EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Six, Number Four May/June 1997 Coming Up May 30 - June 1, Bangor PA EXPLORING THE EARTHKEEPING WAY, an intensive, experiential retreat exploring a new way of living in deep accord with Nature, led by Philip Snyder and Patricia Payne of Kirkridge Retreat Center. Contact Kirkridge, Bangor PA 18013; 610/ 588-1793. June 13 - 18, Berkeley CA SCIENCE AND RELIGION COURSE PROGRAM, sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. Workshop faculty include Ian Barbour, Huston Smith, Robert Russell, Susan Power Bratton, Chris McKay, Margaret S. Race, Ted Peters, Richard O. Randolph, Francisco J. Ayala and Peter Hess. Contact Anne Bade, CTNS, 510/ 848-8152 or email: annebade@ctns.org. June 20 - 28, Summertown TN FUNDAMENTALS OF PERMACULTURE, a training course in ethical design for ecological living. Topics include energy analysis, building soil, forests, microclimate, gardening, small animals, mapping, appropriate technology, dealing with waste, skills for creating community, community economics, and more. Contact Ecovillage Training Center, PO Box 90, Summertown TN 38383; 615/ 964-4324; email: ecovillage@thefarm.org. July 6 - 11, Frederic WI INTERCULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CAMP FOR ADULTS, sponsored by the Korean Exchange Committee of Wisconsin Conference of United Methodist Church; presentations and discussions in Korean and English, lodging in cabins, swimming; boat trip to Apostle Islands. Contact: Deanna Shimko-Herman, 414/298-8276 or 414/ 543-6581. July 23 - 26, St. Paul MN SIMPLE GIFTS: THE SPIRITUALITY OF SIMPLICITY, a multi-faceted conversation on the meaning of simplicity in our relationships and organizations, sponsored by Wisdom Ways Resource Center for Spirituality, College of St. Catherine and sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Featured speakers: Gail Worcelo, C.P., founder of Homecomings Center for Ecology and Contemplation; Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, author and peace activist; and Mary Swander, poet and teacher. Contact Wisdom Ways, 1890 Randolph Ave., St. Paul MN 55105; 612/ 690- 8830. Home     Table of Contents