with the emerging issue of Sustainable Consumption and Production. They analyze the scientific, sociological, economic, and theological thinking that makes a Christian response to these trends imperative and distinctive. And they offer practical conclusions that explore and explain what can be done at the personal, community, national, and international levels to ensure that next generations will have the resources necessary for life. Firmly rooted in the good news of the Christian faith, this is, above all, a constructive and hopeful book that offers a realistic vision of what the future could and should look like. This book is endorsed by A Rocha: Christians in Conservation, The Jubliee Centre, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, and The Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies.
Christianity and the Renewal of Nature
Christianity and the Renewal of Nature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity and the Renewal of Nature write by Sebasian C. H. Kim. This book was released on 2011. Christianity and the Renewal of Nature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the roots and causes of the global ecological crisis from a variety of perspectives and look at the implications of the crisis for future sustainable living on the planet. Contributors include top theologians as well as scientists and activists.
Renewal
Renewal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Renewal write by Andrés R Edwards. This book was released on 2019-04-02. Renewal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explore our emotional bond with nature to heal ourselves and the natural world Why spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good? In learning why and how to nurture our emotional connection with nature, we can also regenerate the ecosystems on which we depend for our survival. Renewal explores the science behind why being in nature makes us feel alive and helps us thrive. Using personal experiences and cutting-edge research in cognitive science, this book weaves delightful stories that: Reveal nature's genius and impacts on our lives from physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual perspectives Explore how emulating nature is yielding design breakthroughs with biomimicry and biophilic design Highlight the importance of compassion and coexisting with wildlife in designing our conservation strategies Describe the significance of nurturing an ecological ethic that supports a reciprocal relationship with nature. Whether you are drawn to conservation or are interested in the science behind human behavior, Renewal will help create a blueprint for integrating nature with a life of creativity, compassion, and joy. AWARD GOLD | 2019 Nautilus Book Awards: Green Living & Sustainability SILVER | 2020 Living Now Awards: Green Living
Natural Spirituality, Thomas Merton, and Christian Renewal
Natural Spirituality, Thomas Merton, and Christian Renewal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Natural Spirituality, Thomas Merton, and Christian Renewal write by Kenneth Bragan. This book was released on 2017-04-12. Natural Spirituality, Thomas Merton, and Christian Renewal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Kenneth Bragan has previously written a psychological study of the life of Thomas Merton as well as a book stressing the importance of Merton’s spirituality. In this new book, he uses neuroscience to place Merton’s spirituality in the context of natural spirituality and uses this as a way of opening a door to Christian renewal. He writes, “Neuroscience may be offering a new and revitalizing understanding of the basis of Christian faith, particularly belief in the healing power of the risen Christ. He starts the book by examining the division currently occurring between “belief-based” faith and faith that is predominantly “experience-based,” as exemplified by two recently published books. He then gives portraits of two of the great Christians of the last century – Bonhoeffer and Merton – who demonstrate how different ways of experiencing God can be equally effective. Finally, he attempts to define a New Direction.
Renewal in the Wilderness
Renewal in the Wilderness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Renewal in the Wilderness write by John Lionberger, MDiv. This book was released on 2012-04-13. Renewal in the Wilderness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. God Is Waiting for You in the Wilderness How can I say I see divinity in the wilderness? How can I say I feel God’s presence in a chorus of loons, in the throaty chuffing of a family of otter, in the primal call-and-response howling of wolves, in the splendor of a bald eagle, in a gibbous moon’s shimmering wash of orange light on dark moving water, in the healing silence of wild places or in a day when my soul has known the amazing grace of utter peace for six straight hours? How can I say I see God in those things? But how can I say that I don’t? —from Chapter 1 You don’t need to spend forty years—or even forty days—in the wilderness to encounter God. This practical guide reveals the power of experiencing God’s presence in many variations of the natural world—from a backpacking trip in a truly remote wilderness to an afternoon spent in a nearby park to a single moment savored in your own backyard. While exploring wilderness wisdom from several faith traditions—Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and more—you will discover how the universal experience of being present in nature can lead to startling discoveries both about God and about yourself. Drawing from his own significant moments in the wilderness and stories from the many people who have accompanied him on wilderness treks, John Lionberger asks probing questions and offers inspiring suggestions that will spur you to look at all aspects of the world around you from a new point of view.
