Australian Anglicans & the Environment

Eco Theology

Bibliography

The list of documents provided here has been formed from the valued contribution of a number of people and contains a comprehensive list of references relevant to Christianity and the environment, from:

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Books

Armstrong, L. (1997). Good God, he's Green! A history of Tasmanian politics 1989 to 1996. Pacific Law Press, Australia.

Arnold, P.P. and Gold, A.G., Eds. (2001). Sacred landscapes and cultural politics. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, U.K.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2002). Social Justice Sunday Statement: a new Earth - the environmental challenge. Australian Catholic Church, Sydney

Baltaz, D.P. (1991). Living off the land: a spirituality of farming. Novalis, Outremont, Quebec, Canada.

Barbour, I.G. (1990). Religion in an age of science. The Gifford Lectures 1989-1991 Volume 1. SCM Press, London.Edwards, Denis. (1999). The God of Evolution: A Trinitarian Theology. Mahwah, New Jersey, Paulist Press

Bawden, R. (1996). The farm, the church and the common good. In: An ecological vision for the rural church. J. Stuart, Ed. Rural Ministry Forum, Myrtleford, Victoria.

Berry, W. (1992). Christianity and the survival of Creation: a lecture at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In: Seeing God everywhere: essays on Nature and the sacred, 2003. B. McDonald, Ed. World Wisdom Inc., Bloomington, Indiana: 53-72.

Berry, T. (1999). The Great Work: our way into the future. Bell Tower, New York.Fox, Matthew. (1983). Original Blessing. Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bear & Co

Birch, C. (1965). Nature and God. SCM Press Ltd, London.

Birch, C. (1984). Religion and Nature. University of Aukland, Auckland.

Birch, C. and Cobb Jr, J.B. (1981). The liberation of life. Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.

Blair, D. and Dockray, M. (2004). Forests and forest issues in Victoria and Tasmania. April 2004. Uniting Church of Australia - Justice and International Mission Unit - Commission for Mission - Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Melbourne

Borg, M.J. (2002). Reading the Bible again for the first time. HarperCollins, New York.Hunt, Anne (1998) What are they saying about the Trinity? NY Paulist Press

Bouma-Prediger, S. (1995). The greening of theology: the ecological models of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joseph Sittler, and Juergen Moltmann. 91. American Academy of Religion, Academy Series Paper. American Academy of Religion,

Bratton, S.P. (1992). The 'new' Christian ecology. In: After Earth Day: continuing the conservation effort. M. Oelschlaeger, Ed. University of North Texas Press, Denton.

Breuilly, E. and Palmer, M., Eds. (1992). Christianity and ecology. Cassell Publishers, London, England.Johnson, Elizabeth. A. (1993). Women, earth, and Creator Spirit. New York, Paulist Press

Cahill, D., Bouma, G.D., Dellal, H. and Leahy, M. (2004). Religion, cultural diversity, and safeguarding Australia. Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs; Australian Multicultural Foundation; World Conference of Religions for Peace, RMIT University & Monash University., CanberraMcFague, Sallie. (1987). Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age. Philadelphia, Fortress Press

Cameron, A. (2005) Environment – a Christian response Booklet. Social Issues Executive, Anglican Diocese of Sydney, NSW. (Read review)

Cant, G. (1996). Education for rural ministry: the gifts we bring, the gifts we receive. In: An ecological vision for the rural church. J. Stuart, Ed. Rural Ministry Forum, Myrtleford, Victoria: 65-68.Page, Ruth. (1991). The Incarnation of Freedom and Love. London, SCM Press

Catholic Earthcare Australia (undated). "The garden planet: the call for ecological conversion". Catholic Earthcare Australia, Sydney.

Chalson, P. (2003). Ecological ramblings. In: Doing Justice. R. Hudson-Miller and N. M. Victorin-Vangerud, Eds. Uniting Church Press, Sydney: 66-69.

Chew, W. (1999). Cosmology and ecology: the way ahead. In: Developing an Australian theology. P. Malone, Ed. St Pauls Publications, Strathfield, NSW: 189-208.

