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Resources – Increase Your Awareness
The Great Work – Our Way Into the Future
- The Earth Charter: Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future
http://www.earthcharter.org
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society for the 21st century. Created by the largest global consultation process ever associated with an international declaration, endorsed by thousands of organizations representing millions of people, the Earth Charter seeks to inspire a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the living world. The Charter is an expression of hope and a call to global partnership at this critical time in history.
http://www.thegreatstory.org/
Since 2002, TheGreatStory.org has served as an educational tool for those inspired by a sacred telling of the epic of evolution as revealed through mainstream science. It has been a key resource for those working to bridge the divide between science and religion while envisioning a thriving future for all life on Earth.
- Thomas Berry and the Great Work
http://www.thomasberry.org
Thomas Berry, is a Passionist priest, cultural historian and geologian. He is one of the leading environmental thinkers in North America. Among advocates of deep ecology and "ecospirituality" he is noted for proposing that a deep understanding of the history and functioning of the evolving universe is a necessary inspiration and guide for our own effective functioning as individuals and as a species. He is considered a leader in the tradition of Teilhard de Chardin. This website presents his biography, a summary of his writing, as well as several essays by Berry.
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Cosmology and the Universe Story
http://www.global-mindshift.org
The purpose of this website is to “contribute to the emerging global community.” It offers excellent video clips, essays, and other resources to understand the shift that is happening in human self-understanding. Of special note is the “New Story” video series by Brian Swimme.
- The History of the Universe
http://www.historyoftheuniverse.com
This site tells the story of the history of the universe.
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/dev/default.htm
World History for Us All is a web site structured inline with David Christian’s book Maps of Time. It offers an introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings. Cosmology, geology, archeology, and population and environmental studies all figure in the story of human evolution.
- Ned Wright’s Cosmological Tutorial
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
- University of California Museum of Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/index.php
The mission of the University of California Museum of Paleontology is to investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth’s biota through research and education. The website contains thousands of pages of content about the history of life on Earth including a tour of geological time and understanding evolution
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- The Forum on Religion and Ecology
http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/main.html
The Forum on Religion and Ecology is the largest international multi-religious project of its kind. With its conferences, publications, and website it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns.
- Catholic: United States Catholic Conference of Bishops – Environmental Justice Program
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/ejp
USCCB’s Environmental Justice Program, Caring for God's Creation, offers a range of resources for parishes and educators on Catholic teachings and commitment to the environment.
- Evangelical: The Evangelical Environmental Network
http://www.creationcare.org/
The Evangelical Environmental Network seeks to educate, inspire, and mobilize Christians in their effort to care for God’s creation, to be faithful stewards of God’s provision, and to advocate for actions and policies that honor God and protect the environment.
- Jewish: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
http://www.coejl.org/index.php
This site offers resources on environmental justice and Jewish life.
- Protestant: National Council of Churches – Eco-Justice Program
http://www.nccecojustice.org
The Eco-Justice Programs office of the National Council of Churches works in cooperation with the NCC Eco-Justice Working Group to provide an opportunity for the national bodies of member Protestant and Orthodox denominations to work together to protect and restore God's Creation. This website offers a variety of articles, prayer services and environmental resources for churches.
http://en.arocha.org/home/index.html
A Rocha is an international Christian conservation organization working for the care of God’s creation.
http://www.greenfaith.org
This website offers resources which can help people understand the religious implications of various environmental issues such as energy conservation, water conservation, toxic reduction, food, and environmental justice.
- The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture
http://www.religionandnature.com
The International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC) is a community of scholars engaged in critical inquiry into the relationships among human beings and their diverse cultures, environments, religious beliefs and practices.
- National Religious Partnership for the Environment
http://www.nrpe.org
Guided by biblical teaching, the Partnership seeks to encourage people of faith to weave values and programs of care for God's creation throughout the entire fabric of religious life.
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http://www.eco-justice.org
Eco-Justice Ministries is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches answer the call to care for all of God’s creation, and develop ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working toward social justice and environmental sustainability.
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference
http://www.ncrlc.com
National Catholic Rural Life Conference is an organization grounded in a spiritual tradition that brings together the Church, care of community, and care of creation. NCRLC serves as a prophetic voice for America’s countryside, acts as a catalyst and convener for social justice, and develops support services for rural pastoral ministers.
http://www.coopamerica.org
Co-op America is a unique member supported organization promoting social justice and environmental sustainability through economic action.
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