THE NON-NEGOTIABLE IN THE CRISIS: PERSONAL COMMITMENT

We are in the depths of an environmental crisis understood by very few of us. Nevertheless, we need to act now. We need to be personally involved, not passive victims, not unthinking contributors to the on-coming catastrophe.The most obvious response is one of helplessness. What can one person do in...

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A SPIRITUALITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

“Holiness is everywhere in Creation, it is as common as the raindrops and leaves and blades of grass, but it does not sound like a newspaper.” Wendell BerryDown through Christian history, various spiritualities have evolved. Many have been rooted in specific religious traditions such as the Benedictines,...

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FROM A STONY HEART TO A NATURAL HEART

I As we begin the search for a spiritual path to lead us out of the ecological dilemma, there are two points we need to highlight. These ideas must be at the beginning of our search, in the middle and at the end. It is difficult to overstate their importance.The first is that we are not alone in...

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THE NEED FOR A SPIRITUALITY

Recently, I read an item that really caught my attention. It was an insight that is truly at the heart of the ever-growing environmental crisis, a dilemma that endangers the future of the human race. It seems like a simple statement on the face of it: Humankind is not only detached from nature, it is...

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