Pathways of Green Wisdom: Discovering Earth-Centred Teachings in Spiritual and Religious Traditions

by Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston)

Overview

‘Pathways of Green Wisdom’ covers teachings and practices that promote honouring and compassionately caring for Nature. It brings together numerous reflective and informative pieces by contributors to GreenSpirit magazine spanning a period of 11 years, along with especially written new material.

Contributors include progressive and insightful writers from scientific, educationist and eco-activist backgrounds. Each of them writes skilfully while displaying a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of green wisdom found within a specific tradition. Each offers an enriching well for eco-spiritual readers to draw some nourishment and appreciate numerous Earth-centred dimensions of a particular path.

CONTENTS:
Publisher’s Preface / Acknowledgments / Introduction / 1. Namaste: Reverence for the Elements (poem) – Marie Miller / 2. On Christ – June Raymond / 3. Judaism and Deep Ecology – Vivienne Cato / 4. Pagan Ethics: An Interview with Emma Restall Orr – Marian Van Eyk McCain / 5. Daoism: The Natural Way – David E Cooper / 6. Hinduism and Ecology: A Reflection – Jean Hardy / 7. Spirit Dance: A Modern’s Encounter with the Indigenous Mind – Donna Ladkin / 8. Earth as a Mosque – Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston) / 9. Buddhism, Society and the Planet – Jean Boulton / 10. The Relevance of Jainism – Aidan Rankin / 11. Creation Spirituality and God – Chris Clarke / Appendix I: Green Spirituality as a Model for Future Environmentalism – Chris Philpott / Appendix II: Quotations through the Ages – Various Authors and Teachings / About the Contributors / Other Titles in the GreenSpirit Ebook Series.

EDITOR:
Santoshan (Stephen Wollaston).

THE GREENSPIRIT EBOOK SERIES:
GreenSpirit is a registered charity based in the UK. The main contents/written material, editing, design and promotional work for its ebooks is done on a purely voluntary basis, or given freely by contributors who share SpiritSpirit members’ passion for Gaia centred spirituality.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152337327
Publisher:	GreenSpirit Ebooks
Publication date:	08/29/2015
Series:	GreenSpirit ebooks , #5
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	492 KB

About the Author

Stephen Wollaston was given the name Santoshan (contentment) by an English swami in the mid-90s and is a OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation minister. He holds a degree in religious studies and a postgraduate certificate in religious education from King’s College London. He also trained in psychosynthesis counselling at the Psychosynthesis Trust, and in typographic design at the London College of Printing. In the late 70s he was the principal bass guitarist of one of London’s first punk rock bands, The Wasps. He is the current Chair of GreenSpirit's Publications Committee, has been a trustee of GreenSpirit for many years, is the main typographic designer of GreenSpirit magazine and the GreenSpirit Book Series, and has edited and contributed to titles in the Series. In all, he has authored, coauthored and edited over a dozen books, including "Spirituality Unveiled: Awakening to Creative Life", "Rivers of Green Wisdom: Exploring Christian and Yogic Earth-Centred Spirituality", and "Realms of Wondrous Gifts: Psychic, Mediumistic and Miraculous Powers in the Great Mystical and Wisdom Traditions". Recently, a collection of eleven articles by him was released, "From Punk Rock to Green Spirituality".