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  • 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess

    Overwhelmed by the excess in her own life, Jen Hatmaker and her family set out on a project they called “Seven.” Highlighting seven areas of excess, they committed to living a little more simply every month. Originally published in 2011 and updated in 2017, 7 has been utilized for book studies in many Christian faith communities. For those overwhelmed with the task of implementing creation care in their own lives, Hatmaker’s memoir tells of her family’s practical and faith inspired experiment. More information about Hatmaker’s project can be found on her blog.

  • Greening Your Church

    "A Practical Guide to Creation Care Ministry for Parishes, Dioceses and Religious Communities," as this book's subtitle reads, author Norman Lévesque identifies and outlines strategies to creating environmentally friendly congregations. In 104 pages, learn about the theology of creation care ministry and how to green-ify your community to reduce impacts on God's creation. ISBN: 9782896466368

  • Simpler Living, Compassionate Life

    Simpler Living, Compassionate Life features essays by Cecile Andrews, Henri Nouwen, Frederick Buechner, and many more authors. This collection touches on a variety of topics surrounding humanity’s relationship to our earthly home. In addition to the essays, the book includes 70 pages of additional material to help guide communities as they naviagate this book, making it a wonderful choice for book groups.

  • History Professor Explains Religious Origins of American Environmentalism

    Texas Tech historian Mark Stoll‘s latest book, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism (Oxford University Press, 2015), details how religion provided early American environmental leaders with the moral and cultural basis to champion the protection of the natural world.

    Stoll argues in part that Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, is nothing new, but points environmentalism back towards its moral and religious roots.

  • Green Deen: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet

    Written by Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, this book goes into the Islamic Faith’s connection with the environment. It discusses Islamic followers’ responsibility to the earth as stewards, as well as some of the ways that Muslim communities are taking action.

  • Religion and Sustainability Literature

    Religion and Sustainability: Social Movements and the Politics of the Environment by Lucas F. Johnston has been heralded as an invaluable resource on the movement in religions to focus on environmental care. It takes a look at the similarities and differences that various religions have with each other when it comes to stewardship, as well as the social and political implications behind them.

  • Caring for Creation: The Evangelical's Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment

    Pastor and evangelical leader Mitch Hescox and meteorologist Paul Douglas have collaborated to integrate faith and science for their book Caring for Creation: The Evangelical's Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment. This book demonstrates how Christians can take practical steps towards creating a more sustainable future, becoming leaders through a conservative evangelical approach. The authors focus on both individual and global issues, discussing ways to protect families, improve health issues, and clean up local communities.

  • Environmental Stewardship

    This book goes into detail about how the Christian religion goes about environmental stewardship. They look at how bible passages talk about preserving the Earth and the morals we should have surrounding it. It dives deep into how science interacts with human interaction with the Earth and the damage that we have done to Earth, as well as what we should do to correct ourselves.

  • Towards interreligious understanding and global peace: a compendium by The United Religions Initiative (URI) and UNESCO Chair for Peace and Intercultural Understanding

    The United Religions Initiative (URI) in collaboration with UNESCO Chair for Peace and Intercultural Understanding and Banaras Hindu University is developing a compendium on Interreligious/Interfaith Dialogue, Good Practices and Future Directions. This Book seeks to collate innovative narratives and good practices of interreligious/interfaith dialogue from across cultures and regions to supplement the expanding scope and outreach of UN engagement with religious entities. To this end, faith leaders, activists, and FBOs are encouraged to contact Tanya Sablok (tsablok@uri.org) to share the vision and contribution to interfaith and intercultural dialogue. Visit the UNESCO page to learn more about their work.

  • Books on Religion and Climate Change

    This list includes 37 titles (and counting) that examine climate change and our connection to the environment from multifaceted religious perspectives.

    This could serve as an inspiration for anyone who's interested in learning more about the philosophy of environmentalism.

    The list updates as new books are being published.

  • The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh

    A collection of spiritual teachings which is intended for all religious persuasions and those who seek a spiritual life. These meditational verses which were composed by Baha'u'allah, about the year 1858, while in exile to Iraq, explore the relationship between God and man.

  • Faith for Earth: A Call for Action

    This book was first published at the beginning of the twenty-first century. A joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Interfaith Partnership for the Environment, it was titled Earth and Faith: A Book of Reflection for Action. The partners printed tens of thousands of copies and gave them to schools, congregations, and communities throughout the
    world. The book described the growing threats to our planet’s life support systems, the reverence all faiths share for life on Earth, and the responsibility that people have to future generations.

  • The Rewiring America Handbook: A Guide to Winning the Climate Fight

    "The COVID-19 pandemic showed the world the dire consequences of ignoring science and its predictions of global crises. But the pandemic was just a rehearsal for the climate disasters humanity will face – unless we act now.

    In his new book, Rewiring America, Saul Griffith, PhD argues that we can still address the threat of climate change, but only if we respond with a massive war-time mobilization effort to transform the fossil fuel economy into a fully electrified one, run on wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources. Based on the vast data about energy flows in the U.S. economy that his company, Otherlab, has mapped, Griffith details how to not only save us from climate disaster, but to help us enjoy a cleaner, healthier, and more prosperous future."

  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability

    In this book, a number of scholarly writers share their works regarding Indigenous culture and environmentalism. There are a total of four parts that discuss Indigenous practices, ecological ethics, and nature-human relationships. The compilation of these viewpoints and topics makes for a compelling read and push towards a greener, sustainable Earth.

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    A book about a girl's transition from girlhood into womanhood. The girl, named Janie, expresses this transition through imagery of nature, which is especially fixated on a pear tree from her youth. Religion also plays a role in the background throughout the story.