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Ethics and Spiritual Values and the Promotion of
Environmentally Sustainable Development.
Articles by James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, Ismail Serageldin,
Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development, Maurice F. Strong,
Secretary General of the 1992 United National Conference on Environment and
Development, and John A. Hoyt, President of CRLE. Excerpted from presentations
to the World Bank/CRLE cosponsored conference.  

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Winter 1996

 

 
Ethics and Spiritual Values and the Promotion
of Environmentally Sustainable Development.
Articles by James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, Ismail Serageldin,
Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development, Maurice F.
Strong, Secretary General of the 1992 United National Conference on
Environment and Development, and John A. Hoyt, President of CRLE. Excerpted
from presentations to the World Bank/CRLE cosponsored conference.Ethical Economics and Sustainable
Development, by Denis Goulet.
Raising four practical/ethical questions that must be answered by efforts to
provide sustainable development

Right Livelihoods: Chipko Movement,
by Sunderlal Bahaguna and Jeremy Seabrook. Regeneration of traditional
cultures is of the first importance to those concerned with alternative
patterns of development. Efforts to rebuild sustainable livelihoods in areas
threatened by deforestation in the Indo-Gangetic plain.

Conference Recommends World Bank
Puts Values on its Agenda, by
the World Bank’s Environmentally Sustainable Development News.
Summarizes recommendations emerging from the World Bank-CRLE conference.

Winter’s Fog,
by David Mas Masumoto. Beauty, struggle and connection fill this personal
reflection of life on the farm.

Rites of Ancient Ripening,
poetry by Meridel LeSueur.


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Awakening Academia
, by Mary E. Clark. Likening current
academic thinking to dwarves going into their own mines each day, U.S.
academia is suffering from “a surfeit of specialized ‘knowledge’ and a
dearth of wisdom and vision.” Wakening these academic “slumbering giants” to
the connections among our ecological, social, scientific and economic
disciplines is essential to facing current challenge.The Universe and the University,
by Thomas Berry. CRLE cofounder Thomas Berry proposes that all academic
disciplines need to reshape their language and world view to reflect the new
vision of an interconnected and interdependent creation.

Georgics Book II, 475-486
poetry by Virgil (70-19 BC) translated by Jean Barrett and Jonathan Spiegel.

Principles of Sustainability in
Higher Education by Second
Nature and the Secretariat of University Presidents for a Sustainable
Future. Excerpts from the draft report of the Workshop on Principles of
Sustainability in Higher Education. A gathering held February 1995 under
the auspices of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development.

The Ecological Transformation of
Christian Traditions by James
Nash. All of our religious traditions have contributed in some significant
degree to the three fundamental failures at the root of the ecological
crisis. Ecologically reformed faith traditions must probe deeply into their
doctrinal themes to identify and advocate ecologically relevant values.

Ecological Design
by David Orr. “Good design” has certain common characteristics in all areas
of our lives. Institutions of higher education need to apply these
principles to all aspects of their institutional life.

A Paradigm Shift in Academic
Knowledge, by Richard M.
Clugston. Fundamental assumptions that have organized the modern project are
undergoing a revolution in paradigms. One very concrete example may be found
in the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) sweeping ethical statement
known as the “Hanover Principles.” This document has formed the foundation
of the “Declaration of Interdependence for a Sustainable Future” adopted by
the AIA and the World Congress of the International Union of Architects.

A Way of Looking
by Stephanie Kaza. The touching story of a relationship with a tree and the
hole left in the heart and in the universe by its passing.

Summer 1995 

 
The Challenge of a World
Environmental Ethic, by J.
Baird Callicott. Achieving one world view and a consistent univocal
environmental ethic will require harmonization of the plurality of reviving
and renewed bioregional perspective and ethics grounded in traditional
wisdom.The Ethic of Sustainability,
by Stanley R. Euston and William E. Gibson. Enlightened self-interest is not
an adequate basis for sustaining ourselves and our planet into a new
century.

Fundamental Ethical Principles
from the World Conservation Union.

Revisioning Environmentalism,
by Robert Gottlieb. Environmentalism has failed to elaborate the crucial
social connections. Such linkages are crucial for confronting today’s social
and ecological trends.

