EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Four, Number Two November/December 1994 Resources Becoming A Friend To The Creation: Earthcare Leaven For Friends And Friends' Meetings, edited by Lisa Lofland Gould, ($12 plus $2 sh&h)1994; a project of the Publication Committee of Friends Committee on Unity with Nature, 7700 Clark's Lake Rd., Chelsea MI 48118-9420, 313/475-9976. A wealth of inspirational poetry, pertinent quotations, sermonettes, biblical references, resources and replicable projects for Friends Meetings, well illustrated. Equally useful for congregations of other faith traditions. Earth-Wise, A Biblical Response to Environmental Issues, by Calvin B. DeWitt, ($6.50) CRC Publications, 1994; 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560, 616/246-0728. Subjects include: seven provisions for, and seven degradations of, creation; biblical and theological perspectives on creation's care and keeping; practical suggestions, obstacles and pitfalls in raising environmental awareness in the church. Suggestions for group discussion after each chapter. To Be or Not To Be a Christian; Meditations and Essays on Authentic Christian Community, by Gene W. Marshall, ($15 plus $2 sh&h)1994, Realistic Living Press, Rt. 3, Box 104-A5, Bonham TX 75418. Addresses the profound challenges facing Christian community and the importance of re-telling the biblical story of creation, fall and redemption, and other spiritual realities in a more adequate language than tradition provides. Calls "vanguard Christians" to build ecological equilibrium and social justice for the planet. EarthScore: Your Personal Environmental Audit and Guide, by Jack Howell, ($8.95 plus $2, sh&h)1994, Morning Sun Press, PO Box 413, Lafayette CA 94549, 510/932-1383. One hundred and seven Exercises to analyze one's lifestyle and to quantify the impact on the planet of personal habits in 14 arenas (transportation, water use, forest products, etc.). Home     Table of Contents