Pathways of Green Wisdom: Discovering Earth Centred Teachings in Spiritual and Religious Traditions

Pathways of Green Wisdom covers teachings and practices that promote honouring and compassionately caring for Nature. It brings together numerous reflective and informative pieces by contributors to GreenSpirit magazine spanning a period of 11 years, along with especially written new material. Contributors include progressive and insightful writers from scientific, educationist and eco-activist backgrounds. Each of them writes skilfully while displaying a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of green wisdom found within a specific tradition. Each offers an enriching well for eco-spiritual readers to draw some nourishment and appreciate numerous Earth centred dimensions of a particular path.CONTENTS: Publisher's Preface / Acknowledgments / Introduction / 1. Namaste: Reverence for the Elements (poem) - Marie Miller / 2. On Christ - June Raymond / 3. Judaism and Deep Ecology - Vivienne Cato / 4. Pagan Ethics: An Interview with Emma Restall Orr - Marian Van Eyk McCain / 5. Daoism: The Natural Way - David E Cooper / 6. Hinduism and Ecology: A Reflection - Jean Hardy / 7. Spirit Dance: A Modern's Encounter with the Indigenous Mind - Donna Ladkin / 8. Earth as a Mosque - Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston) / 9. Buddhism, Society and the Planet - Jean Boulton / 10. The Relevance of Jainism - Aidan Rankin / 11. Creation Spirituality and God - Chris Clarke / Appendix I: Green Spirituality as a Model for Future Environmentalism - Chris Philpott / Appendix II: Quotations through the Ages - Various Authors and Teachings / About the Contributors / Other Titles in the GreenSpirit Book Series.