Gabriel and the Water Shortage,
a poem by Sharon Olds.

Learning to Meet the Environmental
Challenge, by Richard M.
Clugston. A CRLE Report on efforts to “green” postmodern colleges and
universities by CRLE and the Project on Ecology, Justice, and Faith.

The Boy Who Lived with the Bears,
by Joel Monture. A Mohawk Lesson Story.
Spring

1995

 

 Money, Ecology, and Spirituality:
Toward a Holistic Framework for Social Development,
by Richard M. Clugston. A report on the World Summit for Social Development.Women’s Vision of a Just Social
Order, by Janet Hunt. Excerpts
from a paper prepared for the Asian Regional Consultation on Sustainable
Livelihoods.

Report from Cairo,
by the United States Department of State. Essentials from the State
Department Report on the 1994 International Conference on Population and
Development titles Bringing Cairo Home: Peace, Prosperity, and Democracy,
Conference Discussion Guide.

The Rites of Passage.
A poem by Pattiann Rogers.

Theological Perspectives on
Population and Consumption, by
Doug Hunt. An emerging global vision of sustainability grounded in the
spirit of first peoples’ wisdom calls us to new visions of liberation,
equity, justice, and mutuality.

Two Ways to Tiptoe,
by Jean Berrett. Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams provides a “guidebook to
the immeasurable beauty and irrefutable worth of this planet” and contrasts
sharply with the ultimate disconnection from our earthly roots and escape to
the stars envisioned by author and astronomer Carl Sagan in his new book
Pale Blue Dot.

Principles of Sustainable
Livelihoods. Principles,
policy recommendations, and political, economic and socio-cultural
priorities for sustainable livelihoods produced at The North American
Regional Consultation on Sustainable Livelihoods.

Case Studies On Sustainable
Livelihoods, by Thomas J.
Rogers. Six case studies illustrating creative response to crucial social
and environmental problems presented at The North American Regional
Consultation on Sustainable Livelihoods.

Winter

1995

 

 Eco-phobia,
by David Sobel. Prematurely asking children to deal with problems beyond
their control, argues Sobel, cuts them off from their unique sources of
strength. Sobel proposes primary education that cultivates children’s sense
of connection to nature and their burgeoning imaginations.Education for Earth Literacy,
by Mary Evelyn Tucker. The author outlines important requirements for
achieving an environmental ethic in higher education, including ending the
separation of religion and science and of the sciences and the humanities,
and encouraging and athropocosmic outlook.

Campus Blueprint for a Sustainable
Future. Several hundred
faculty, student and staff delegates to the Campus Earth Summit at Yale
University crafted this set of recommendations for colleges and universities
worldwide to work toward an environmentally sustainable future.

Greening Higher Education,
by Rick Clugston. A discussion the emerging, deeply ecological paradigm on
college campuses in four interconnected areas: the basic work of academic
disciplines, the transformation of teaching and learning, a concern for
campus administration and operations, and new forms of general education.

In Search of Resonance,
by Garth Baker-Fletcher. An essay on the author’s experience of
autochthonous knowledge, a form of knowledge that assumes that human beings
have the ability to perceive the Earth’s movements and vibrations.

Some Nights,
a poem by Michael Hettich..

Fall

1994

 

 The Ethics of Genetic Engineering.
The comments of Thomas Berry, Michael Fox, Dieter Hessel, Stephanie Kaza,
and Robert Welborn, selected from a CRLE-sponsored symposium that explored
the ethical ramifications of genetic engineering.Sustainable Livelihoods: Redefining
the Global Social Crisis, by
David Korten. Korten proposes that solutions to the growing social crises
need to be approached in terms of jobs: providing meaningful, productive
activities that meet communities’ real needs in a socially and
environmentally sustainable manner.

Saving Graces: Sojourns of a
Backyard Biologist, by Roger
Swain. An essay on memories provoked by horse-chestnuts.

Red-tailed Hawks,
a poem by W.D. Ehrhart.