Cobb, J. (2000). Christianity, economics and ecology. In: Christianity and ecology: seeking the well-bing of Earth and humans. D. T. Hessel and R. R. Radford, Eds. Harvard / CSWR, Cambridge, MA.

Collins, P. (1995). God's Earth: religion as if matter really mattered. Dove, North Blackburn.

de Quincey, C. (2002). Radical Nature: rediscovering the soul of matter. Invisible Cities Press, Vermont.

Deane-Drummond, C.E. (2004). The ethics of nature. New dimensions to religious ethics. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.

Dobzhansky, T. (1967). The biology of ultimate concern. Perspectives in humanism: the future of tradition - vii. The Fontana Library - theology and philosophy, London.

Dubos, R. (1972). A God Within. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.

Edwards, D. (1992). Made from stardust

Edwards, Denis. (1999). The God of Evolution: A Trinitarian Theology. Mahwah, New Jersey, Paulist Press

Edwards, D., Ed. (2001). Earth revealing, earth healing: ecology and Christian theology. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN.

Ezzy, D. (2004). Old traditions and new ages: religions and environments. In: Controversies in environmental sociology. R. D. White, Ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 1-8.

Finlay, V. and Palmer, M. (2003). Faith in conservation: new approaches to religions and the environment. The World Bank, Washington DC.

Fox, Matthew. (1983). Original Blessing. Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bear & Co

Gardner, G. (2002). Invoking the Spirit: religion and spirituality in the quest for a sustainable world. Worldwatch Paper No. 164, December. Worldwatch Institute, Washington DC.

Goosen, G. (2000). Australian theologies. St Pauls Publications, Strathfield, NSW, Australia.

Habel, N., Trengrove, J., Turner, M. and Waller, V. (2004). Renewing Creation: listening for the groans and hopes of the Earth. South Australian Heads of Churches, Goolwa SA.

Hendry, G.S. (1980). Theology of nature. The Westminster Press, Philadelphia.

Hessel, D.T. and Ruether, R.R., Eds. (2000). Christianity and ecology: seeking the well-being of Earth and humans. Harvard/CSWR, Cambridge, MA.

Hitchcock (1999). Healing our worldview: the unity of science and spirituality. Chrysalis Books, West Chester, PN.

Hunt, Anne (1998) What are they saying about the Trinity? NY Paulist Press

John, J. (1997). An argument for broadening the scope of the diaconate in the UCA. Diakonia occassional papers 1999.

John, J. (2005). Biocentric theology in the Uniting Church. PhD thesis. School of Theology. Flinders University, Adelaide.
Johnson, Elizabeth. A. (1993). Women, earth, and Creator Spirit. New York, Paulist Press

Joranson, P.N. and Butigan, K., Eds. (1984). Cry of the environment: rebuilding the Christian Creation Tradition. Bear & Company, Santa Fe.

King, C.M. (2002). Habitat of Grace: biology, Christianity and the global environmental crisis. Australian Theological Forum Series 3. Australian Theological Forum, Hindmarsh, South Australia.

Larsson, P. (2004) “Your will be done on earth..” – Ecological Theology for Asia: An ecumenical textbook for theological schools. Christian Conference of Asia, Hong Kong. (read review)

Leal, R.B. (2003). Wonder and the will to care. Wonder and the will to care: a multi-faith forum on ecology, Sydney, Faith & Ecology Network.

Leal, R.B. (2004). The environment and Christian faith: an introduction to ecotheology. St. Pauls Publications, Strathfield NSW.

Macqueen, D.J. (2005). Reverence and responsibility: Inserting the meaning of life back into the culture of possession. Proceedings of 'European forests in ethical discourse', Berlin, Germany, IIED, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Maddox, M. (2005). God under Howard: the rise of the religious right in Australian politics. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest NSW.

Maddox, M. (2005). Faith, ecology and propaganda. Chain Reaction (Friends of the Earth Australia). 94 Faith & ecology. July.

Marr, D. (1999). The high price of Heaven. Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards NSW.

McDonagh, S. (1987). To care for the Earth: a call to a new theology. Bear & Company, Santa Fe.

McDonagh, S. (1990). The greening of the Church. Claretian Publications, Quezon City.

McDonagh, S. (2001). Why are we deaf to the cry of the Earth? Veritas Publications, Dublin.

McDonagh, S. and Busch, V. (1986). Our future - a miracle: theological reflections on Philippine ecology. Claretian Publications, Quezon City.

McDonald, B., Ed. (2003). Seeing God everywhere: essays on Nature and the sacred. Perennial philosophy series. World Wisdom Inc., Bloomington, Indiana.

McFague, Sallie. (1987). Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age. Philadelphia, Fortress Press

McFague, S. (1993). The body of God: an ecological theology. Fortress, Minneapolis.

McFague, S. (1997). Super, natural Christians. SCM, London.

McFague, S. (2001). Life abundant: rethinking theology and economy for a planet in peril. Fortress, Minneapolis.

McGrath, A. (2003). The re-enchantment of nature: science, religion and the human sense of wonder. Hodder & Stoughton, London.

McGrath, A. (2004). The twilight of atheism: the rise and fall of disbelief in the modern world. Rider, London.

McKenzie, S. (2005). Social sustainability, religious belief and global ethics: outlines for research. Hawke Research Institute Working Paper Series No. 30., Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia, Magill, SA

McManus, P. and Albrecht, G. (2002). Environmental and Aboriginal issues: the emergence of new tensions in rural and regional politics. In: Land of discontent. B. Pritchard and P. McManus, Eds. UNSW Press, Sydney, Australia.

Mische, P.M. (2000). The integrity of Creation: challenges and opportunities for praxis. In: Christianity & ecology. D. T. Hessel and R. R. Ruether, Eds. Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA: 591-602.

Moltmann, J. (1985). God in Creation. M. Kuhl. Harper & Row, New York.

Murphy, B. (2003). "Orthodox Patriarch opens latest ecological campaign with other faiths taking notice". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, New York.

Nash, R. (1990). The rights of nature. Primavera Press, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia.

Northcott, M.S. (1996). The environment and Christian ethics. New studies in Christian ethics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

Oelschlaeger, M. (1994). Caring for creation: an ecumenical approach to the environmental crisis. Vail-Ballou Press, Binghamton, NY.

Osborn, L. (1993). Guardians of Creation: Nature in theology and the Christian life. Apollos, Leicester.

Page, Ruth. (1991). The Incarnation of Freedom and Love. London, SCM Press

Page, Ruth. (1996). God and the Web of Creation. London, SCM Press

Palmer, M. (1992). Dancing to Armageddon London.

Palmer, M. (1993). Living Christianity. Element Books, Milton, QLD.

Pannenburg, W. (1993). Toward a theology of nature: essays on science and faith. Westminster/John Knox Press, Louisville.

Patriarch Bartholomew (2002). "Protocol 756 (statement on the environment)". Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Constantinople.

Patriarch Bartholomew (2003). "Speech at the inauguration of the International Interfaith Investment Group (3iG) on Heybiliada Island, Turkey". Alliance of Religions & Conservation, London.

Peacocke, A. (2001). Paths from science towards God. One World Publications, Oxford.

Plumwood, V. (2002). Environmental culture: the ecological crisis of reason. Routledge, London.          

Rainbow Spirit Elders, (1997) Rainbow Spirit Theology: Towards an Australian Aboriginal Theology, Melbourne, HarperCollins

Rifkin, J. (1992). Biosphere Politics: a new consciousness for a new century. HarperCollins, London.

Roberts, R.H. (2002). Religion, theology and the human sciences. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Ruether, R.R. (1993). Gaia & God: an ecofeminist theology of Earth healing. SCM Press, Londong.

Sanford, A.W. (2003). "Religious studies 475: religious response to the environment" Ames.

