secondary sources
In "Laudato si’" a letter written by Pope Francis to the world, explaining his concern for our environmental crisis that has been caused by human greed, using this source to back this ideology up.
What is the Bible?
Pope Francis argues that the planet has to much of this amount of products
What is waste?
What type of “lifestyle” does Pope Franis recommend mankind live, to reduce the problem of waste production?
What is a sustainable lifestyle?
Joy Harjo states “the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, their families, their histories, too. Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems”, advocating for humans to have what?
What is a connection with nature?
In “The Islamic Declaration on Climate Change” written by scholars and government officials of the UN, explaining the negative effects that mankind has on the environment, also providing possible solutions, using this source
What is the Quran?
Scholars urge this group of finance and business to shift from harmful practices to a sustainable "circular" one.
What are Big Corporations?
Merton’s trip involved intense study of this specific way of life, that advocates for achieving self-enlistment
What is buddhism?
Robin Wall Kimmerer advocates for having enough to share, she quotes “I accept the gift from the bush and then spread that gift with a dish of berries to my neighbor, who makes a pie to share with his friend, who feels so wealthy in food and friendship that he volunteers at the food pantry
What is gift economy?
Thomas Merton undertook a pilgrimage to the American West. Fifty years later, two men embarked on that same journey
Who is Fred Bahnson & Jeremy Seifert?
According to Paul Kingsnorth, society has strayed away from the concept of maneuvering in cycles, and now moves in a straight, and profit-driven motion this type of time being.
What is Linear time?
Capitalism and consumerism relies on mankind to be self-sufficient, meanwhile Robin Wall Kimmerer advocates for the importance of these types of human connections
What is community/friendships?
As Fred Bahnson is confronting this lingering feeling of loneliness since childhood, he writes “the belief that whatever problems I’m facing at the moment will magically disappear if only I change zip codes for a day, a month, a lifetime”
What is geological cure?
Monique Besten, follows in the footsteps of a Japanese plant pathologist-turned farmer, referencing his book 'The One-Straw Revolution'
Who is Masanobu Fukuoka?
Both the “Islamic declaration of climate change” and “Laudto si” advise mankind to cherish what has been given to them by God.
What is stewardship?
"The One-Straw Revolution" written by Masanobu Fukuoka says “The best planning is no planning.’ This doesn’t mean to just sit back and refrain from taking any action. It means creating the right conditions for things to come into being”
What is “do-nothing farming?
In the article “A storm blown from paradise” by Paul Kingsnorth, Kingsnorth begins his essay with a poem written by an Irish author introducing the concept of linear time.
Who is W.B Yeats?
Fred Bahnson set off on this type of journey, following in the footsteps of Thomas Merton, serving as a physical enlightenment of one's inner spiritual transformation
What is pilgrimage?
Advocated by Akomolafe, challenging us to embrace what disrupts our familiar lives.
What is embracing disruption?
“Thinking I should get all this dying off of my mind I should really know better than to read the headlines” This is a quote from the song that we listened to in class. By a group called?
Who is the Weather Station?