Summer

1994

 

 Homeless in the Global Village,
by Vandana Shiva. The author argues that traditional models of sustainable
development measured by gross domestic products and per capita incomes
inevitably uproot peoples from their ancestral lands and destroy the
“economies” that sustained these lands. She argues for sustainable
development that is instead based on enhancement of local cultures and on
economies responsive to the ecology of local place. The Crisis of Development,
by Bruce Rich. Excerpted from the author’s book Mortgaging the Earth, the
author describes why conservation of ancient cultures is a “foundational act
of freedom” for the present. [Or, how the most important elements of local
knowledge are lost when attempts are made to generalize them to a global
level.]

A Pocketful of Stones,
by David Sobel, and A Little Bird Named Wind, by Gemma Lockhart. A
collection of childhood memories reprinted from Orion magazine.

Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable
Development, by Richard M.
Clugston. A summation of the “Speaking for the Earth” conference, with
examples of initiatives in a range of indigenous communities that illustrate
authentically sustainable development.

Freda and the Ants,
a poem by Myra Sklarew.

Spring

1994

 

 The Reenchantment of Art,
By Suzi Gablik. Discusses the central role of the arts in creating the
images and inspiration for an earth community.“Seeing” Poems,
by Robert Bly. With examples from poets such as Rilke, the true sight of art
separates itself from the narcissism of popular culture.

The Dead Seal Near McClure’s Beach,
by Robert Bly. Poem excerpted from News of the Universe.

Nature Into Art Into Nature,
by David Rothenberg. The role of art changing the wilderness into a stage.

The Arts and the Earth: From
EgoCentrism to EcoCentrism, by
Richard M. Clugston and Larry Molinaro. Discussion of nature as the
foundation beneath art.

Winter

1994

 

 Eco-psychology,
by Theodore Roszak. Examines an emerging psychology that frees the human
psyche as a particular mode of reflection of earth processes, interconnected
psychically with all life, and that diagnoses and treats with the earth as
context. Excerpted from the author’s book Voice of the Earth.Psychotherapy and Aesthetic Justice,
by James Hillman. Examines the role of the Earth in maintaining
psychological health.

Environmental Influences,
by Winifred Gallagher. Mental fatigue in urban settings successfully
overcome with the restorative environment of nature.

Walking,
by Linda Hogan. An essay concerning the language of the Earth.

The Deep Ecology of Human
Development, by Richard M.
Clugston. Provides insight on the ecology of the human psyche in relation to
personal sacrifice and the health of the biosphere.

A Dark Time,
by Mary Southard. A meditation on modern humankind’s winter season of
natural consciousness.

Fall

1993

 

 Nature’s Laws and Human Ethics,
by Rosemary Radford Ruether. A leading writer in the ecofeminist movement
offers her version of basic ecological principles and their implications for
the ordering of human society. Excerpted from Gaia and God: An
Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing.Worldviews, Ethics, and Environment,
by G. Tyler Miller, Jr. A discussion of three human-centered levels of
environmental awareness, contrasted to a Sustainable Earth, life centered
view, in which we recognize ourselves as just one particular strand in a web
of life.

Democratic Foundations for a World
Ethic for Living Sustainably,
by Steven Rockefeller. A discussion of the role of religion and democratic
values in the development of a world ethic for sustainable development.

Your Nature,
a poem by Suzanne Swanson.

Ecological Wisdom,
by Richard Clugston. A discussion of the dimensions of the new ecological
paradigm, in which nature is not a source of raw materials to be manipulated
for human gain, but a source of wisdom to provide guidance for human
suffering.

The Way of Silence,
by Joan Halifax. A Buddhist teacher and cultural ecologist explores the
purpose and meaning of silence.

Summer

1993

 

 The Constitution and the Land,
by Donald Worster. An environmental historian comments on the Constitution’s
lack of attention to the land out of which this nation’s wealth arose, and
suggests an important constitutional revision.Land of the Free, Home of the Brave:
Iroquois Democracy, by Oren
Lyons. The author, speaker for the Onondaga nation, discusses the history
and structure of the Grand Council of the Iroquois Indians, and calls for
the recognition of the influence of the council on the form of government
created by the U.S. Constitution.

Deep Ecotourism,
by Richard Clugston. A discussion of the notion of “responsible” or “eco”
tourism, including both its constructive and destructive aspects.

