EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Five, Number Six September/October 1996 Resources The Promise of Nature: Ecology and Cosmic Purpose, by John F. Haught, ($9.95), Paulist Press, Mahwah NJ, 1993. As an alternative to both the strictly biblically based eco-theology and the sacramental creation-centered theology, Haught proposes an inclusive eschatological cosmology based on nature as promise. He provides helpful insights for those trying to integrate biblical theology and 20th century understanding of the cosmos. The Greening of Faith: God, the Environment, and the Good Life, John E. Carroll, Paul Brockelman, and Mary Westfall, editors ($15.95 paper, $39.95 cloth) 1996, University Press of New England, University of New Hampshire 1995. Fifteen philosophers, theologians and environmentalists, from different religious perspectives, explore ways to respond to the environment as the spiritual issue of our time. Ecotherapy: Healing Ourselves, Healing the Earth, by Howard Clinebell, Ph D ($17.95; $3 p & h), The Haworth Press, 1996; 10 Alice St., Binghamton NY 13904. Clinebell brings together long overlooked issues at the boundary between human health and the health of the natural environment; plus theories and methods of ecological diagnosis, treatment and education. Divided Planet: The Ecology of Rich and Poor, by Tom Athanasiou ($24.95), Little Brown, New York, 1996. A challenging analysis of social and economic conditions of the ecological crisis. A call to institute the radical social and economic changes required to shift the priorities of the New World Order with its ever widening gap between rich and poor. If You Can Keep It; A Constitutional Roadmap to Environmental Security, by Michael Diamond ($15), Brass Ring Press, PO Box 2697, Westfield NJ 07091. Attorney Diamond points to Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution as an organizing standard around which all Americans can join together to stop the Domestic Violence of waste, war, and destruction of our health and environment from which the government is obligated to protect the people. VIDEO Where Are the Beans? by Linda Shelly, ($15), Mennonite Central Committee, 21 S. 12th St., Akron PA 17501; 717/ 859-1151. The 13 minute video looks at how international debt affects Honduran farmers. In a detective story format, viewers try to find the root causes for the disappearance of the beans. The trail leads to global economic policies and connections between people in Central and North America. Home     Table of Contents