The Green Devotional: Active Prayers for a Healthy Planet
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Secular and sacred, ancient and new, words for contemplation—and inspiration to act in defense of the earth.
Our planet, our home, is in crisis, plain and simple—and this collection of quotes, poems, essays, and prayers will inspire all to actively reverse the man-made causes of global warming, stem the tide of environmental destruction, and reconnect to the good earth.
Short essays of topical interest introduce each of the eight sections of this book, and the 250 voices inside, most of them contemporary, began to harmonize together as they seem to call out for their own canonical structure — one bounded by the ancient elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water. This collection of voices is like a “green book of devotional hours,” reminiscent of the Books of Hours medieval people used to hold in their palms. And like that medieval book, The Green Devotional reminds us that we are connected to something broader and wiser than ourselves.
Including selections from Rachel Carson, Cornel West, Bill McKibben, Alice Walker, Sue Monk Kidd, Dean Koontz, Barbara Kingsolver, Daniel Pinchbeck, Arundhati Roy, and many others, The Green Devotional ends with a section of “Closing Prayers” that prepare us not just to go to sleep, but to rest up for another day of passionate action.
Our planet, our home, is in crisis, plain and simple—and this collection of quotes, poems, essays, and prayers will inspire all to actively reverse the man-made causes of global warming, stem the tide of environmental destruction, and reconnect to the good earth.
Short essays of topical interest introduce each of the eight sections of this book, and the 250 voices inside, most of them contemporary, began to harmonize together as they seem to call out for their own canonical structure — one bounded by the ancient elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water. This collection of voices is like a “green book of devotional hours,” reminiscent of the Books of Hours medieval people used to hold in their palms. And like that medieval book, The Green Devotional reminds us that we are connected to something broader and wiser than ourselves.
Including selections from Rachel Carson, Cornel West, Bill McKibben, Alice Walker, Sue Monk Kidd, Dean Koontz, Barbara Kingsolver, Daniel Pinchbeck, Arundhati Roy, and many others, The Green Devotional ends with a section of “Closing Prayers” that prepare us not just to go to sleep, but to rest up for another day of passionate action.
- Title: The Green Devotional: Active Prayers for a Healthy Planet
- Author: Karen Speerstra
- Publisher: Conari Press
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781609250966, 9781573244596, 1573244597, 1609250966
- Resource ID: LLS:9781609250966
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-05T02:28:05Z
After a distinguished career in business book publishing (while at Butterworth-Heinemann, a division of Reed-Elsevier, Karen Speerstra served as Executive Director and Publisher as well as editor/creator of a line of transformative business books), Karen founded a publishing consulting business called "Sophia Serve," where she coaches and edits writers from around the country. She is also the author of several books and lives near Burlington, VT, on a small mountain, where, in addition to writing and editing, she teaches and plays the piano and gardens and tends her nationally registered Chartres-style labyrinth.