Santmire, H.P. (1985). The travail of Nature: the ambiguous ecological promise of Christian theology. Fortress Press, Minneapolis MN.

Santmire, H.P. (2000). Nature reborn. Fortress, Minneapolis.

Sardello, R. (1995). Love and the soul: creating a future for Earth. HarperCollins, New York.

Scott, P. (2003). A political theology of nature. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Shelby-Spong, J. (2001). A new Christianity for a new world. Harper Collins, San Francisco.

Sheldrake, R. (1994). The rebirth of Nature: the greening of science and God. Inner Traditions International Ltd.,

Sherrard, P. (2003). The desanctification of nature. In: Seeing God everywhere: essays on Nature and the sacred. B. McDonald, Ed. World Wisdom Inc., Bloomington, 109-130.

Social Justice Network of the National Council of Churches Australia (1996). Turning the tide - greenhouse gas emissions and stopping climage change. NCCA, Sydney

Stringer, R. (2000). Uniting faith and justice: a bibliographic essay - 21 years of the Uniting Church in Australia's social justice and human rights: 1977-1998. Melbourne.

Stuart, J., Ed. (1996). An ecological vision for the rural church. Rural Ministry Forum, Myrtleford, Victoria.

Suzuki, D. and McConnell, A. (1999). The sacred balance. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, Australia.

Szerszynski, B. (2005). Nature, technology and the sacred. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.

Tacey, D. (2000). Re-enchantment: the new Australian spirituality. Harper Collins, Sydney.

Taylor, B., Ed. (2005). The encyclopedia of religion and nature. Continuum International, London & New York.

Taylor, B. (2005). Religious studies and environmental concern. In: Encyclopedia of relgion and nature. Continuum, London & New York.

Thomas, A. (1995). Only fellow-voyagers: creation stories as guides for the journey. Swarthmore Lecture. Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), London.

Uniting Church of Australia (1988). Bearers of hope. Kyogle, NSW.

Wallis, J. (2005). God's politics: why the right gets it wrong and the left doesn't get it. HarperCollins, New York.

Wansbrough, A. (2000). Speaking together: a methodology for the National Council of Churches' contribution to public policy debate in Australia. PhD thesis. Department of Studies in Religion, Faculty of Arts. University of Sydney, Sydney.

Wenz, P.S. (1996). Nature's Keeper. Temple University Press, Philadelphia.

White Jr., L. (1973). Continuing the conversation. In: Western man and environmental ethics. I. G. Barbour, Ed. Reading, Massachusetts: 61.

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Papers

Allen Jr, R.K. (2003). "Mapping the Sacred: Religion, Geography, and Postcolonial Literatures / Holy Land, Whose Land? Modern Dilemma, Ancient Roots." Professional Geographer 55 (4): 541.

Amery, D. (2005). Ecospirituality. The Willochran. February. 44(4). p6.

Anon. (2003). The birth of Earth Song. Trescowthick News. 2. 26.

Arndt, P. (2005). Catholic faith and climate justice. Chain Reaction (Friends of the Earth Australia). 94 Faith & ecology. July.

Batten, D. (2005). Caring for Creation. Creation. 27. 2. 16-19.

Beasley, L. (2004). "A song of and for the Earth." Madonna: prayer and spirituality for today's Christian (November/December).

Binde, P. (2001). "Nature in Roman Catholic tradition." Anthropological Quarterly 74 (1): 15-27.

Bouma, G.D. and Lennon, D. (2003). "Estimating the extent of religious and spiritual activity in Australia using time-budget data." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42 (1): 107-112.

Brown, N. (2003). "Earth and spirit: a spirituality for our times." Compass 37 (Autumn).

Capra, F. (1998). Is there a purpose in Nature? Forum 2000 (March 22-25).

Curry, J.M. (2000). "Community worldview and rural systems: a study of five communities in Iowa." Annals of the Association of American Geographers 90 (4): 693-712.

Douglas, S.M. (2005). "Australian mainline churches and environment." News of Friends of Grasslands (September-October): 7-9.

