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Sacred Parks - Recommended Readings

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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

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