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Laudate Deum:
To all people of good will on the climate crisis

Laudate Deum:
To all people of good will on the climate crisis

Pope Francis

The impact it has on the most poor and vulnerable among us, as well as the environment in its entirety

Rev. John Hanson

Rooted Faith: Practices for Living Well on a Fragile Planet

Rooted Faith: Practices for Living Well on a Fragile Planet

Sarah Renee Werner

Werner uses the term kin-dom of God rather than kingdom, to show that all things, living, plant, animal, waters, mountains, rocks, all are our kin, all part of God’s creation and caring presence. 

Rev. John Hanson

The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorching Planet

The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorching Planet

Jeff Goodell

“the big surprise in writing this book has been discovering not only how easily and quickly heat can kill you, but what a powerful reminder it is of how deeply connected we are to one another and all living things.”

Fredric L. Quivik

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Thich Nhat Hanh

We need to take personal stock on how we live our lives and relate to each other.  Taking care of the planet will naturally follow. 

Rev. John Hanson

An Immense World

An Immense World

Ed Yong

Yong’s book gives us powerful insights into the magnificence of the world around us

Fredric L. Quivik

The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

Ben Rawlence

The boreal stretches from northern Europe, Russia, Alaska, Canada, and into Greenland. It is the second largest biom on earth, after the oceans, the lung of the earth more impactful than any other forest.

Rev. John Hanson

Fostering Sustainable Behavior (3rd edition)

Fostering Sustainable Behavior (3rd edition)

Doug McKenzie-Mohr, PhD

Community-Based Social Marketing acknowledges the difficulties of making changes and offers strategies and ways of thinking that help with change

Kris Grangaard

Our Only World

Our Only World

Wendell Berry

Increasing our efforts to participate in and encourage locally produced farm products is vital.

Rev. John Hanson

Healing Ground: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming

Healing Ground: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming

Liz Carlisle

Regenerative agriculture and the role it must play if the Earth’s human population is to adequately address the looming climate crisis.

Fredric L. Quivik

As Long As Grass Grows

As Long As Grass Grows

Dina Gilio-Whitaker

This book is the best example I have read which clearly reveals the intersection of racism and the environment regarding First Nations people.

Larry Johnson

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