An extensive online collection of
ARTICLES, REVIEWS, ESSAYS AND VIDEO LINKS
exploring the encounter of spirituality and ecology in our time.
From the archives of EarthLight Magazine. (1992 -- 2007)
An extensive online collection of
ARTICLES, REVIEWS, ESSAYS AND VIDEO LINKS
exploring the encounter of spirituality and ecology in our time.
From the archives of EarthLight Magazine. (1992 -- 2007)
E A R T H L I G H T L I B R A R Y R E C O M M E N D S:
The Global Citizen
an archive of the bi-weekly column by the late Donella H. Meadows (1941-2001), director of the Sustainability Institute, adjunct professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College, and one of the leading voices of ecological reflection and concern in recent decades.
S T R E A M I N G A U D I O L I N K S:
Dr. Vandana Shiva speaking on "Creating a Sustainable Future"
to audience of college and university student activists in 2005 (streaming audio courtesy of the Institute for Reverential Ecology -- 40 min.)
Frances Moore Lappé speaking on "Hope's Edge" to audience of college and university student activists in 2005 (streaming audio courtesy of the Institute for Reverential Ecology -- 40 min.)
Featured articles from the EarthLight Magazine archive
Beyond a Culture of Fear -- by K. Lauren de Boer
Seeing beyond the politics of fear-mongering, toward an emotionally and ecologically sustainable way of being on the Earth.
Cultivating Relational Intelligence -- by Nina Simons
Co-founder of the Bioneers Conference talks about a major shift in our way of understanding our world and one another.
The Ecological Self -- by John Seed
A deep ecologist and rainforest defender reflects on our greater community -- all species of the Cenozoic Age.
A Rosetta Stone for the Ecozoic Era -- by K. Lauren de Boer
EarthLight's Editor contemplates DNA, Mongolian wild horses and the future of life on Earth.
The Great Communion of Being -- by Diane Pendola
Nurtured by the mountains and valleys of the Sierra Nevada, Diane explores the deeper resonances of communion and community.
All Those Shining Worlds
Jacob Needleman -- Issue 52, Winter 2005
The Left/Right Trap: Moving Beyond Polarization
Tom Atlee -- Issue 51, Autumn 2004
Pathways Home: Celebrating Beauty
in the Moment
JoAnne Dodgson -- Issue 51, Autumn 2004
One Journey Home: Eldridge Cleaver's Spiritual Path
Linda Neale -- Issue 50, Spring 2004
Conscious Activism
A Transformational Model for Citizen Lobbying
George Taylor -- Issue 49
Steps Toward an Ecology of Devotion
a personal exploration of reverence for life
Dennis Rivers -- Issue 49
Gateways to Grace
K. Lauren de Boer -- Issue 49
The Shamanic Response
Lauren de Boer -- Issue 46
Giving Voice to Earth
Joanna Macy -- Issue 46
The Non-profit Universe
reflections on the conscious life
Cindy Spring -- Issue 46
Race, Sacrifice, and Native Lands
Jonna Higgins-Freese and Jeff Tomhave -- Issue 46
Other Recent Articles and Guest Essays (EarthLight's Greatest Hits!)
The Gift of a Dream: Children and the Earth Charter
by Herman F. Greene
9/11 and the Heart of the World
by Joanna Macy
EarthSaint: Mary Oliver -- introduced by Jeanne Lohmann
On the Epic of Evolution (Summer, 1997 issue, EL #26)
Editorial & Introduction to Issue #26: An Epic in the Making -- by Lauren de Boer
The Story of Science & Spirit -- by Jody Bourgeois
Going Deeper: Spiritual Dimensions of the Epic of Evolution -- by Loyal Rue
Science as Wisdom: The New Story as a Way Forward -- Brian Swimme interviewed by Lauren de Boer
EarthSaint: Thich Nhat Hanh -- introduced by Joanna Macy
On the theme Kinship With the Sacred Earth
(Spring, 1997 issue, EL #25)
Editorial & Introduction to Issue #25: "Learning to Eat the Sun" -- by Lauren de Boer
Headwaters Update: "Old Growth Logging Spurs Religious Action" -- by Susan Kleihauer
Ecology and the Bible: "Earth Process and the Wish for Human Exemption" -- by Keith Helmuth
EarthSaint: Kenneth Rexroth -- introduced by David Landis Barnhill
Do We Need Jesus of Ecology? -- by Neil Douglas-Klotz, Joseph L. Grabhill, & Deborah Oberg
A New Spirit of Hope -- by Fritz Hull
EarthLight Magazine
Tables of Contents & Selected Articles
Issue 41 -- Spring 2001: Making Peace With Time:
Issue 40 -- Winter 2001: Critical Habitat
Issue 39 -- Fall 2000:
The Fire of a New Faith -- Living the Great Story
Issue 38 -- Summer 2000:
The New Communion -- Rediscovering Our Sacred Kin
Issue 37 -- Spring 2000: The Healing Century
Issue 36 -- Winter 2000:
For the Love of Life -- Waking From the Spell of Economism
Issue 35 -- Fall 1999:
Befriending Chaos -- Creativity, Spirit and the Science of Change
Issue 34 -- Summer 1999:
Celebration -- Tenth Anniversary Issue
