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Claiming Earth as common ground : the ecological crisis through the lens of faith / Andrea Cohen-Kiener ; foreword by Sally Bingham

Author
Cohen-Kiener, Andrea
Published
Woodstock, Vt. : SkyLight Paths Pub., 2009.
Edition
Quality pbk. ed.
Physical Description
xi, 176 pages ; 23 cm

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Contents
Foreword / Sally Bingham -- Introduction -- 1. The Making of an Environmental Activist: Waking Up to the Problem -- The Terrible Contradiction -- Too Good to Be True! -- The Spiritual Challenge of a Mountain of Garbage -- Agents for Transformation -- The Ultimate Common Ground -- 2. The Makings of a Movement: The Interfaith Imperative and Its Obstacles -- The Mountain of God -- Obstacles on the Path -- God of the Pews or God of the Cosmos? -- Leaving Base Camp -- The One about the Rabbi and the Evangelical -- Getting above the Tree Line -- 3. The New Wealth: Spirit Matters -- What Is Enough? -- Old Models for New Wealth -- A Living Vision -- Tools We Bring to the Table -- Transforming Business as Usual -- Imagine the Alternatives -- 4. Working Beyond Class and Race: Yes, We Do Need to Do This Together -- We Need to Talk -- Getting Beyond "Over There" -- Finding Common Cause -- Working Together -- The Great Light bulb Swap of '06 / Woody Bartlett -- Getting to the Table -- 5. How Big Is Your God? Theology Meets Earth-Care Activism -- Digging Deeper -- The Big Context / Tom Carr -- 6. The New Eden: Reclaiming the Garden -- Seeds of Possibility -- Wheat Sheaves and Matza Tales / Elisheva Rogosa -- Communion Agriculture / Andrea Ferich -- 7. The New Sabbath: Less Is More -- Unnamed Hungers -- Green Sabbath / Donna Schaper -- Creating New Sabbath Rituals -- 8. Eco-Conversion: A New Paradigm for a New Earth -- Seeing with Green Eyes -- Conversion to Eco-Justice / Margaret Bullitt-Jonas -- The Power of Witnessing -- Going Forward -- App. I. Many Small Steps -- App. II. Creating a Sustainable Civilization: Joanna Macy's Theoretical Foundations -- App. III. Thoughts for Discussion and Action: Format for an Eight-week Study Session -- App. IV. Interfaith Ecological Resources.
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9781594732614 (quality pbk. original)
1594732612 (quality pbk. original)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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