News
Simple Living & Ecological Stewardship
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Books, Articles & Periodicals
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Books
Stepping Lightly, by Mark Burch
Voluntary Simplicity, by Duane Elgin
Simpler Living, Compassionate Life, by Michael Schut
Articles
Going Green: Promoting Sustainability within your Congregation, by Michael Boreskie
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Organizations & Networks
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Alternatives for Simple Living is a non-profit organization that equips people of faith to challenge consumerism, live justly and celebrate responsibly.
A Rocha is a Christian nature conservation organization, with projects in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australasia. A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.
The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, inspire, and mobilize Christians in their effort to care for God’s creation, to be faithful stewards of God’s provision, and to advocate for actions and policies that honor God and protect the environment.
A national non-profit environmental organization with a mandate to bring nature to cities through naturalization projects.
ISEC promotes locally based alternatives to the global consumer culture.
The Simplicity Practice and Resource Centre (SPARC) catalyzes the transformation of individuals, communities, and Canadian society, through research, educational programs, and resources that promote the values and practices of voluntary simplicity and sustainable livelihood.
An intentional community of faith in Philadelphia. Check out the DVD and study guide Simply Enough: Straight Talk from Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne about simple, just living.
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Online Resources
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Web Movies
A 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It examines the connections between environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
A picture of our world as though it was a community of 100 people, based on a “State of the Village Report” by Donella Meadows.
Interviews
Blogs on Voluntary Simplicity and Generosity
Powerpoint Presentations
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