Sacred Parks - Recommended Readings
Palmer Chapel,Chataloochee(GSMNP)
In addition to the project Materials and Resources, a growing list of reading materials is evolving between the Sacred Parks Project and its supporters and "Sacred Partners." Such books might fall into a few categories (practical application, spiritual formation, theological background, or even sermon preparation.)
However, for the sake of simplicity, the following book recommendations have been classified into two main groups: Books of Information and Action, and Books of Journey or Solace.
Please be sure to pass along any of your recommendations, if you think one might be a good addition to this list. See Blog or Contact Information pages for ways to suggest your ideas for reading and other project resources.
Books of Information and Action
A Primer for Environmental Literacy (1998) by Frank Golley
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007) by Bill McKibben
EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (2010) by Bill McKibben
Go Green, $ave Green: A Simple Guide to Saving Time, Money, and GOD's Green Earth (2009) by Nancy Sleeth
National Parks: The American Experience, 4th edition (2010) by Alfred Runte
Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth (2003) by Jim Merkel
Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action (2007) by J. Matthew Sleeth
Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Places: Putting God in Place (2003) by Jon Pahl
Books of Journey or Solace
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (1998) by Bill Bryson
Desert Solitaire (1968) by Edward Abbey
Meditations of John Muir: Nature's Temple (2001) compiled and edited by Chris Highland
The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job and the Scale of Creation (1994* and 2005) by Bill McKibben
The Road to Damascus...and Beyond: A Reawakening of the Spirit by Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (2009) by George "Ole Smoky Lonesome" Sandul
The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exporing Desert and Mountain Spirituality (1998) by Belden C. Lane
Walden (1854) by Henry David Thoreau
However, for the sake of simplicity, the following book recommendations have been classified into two main groups: Books of Information and Action, and Books of Journey or Solace.
Please be sure to pass along any of your recommendations, if you think one might be a good addition to this list. See Blog or Contact Information pages for ways to suggest your ideas for reading and other project resources.
Books of Information and Action
A Primer for Environmental Literacy (1998) by Frank Golley
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007) by Bill McKibben
EAARTH: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (2010) by Bill McKibben
Go Green, $ave Green: A Simple Guide to Saving Time, Money, and GOD's Green Earth (2009) by Nancy Sleeth
National Parks: The American Experience, 4th edition (2010) by Alfred Runte
Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth (2003) by Jim Merkel
Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action (2007) by J. Matthew Sleeth
Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Places: Putting God in Place (2003) by Jon Pahl
Books of Journey or Solace
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (1998) by Bill Bryson
Desert Solitaire (1968) by Edward Abbey
Meditations of John Muir: Nature's Temple (2001) compiled and edited by Chris Highland
The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job and the Scale of Creation (1994* and 2005) by Bill McKibben
The Road to Damascus...and Beyond: A Reawakening of the Spirit by Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (2009) by George "Ole Smoky Lonesome" Sandul
The Solace of Fierce Landscapes: Exporing Desert and Mountain Spirituality (1998) by Belden C. Lane
Walden (1854) by Henry David Thoreau