Considering the Season of Creation

 

Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos
An Ecological Christianity - $24.95

Bruce Sanguin

(excerpted from Woodlake books re-release) 

In March 2005, the United Nations released its Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Among the findings: 2/3 of the world's ecosystems are seriously degraded; 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are depleted; and climate change is not just something that might happen, it is already upon us.

Sanguin draws on the latest scientific understandings of the nature of the universe and weaves them together with biblical meta-narratives. 

Mission is determined by the context in which the church finds itself in each new age. Today, there is nothing more critical than a compassionate response to the plight of our planet.  This book represents a rich opportunity to become reacquainted with the Spirit of God moving in and through the very dynamics of an unfolding universe.

 

Organic Prayer

A Spiritual Gardening Companion - $18.00

Nancy Roth

 This thoughtful guide to the practice of 'organic prayer' teaches a form of contemplation that is as immediate and sensual as walking through a garden. In this way of praying we cultivate the earth around us and the earth in turn cultivates our souls. Short chapters lead us from the spiritual foundation of preparing the soil to planting seeds and fending off the ‘pests' of depression and impatience that hinder growth in the spirit. Each chapter ends with 'Spadework', simple prayer exercises for body, heart and mind.

 

 

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

A Year of Food Life $14.99

Barbara Kingsolver

-Part memoir, part journalistic investigation

 “This is the story … of how our family was changed by our first year  of deliberately eating food produced from the same place where we worked, went to school, loved our neighbors, drank the water, and breathed the air.”

 

Claiming the Earth as Common Ground

The Ecological Crisis through the Lens of Faith - $16.99

Andrea Cohen-Kiener

This urgent call to action gathers insights from ecology coalitions, emerging theologies and spiritual and environmental activists to inspire us to work across denominational lines to fulfill our sacred imperative to care for God's creation. Steps –  both big and small are outlined to reverse our direction from consumption to sustainability.

 

 The Spirituality of Gardening - $40.00

Donna Sinclair

Explores the beauty of our gardens and the deeply spiritual lessons they can teach, and awakens us to a deep love and compassion for planet earth as a whole. The result is a powerful expression of our sacred connection with the natural world, a book from which both the experienced and the novice gardener will find inspiration.

 

New from UCPH

Open to the Spirit: Five Traits of Lively Congregations - $12.95

A mission reflection and planning resource for congregational leaders. Building on research with United Church congregations, six flexible, participatory sessions offer engaging stories, analysis, and theological reflection for action planning. The five identified traits include radical welcoming, justice-making, and empowering leadership. DVD included.

 

Covenanting for Life Resources $8.75 or free online download

As part of the church's commitment to live faithfully in the midst of empire, presbyteries and congregations are invited to provide feedback on the “Covenant for Life in Creation” by building, renewing, or affirming a local or global mission relationship. Download ready-to-go adaptable PowerPoint presentations, workshops, and worship materials for an action/learning program from united-church.ca, or order them on CD.

 

Ordered Liberty

Readings in the History of United Church Worship - $19.95

Edited by William S. Kervin

Kervin has drawn an impressive family tree of United Church worship by bringing together key pieces from services, hymn books, and faith statements, and pivotal articles by major figures in the church's 85-year history creating a legavcy of worship resources that are internationally recognized and copied.

 

Our Common Vision: Becoming an Intercultural Church ( DVD) - $9.00

This DVD introduces and explores what ‘intercultural' means and its implications for church-wide transformation. Includes nine-session study guide, with each session covering two video clips.