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About GreenSpirit |
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GreenSpirit is a network of people who celebrate the human spirit in the context of our place in the natural world and Earth's own evolutionary journey. Our radical vision brings together the rigour of science, the creativity of artistic expression, the passion of social action and the wisdom of spiritual traditions of all ages. Attracting those of many faith traditions, we are a body of people who believe that human life has both an ecological and a spiritual dimension. Together we:
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GreenSpirit (formally the Association for Creation Spirituality) stands in a long tradition of "green spirituality" which embraces such figures as Hildegard of Bingen, Rumi, Meister Eckhart, Francis of Assisi, the Romantic poets and Teihard de Chardin. Influenced initially by Matthew Fox's "Creation-Centred Spirituality", the name GreenSpirit was adopted in 1997 to reflect our broad appeal to those both within and beyond the Christian tradition. The vision of GreenSpirit is today inspired by leading-edge figures in the fields of religion, science and cosmology, such as cultural historian Thomas Berry, mathematical physicist Brian Swimme and social activist and "deep ecologist" Joanna Macy. We have a nation-wide network of local groups and our membership is supported by an active Council and a paid administrator. You can find details of forthcoming events, our lively discussion list, resource pack and details of our mail-order book service on this website. |
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GreenSpirit is a UK registered charity with around 350 members. Membership is open to everyone, details of how to join are at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/membersjoin Click here for information on the duties and responsibilities of GreenSpirit as a charity and our constitution. At our weekend annual gathering each year in the autumn, we hold our AGM where council members and officers are elected for the following year. Members can choose to "opt in" to the Membership Directory which contains member's contact details and is distributed to members each year. |
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GreenSpirit holds an annual gathering each autumn and other events during the year; details are at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/events/national.asp. Many people find these events a great opportunity to meet kindred spirits as well develop their spirituality in a supportive group. GreenSpirit also has a network of local groups, details at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/localgroups/localgroups.asp |
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GreenSpirit publishes
3 Journals and 3 Newsletters each year which are distributed to the
membership. The Journal contains articles, book reviews, poems and other
contributions, details are at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/journal/journal.asp The Newsletter contains events and other news items, details are at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/graffiti/Graffiti.htm. |
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The Resource Pack is designed to help individuals and groups to deepen and widen their understanding of Creation Spirituality. The information is sub-divided into topics covering areas such as spirituality, philosophy, ecology, economics, science, the universe story and practicalities. For each topic there is an introductory paper giving an overview together with some key references and/or links to other relevant sources. Associated with each topic are a number of papers, some original, some providing links to papers or materials available elsewhere. The layout of the pages is kept fairly simple to facilitate down-loading. The Resource Pack is an on-going project and is updated and enlarged on a regular basis. See the website at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/resources/
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GreenSpirit Books (formal title: "GreenSpirit Books and the Schumacher Book Service") is a UK based mail-order service. We deliver books, DVDs, video tapes and cassette tapes connected to the insights of Creation Spirituality and E.F.Schumacher. All profits go to GreenSpirit and the Schumacher Society. The website is at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/books
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The Communications Committee is appointed by the GreenSpirit Council and its repsonsibilities includes the publication of GreenSpirit pamphlets, including:
More details of these publications is at: www.greenspirit.org.uk/publications/publications.htm. |
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