TY - BOOK ID - 77864614 TI - Sustainability and spirituality PY - 2004 SN - 0791484580 1423739558 9781423739555 9780791461778 0791461777 0791461785 9780791461785 9780791484586 PB - Albany State University of New York Press DB - UniCat KW - Human ecology KW - Nature conservation KW - Ecotheology KW - Religious aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77864614 AB - This groundbreaking book explores the inherent interconnectedness of sustainability and spirituality, acknowledging the dependency of one upon the other. John E. Carroll contends that true ecological sustainability, in contrast to the cosmetic attempts at sustainability we see around us, questions our society's fundamental values and is so countercultural that it is resisted by anyone without a spiritual belief in something deeper than efficiency, technology, or economics. Carroll draws on the work of cultural historian and "geologian" Thomas Berry, whose eco-spiritual thought underlies many of the sustainability efforts of communities described in this book, including particular branches of Catholic religious orders and the loosely organized Sisters of the Earth. The writings of Native Americans on spirituality and ecology are also highlighted. These models for sustainability not only represent the tangible link between ecology and spirituality, but also, more importantly, a vision of what could be. ER -