May 25, 2013
Complete Bibliography Listing
- DVD: A Sense of Place
- 29 minutes; 1994
- What is the appropriate relationship between humans and the whole living system? In the act of honoring the connection and dependency that we have with the whole web of life lies the possibility of a deep and abiding communion. If, as author Wendell Berry has written, “you can’t know who you are until you know where you are,” then the process of discovering and achieving a sense of place may be the most important step in our life’s journey.
- DVD: Art of the Wild
- 60 minutes; 1996
- They are following in the footsteps of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman…in the tradition of John Muir and Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold and Wallace Stegner. They are the next generation of nature writers and poets, giving voice to the living Earth of which we are all a part.
Interviews with 14 writers of prose and poetry during the time they were serving as faculty at the ART OF THE WILD conference in Squaw Valley, California. They express their background, philosophy, and deep devotion to the land and all its inhabitants.
- DVD: Children and Nature: Awakening a Sense of Wonder
- 26 minutes; 1997
- Dr. Jane Goodall believes it is essential that parents and other mentors of children guide them to make meaningful connections with the natural world. To help accomplish this, she has initiated a program called Roots and Shoots, now in 29 countries. Joining her in expressing the importance of enabling children to form a close relationship with nature are Dr. Sylvia Earle, world-renowned marine biologist, Lee Cole, naturalist and children’s guide at Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve in California, and Jeff Rutherford, director of the Marine Research Institute, a ship and shore program for children on San Francisco Bay.
- DVD: Images for Reflection
- 2004
- This video is designed as an inspirational tool for individual reflection or for use in a conference or discussion group setting.
Images for Reflection contains seven segments: The Mystery and Magic of Water (3:40), Southwest Meditation (3:45), Our Nourishing Earth (2:30), A Day at the Wetlands (6:00), The Song That Waits to be Learned (5:15), Kinship of All Life (5:00), and Earth’s Children (5:30).
Images for Reflection contains seven segments: The Mystery and Magic of Water (3:40), Southwest Meditation (3:45), Our Nourishing Earth (2:30), A Day at the Wetlands (6:00), The Song That Waits to be Learned (5:15), Kinship of All Life (5:00), and Earth’s Children (5:30).
- DVD: The Living Land
- 26 minutes; 1999
- Over many years, our methods of growing food have become ever more mechanized and more complex. At the same time, we’ve lost millions of acres of good soil to pollution, erosion, and an ever growing population. There is now an increasing awareness of the need to change our perceptions about how we grow our food and how we treat the land. This program features four individuals on the frontier of this effort: John Jeavons, Wes Jackson, Alice Waters and Mas Masumoto.
- DVD: The Unfolding Story
- 29 minutes; 1993
- We live in a time when there is a great need for a story that has the power to connect all peoples. all cultures, all races and religions, a story that will communicate about the living universe which is the context for all life.
From ancient times there have been storytellers passing on wisdom to those whose footsteps would follow in the path of life. In this program scientists, authors, religious leaders, native people, and other visionaries relate the story that is now unfolding of an interconnected, interdependent living universe.
- DVD: Water, Sacred and Profaned
- 26 minutes; 1998
- Many documentaries have focused on the various way the Earth’s water has become polluted and profaned. This program esplores the sacred nature of this precious gift which is everywhere, surrounding us, enveloping our lives and those of every other living thing. Without water there would be no plants, no food, no fish, no birds, no people, no life.
Six unique men and women share their experiences and insights about water, the most abundant and fundamental element of the Earth. Throughout the program are images of water in all its forms—clouds, snow, rain, ice, rivers,, lakes and oceans—culminating in a four-minute montage of beauty set to the inspiring music of David Foster.
- Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community
- Thomas Berry, Mary Evelyn Tucker
- Journey of the Universe
- Brian Swimme, Mary Evelyn Tucker
- The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth
- Thomas Berry, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim
- The Dream of the Earth
- Thomas Berry
- The Great Work: Our Way into the Future
- Thomas Berry
- The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-First Century
- Thomas Berry, Mary Evelyn Tucker
- The Transition Handbook
- Rob Hopkins
- The core text for understanding the beginnings of the Transition movement and the Transition process, by movement's the co-founder.
- The Transition Timeline
- Shaun Chamberlin , Rob Hopkins
- The practical, realistic details of this Transition Vision are examined in depth, covering key areas such as food, energy, demographics, transport and healthcare, and they provide a sense of context for communities working towards a thriving future.
- The Universe is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story
- Brian Swimme
- The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era - A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos
- Brian Swimme, Thomas Berry