Douglas, S.M. (2006). "The scope for collaborative biodiversity conservation on church-owned land." Australasian Plant Conservation 14 (3): 23-25.

Dutney, A. (1991). "Green, gay and... Christian?" Chain reaction 63/64.

Gardner, G. (2003). Engaging religion in the quest for a sustainable world. In: State of the World 2003: 152-176.

Gore, B. and Garrett, P. (1995). "The celebration of the gift of the forests." South Pacific Journal of Mission Studies 15 (December): 26-27.

Green, V. (1991). "A Christian attitude to the environment." Australasian Catholic Record LXVIII (1): 43-55.

Gudorf, C.E. (2001). "Resymbolizing life: Religion on population and environment." Horizons 28 (2): 183-210.

Habel, N. (2000). Introducing the Earth Bible. In: Readings from the perspective of Earth (Earth Bible Vol. 1). N. Habel, Ed. Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield: 25.

Hayes, B.C. and Marangudakis, M. (2000). "Religion and environmental issues within Anglo-American democracies." Review of Religious Research 42 (2): 159-174.

Hayes, B.C. and Marangudakis, M. (2001). "Religion and attitudes towards nature in Britain." British Journal of Sociology 52 (1): 139-155.

Hessel, D.T. (1998). "Christianity and ecology: wholeness, respect, justice, sustainability." Earth Ethics 10 (1).

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Kearns, L. (1996). "Saving the creation: Christian environmentalism in the United States." Sociology of Religion 57 (1): 55-59.

Leane, B. (2004). "What about green power?" Anglican News November.

McGlone, P. (2002). Caring for God's Creation. The Web. Spring 2002. 14.

McGlone, P. (2004). Uniting Church: looking after its own backyard. The Web. Winter 2004. 10.

Monbiot, G. (2003). Sleeping to extinction. The Guardian. 12th August.

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Preston, N. (2002). "Exploring eco-justice: reframing ethics and spirituality in an era of globalisation". The 2002 Felix Arnott Memorial Lecture. Occasional Paper No. 15. St. Francis Theological College, Milton, Qld.

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Rue, C. (2004). Ecology - genetic engineering. Connections: the newsletter of the Columban Centre for Peace, Ecology and Justice. June. p3.

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Smith, C. (2003). "The birth of EarthSong." Trescowthick News - Newsletter of the Trescowthick School of Education (Victoria) - Part of the Australian Catholic University 2 (26): 3-4.

Walker, C. (2005). Religion, politics and nature. Chain Reaction (Friends of the Earth Australia). 94 Faith & ecology. July.

Walker, C. (2005). Introduction: faith & ecology. Chain Reaction (Friends of the Earth Australia). 94 Faith & ecology. July.

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Other Sources

ABC Religion and Ethics Unit (2000). "The Greening of God". Compass. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Melbourne.

Brindle, S.K. (2000). To learn a new song: a contribution to Real Reconciliation within the Earth and its peoples. The James Backhouse Lectures. Australia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Armidale North, Victoria.

Browning, G. (2004). Practical ways of repairing damage and finding a path towards living in the land - Session II - Education. Sacred Ground: indigenous and non-indigenous views of land, Australia Centre for Christianity & Culture, Barton, ACT, Common Ground Exhibitions & Research.

Browning, G. (2005). Eco-theology: core business or fringe interest to people of faith - recent initiatives of the Anglican Church. Land, our life: environment, religion and social change in Australia, Barton, ACT, Common Ground Exhibitions & Research.

Chalson, P. (2004). Earthing God. Spiritual encounters of an environmental kind: an introductory essay. Unpublished essay as part of a PhD thesis (background paper). Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga NSW.

Crook, M. (2001). Rural feedback project: the Anglican Church listening to and responding to rural needs. Anglican Diocese of Perth, Perth.

Pope John Paul II (1990). "Peace with God the Creator, peace with all Creation". New Year Message. The Vatican, Vatican City.

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