Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth, Second Edition - Softcover

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1941394140 ISBN 13: 9781941394144

Publisher: The Golden Sufi Centre, 2016

Synopsis

The first edition of this book fostered the emergence of the "Spiritual Ecology Movement," which recognizes the need for a spiritual response to our present ecological crisis. It drew an overwhelmingly positive response from readers, many of whom are asking the simple question, "What can I do?" This second expanded edition offers new chapters, including two from younger authors who are putting the principles of spiritual ecology into action, working with their hands as well as their hearts. It also includes a new preface and revised chapter by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, that reference two major recent events: the publication of Pope Francis's encyclical, "On Care for Our Common Home," which brought into the mainstream the idea that "the ecological crisis is essentially a spiritual problem"; and the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference, which saw representatives from nearly 200 countries come together to address global warming, including faith leaders from many traditions. Bringing together voices from Buddhism, Sufism, Christianity, and Native American traditions, as well as from physics, deep psychology, and other environmental disciplines, this book calls on us to reassess our underlying attitudes and beliefs about the Earth and wake up to our spiritual as well as physical responsibilities toward the planet.

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Review:

""Spiritual Ecology"elegantly repairs the most fundamental systems error in our relationship with the Earth: the celebration of the sacredness and oneness of all life . . . This book is a must-read and will elevate your spirit, expand your vision, and nourish your heart." --Kenny Ausubel, co-founder, Bioneers; author, "Dreaming the Future: Reimagining Civilization in the Age of Nature" and "The Bioneers: Declarations of Interdependence""

"This book takes us beyond though not around the grief and despair that the ecological crisis evokes. Herein lies an authentic possibility of healing through a transformation in our own ways of knowing, relating, and being." --Charles Eisenstein, author, "Sacred Economics" and "The Ascent of Humanity," www.charleseisenstein.net"

About the Author:

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee is a Sufi teacher who has lectured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is the founder of the Golden Sufi Center and is the author of more than 20 books, including For Love of the Real, Return of the Feminine and the World Soul, and Prayer of the Heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Golden Sufi Centre
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1941394140
• ISBN 13: 9781941394144
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee