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On Friday 23rd September, before the 2011 Synod gathering in Newcastle, a group of people from right across the Synod attended a “faith. on earth” passion booster day at the Hunter Wetlands Centre. Summaries of discussions from the day are now available. more
Rev. Rob Buchan's Speech to mark the official opening of the "Feed My People" community garden at Moree Uniting Church. more
Ross Neville, the Evangelism, Mission and New Congregations Consultant with the Board of Mission, attended Greenbelt in August 2010, a Christian festival held at Cheltenham Racecourse in the UK. He reports on some environmental learnings from the festival. more
Jessica Morthorpe, a member of Kippax Uniting Church and Founder of the Five Leaf Eco Awards, gives a personal reflection on ecological issues and theology concerning introduced species. more
Professor Robert Barry Leal examines attitudes to food as these appear in the first book of the Bible. He seeks perspectives on current issues related to food, such as global inequality in access to food and ecological degradation. more
Nola Stewart, a member of Castlecrag Uniting Church and St Thomas’ Anglican Church North Sydney, reflects upon the Hebrew word "rada" in Genesis 1:26 as being the centre of strength in creation. more
Retired associate professor of psychology and member of Crows Nest Uniting Church Les Higgins reflects on the human ability to perceive beauty in nature. This article is based on a talk Les gave at the seminar, ‘Re-imaging God, Earth and Ourselves’, which was co-sponsored by Eremos and held at South Sydney Uniting Church on 31 May 2009. more
Part of a homily by Rev Andrew Collis, given at South Sydney Uniting Church on 22 February 2009, on the lectionary readings 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9. more
This text forms part of a presentation given by John Court at Dunmore Lang College, Macquarie University, on 8 July 2006. John explores attitudes toward nature, and Christian "stewardship with nature" and "kinship with nature" approaches. more
(Professor) Robert Barry Leal reflects on Christian attitudes to nature, and particularly on the notion of "dominion" from Genesis 1. more
A sermon presented by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church, 19th February 2006. more
Sermon given by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church 22nd January 2006. more
A sermon given by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church 11th December 2005. more
A sermon given by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church 27th November 2005. more
A sermon given by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church on 23rd October 2005. more
Miriam Pepper, Project Green Church worker, reflects on the Basis of Union, the cosmic Christ, and the ecological mission of churches today. more
Part of a sermon given by Miriam Pepper at St Andrew's Anglican Church, Umina, on 14 September 2008, as a part of the church's observation of the Season of Creation. Uses the reading Genesis 3:14-19 , 4: 8-16. more
Sermon given by Miriam Pepper, Project Green Church worker, at Maroubra Junction Uniting Church on 5 August 2007. Uses the lectionary: Hosea 11:1-11, Psalm 107:1-9, 43, Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 12:13-21 more
Miriam Pepper is Project Green Church coordinator. This is a sermon she gave at South Sydney Uniting Church on 5th October 2008, reflecting on Clare of Assisi, climate change, and the lectionary readings Matthew 21:33-46 and Philippians 3:4b-14. more
David Reichardt is Presbytery Minister in the Parramatta-Nepean Presbytery, and is completing a PhD in ecotheology. In this article, David reflects on the need for a spirituality of our times that emphasises not only God's transcendence, but also God's immanence here with us in creation. The article first appeared in Grevillea in November 2008. more
George Emeleus is a PhD student in Ecotheology at the United Theological College. In this article, George reflects on the conversation between Christianity and science, and on his own journey deeper into this conversation. The article is based on an evening talk George gave at Chapel by the Sea, Bondi Beach, on 7th September 2008. more
Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationships of religion and nature,... more
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http://fiveleaf-crownofthorns.blogspot.com/
A blog by Jessica Morthorpe, a member of Kippax Uniting Church, Church Project Coordinator of the Five Leaf Eco Awards, and a member of the Uniting Earthweb Group.
http://ecomissiolog.blogspot.com/
Blog by Rev Dr David Reichardt, Parramatta-Nepean Presbytery Minister, with a PhD in ecotheology.
http://www.hf.ntnu.no/relnateur/index.php?lenke=about.php
Promotes scholarly and critical inquiry into the relationships between human beings and their diverse cultures, environments and religious beliefs and practices.
http://fore.research.yale.edu/
FORE is an international and interreligious network based in the USA that brings religion together with academic and activist discourse on the environment. It provides a wealth of resources (sacred texts, satements, bibliography, practical projects, additional essays, links etc), for Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, indigenous, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
http://fore.research.yale.edu/religion/christianity/bibliography.html
A bibliography on Christianity and ecology, with approximately 500 entries.
http://www.religionandnature.com/society/index.htm
A community of scholars engaged in critical inquiry into the relationships among human beings and their diverse cultures, environments, religious beliefs and practices. The ISSRNC facilitates scholarly collaboration and research, and disseminates research findings through regular conferences and the affiliated Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture.
http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/JSRNC
The journal of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC).
http://religion-online.org/listbycategory.asp?Cat=45