Featuring the work of THOMAS BERRY, Eco-philosopher
Issue 33 -- Spring 1999:
Up From Denial -- Celebrating Rebirth In the Ecology of Death
Selected Archive of Additional Articles, Reviews and Study Guides
EarthSaint: Annie Dillard
Introduced by Cheryl Lander
An Historical Moment: Reflections on September 11th
by Thomas Berry
We Traveled to Seattle: A Pilgrimage of Transformation
by Ken Butigan, Franciscan School of Theology &
Graduate Theological Union
A Profile of Thomas Berry, scholar & lover of the Earth
by Matthew Fox, Ph.D., University of Creation Spirituality
Building the Earth is Sacred Work
an interview with Nader Khalili, visionary architect
The Great Turning: Reflections on Our Moment in History
by Joanna Macy, Ph.D., eco-psychologist
Zen, Ecology and the Inner Life
Interview with James Thornton, author of
Radical Confidence: A Field Guide to the Soul
WTO Perspectives: Seattle and Beyond
We Traveled to Seattle: A Pilgrimage of Transformation. by Ken Butigan
My Three Days in Seattle: Deep Ecumenism Meets the WTO. by Paul Burks
Featured Essays from Issue #45: ENERGY
Energy and the Practice of Spiritual Ecology
by Lauren de Boer
Sarvodaya Means "Everybody Wakes Up"
by Joanna Macy
Free Range Salmon
reflections on the conscious life by Cindy Spring
Living the Change We Want to Create
by Jonna Higgins-Freese
The Many Faces of Activism (Summer 2001)
Interfaith Alliance for Earth
by William Sadler
We Can All Do Something
by Dan Turner
An Interview with Matthew Fox
by K. Lauren de Boer
Calling All Seeds
(How to Get Active and Stay Connected)
Cosmology Goes to Berkeley
by Sharon Abercrombie
On Making Peace with Time (Spring 2001)
Special Centerfold Insert:
The Earth Literacy Web-An Invitation
EarthBeat: Bishops declare: "Columbia River is Holy"
Donella Meadows -- Tribute to An EarthSaint
Excerpts and the final essay
Time and Spirit: Today's Dilemma
by Cecile Andrews
On Critical Habitat (Winter 2001)
EarthBeat: Mines to Vines
by Sharon Abercrombie
Spiritual Activism: Changing Hearts in Challenging Time
by K. Lauren de Boer
First Nations and the Future of the Earth
by Rebecca Adamson
Genetic Bill of Rights
Council for Responsible Genetics
Wanderings in the River of Grass
by Kevin Peer
On Living the Great Story (Fall 2000)
Discovering the Divine within the Universe
by Gail Worcelo, CP
Evening Thoughts
by Thomas Berry
Rediscovering Fire: Religion, Science & Mysticism in Teilhard de Chardin
by Ursula King
Living the New Story:
A review of the work of cosmic storyteller Mary Ellen Hill
by Karen Attix and Alan Tower
On the theme of the Great Work (Winter, 1997-8 issue, EL #28)
Editorial & Introduction to Issue #28: Looking for a Calling -- by Lauren de Boer
EarthNews: "Green" Orthodox Patriarch Creates Waves with Watershed Pronouncement
EarthNews: Quaker Eco-Activist Released From Prison
EarthAction: No Middle Way for Planet -- by Susan Kleihauer and Lauren de Boer
EarthSaint: Mary Oliver -- introduced by Jeanne Lohmann
On the Epic of Evolution (Summer, 1997 issue, EL #26)
Editorial & Introduction to Issue #26: An Epic in the Making -- by Lauren de Boer
The Story of Science & Spirit -- by Jody Bourgeois
Going Deeper: Spiritual Dimensions of the Epic of Evolution -- by Loyal Rue
Science as Wisdom: The New Story as a Way Forward -- Brian Swimme interviewed by Lauren de Boer
EarthSaint: Thich Nhat Hanh -- introduced by Joanna Macy
On the theme Kinship With the Sacred Earth
(Spring, 1997 issue, EL #25)
Editorial & Introduction to Issue #25: "Learning to Eat the Sun" -- by Lauren de Boer
Headwaters Update: "Old Growth Logging Spurs Religious Action" -- by Susan Kleihauer
Ecology and the Bible: "Earth Process and the Wish for Human Exemption" -- by Keith Helmuth
EarthSaint: Kenneth Rexroth -- introduced by David Landis Barnhill
Do We Need Jesus of Ecology? -- by Neil Douglas-Klotz, Joseph L. Grabhill, & Deborah Oberg
A New Spirit of Hope -- by Fritz Hull
EarthLight Magazine
Tables of Contents & Selected Articles
Issue 41 -- Spring 2001: Making Peace With Time:
Issue 40 -- Winter 2001: Critical Habitat
Issue 39 -- Fall 2000:
The Fire of a New Faith -- Living the Great Story
Issue 38 -- Summer 2000:
The New Communion -- Rediscovering Our Sacred Kin
Issue 37 -- Spring 2000: The Healing Century
Issue 36 -- Winter 2000:
For the Love of Life -- Waking From the Spell of Economism
Issue 35 -- Fall 1999:
Befriending Chaos -- Creativity, Spirit and the Science of Change
Issue 34 -- Summer 1999:
Celebration -- Tenth Anniversary Issue
Featuring the work of THOMAS BERRY, Eco-philosopher
Issue 33 -- Spring 1999:
Up From Denial -- Celebrating Rebirth In the Ecology of Death
Selected Archive of Additional Articles, Reviews and Study Guides