Transforming Tourism,
by Tom Bender. Based on a visit to the Daitokuji Zen Temple in Kyoto, Japan,
the author offers specific suggestions on how tourism can transform
spiritual values and enhance the sacredness of place.

Local Geographies,
by Barry Lopez. An essay exploring how the author’s conception of “local
geography,” evolved from his childhood to the present.

Spring

1993

 

 Dancing with Nature: An Emerging
Ethic for Sustainable Agriculture,
by Fred Kirschenmann. The author, president of the Organic Food Producers
Association of North America and Farm Verified Organic, describes the ethics
and practice of sustainable agriculture on his family’s biodynamic wheat and
cattle farm.The Owl’s Call,
by Elizabeth Lawrence. Cultural and scientific roots of the “wise old owl”
metaphor, and its relationship to the present-day battle to save the spotted
owl.

Some Questions You Might Ask,
a poem by Mary Oliver.

Of Land and Habitat, by Evelyn
Martin. A discussion of the
principles of sustainable land use planning, including examples of how those
principles have been applied in several U.S. cities.

Developing a Workable Earth Ethic,
by Richard Clugston. Reflections on an ethic of life and environment, and
the possible implications of that ethic for our relations with animals and
nature.

Listening for the First Smelt Run,
by Kathleen Stocking. An essay on revisiting spawning fish in the author’s
childhood town.

An Ethical Examination of the
Killing of Whales, by David
Wills. A discussion of why whaling needs to be examined from an ethical as
well as a scientific perspective, excerpted from testimony given to the
International Whaling Commission hearing in 1992.

Winter

1993

 

 The Ecology of Commerce,
by Paul Hawken. The founder of Smith & Hawken catalog company explores the
ethics and practices of ecologically-sensitive commerce and industry.Agenda 21 is Blueprint for the
Planet, by Bill Clinton. A
discussion of the correlation between environmental health and economic
health.

Implementing the Business Charter
for Sustainable Development,
by Richard Clugston. Examples of how businesses are implementing the sixteen
principles of the International Chamber of Commerce’s charter, launched at
the May 1992 ICC meeting in Rio.

Developing Greed in a Contented
Land, by Helena Norber-Hodge.
An essay on the impact of Western development and capitalism on Ladakhi
culture.

The Shape of Night,
by Chet Raymo. A reflection on the astronomy of night, excerpted from the
author’s book, The Soul of Night.

Composting,
a poem by Philip Dane Levin.

Fall

1992

 

 Population, Poverty, and Planet
Earth, by Donella Meadows. The
net primary productivity as a direct reflection of human overpopulation.Deep Ecology and the Population
Factor, by Arne Naess. The
concept of carrying capacity and the need to include the importance of
diversity and quality of life.

Population Growth and the Status of
Women, by Jonathan Adams.
Women’s role in population control.

An End to Birth,
by Gary Snyder. Viewing nature as organismic ecosystems in the face of the
immediate threats of overpopulation and species extinction.

CRLE Report: The Road from Rio,
by Ashley Henry and Richard Clugston. The results of and follow-up to the
Earth Summit.

The Rio Declaration on Environment
and Development. A text of the
newest international statement of ethics followed by reader’s comments.

Anthropocentrism: The Original Sin,
by J. Baird Callicott. A biblical interpretation of the beginning of
anthropocentrism and the urge of Genesis to return to innocence and become
immersed in nature.

Summer

1992

 

 Green Grace,
by Jay McDaniel. Ecological spirituality as a binding force in the community
is the key to a sustainable future.Developing Sustainable Communities,
by Richard Clugston. Ideas about what it means to live sustainably.

EcoCommunities: The Re-Inventing of
America, by John Cobb, Jr.
Recognizing the social costs of growth and challenging this ideology must
begin with EcoCommunities.

On Ecoregional Boundaries,
by David McCloskey. A proposal to redraw the political lines on the map and
instead use authentic boundaries that are ecologically and culturally
grounded.

The Ecology of Magic,
by David Abram. The author’s personal account of his experiences in studying
magic in Indonesia.

To the Insects,
by W. S. Merwin. Poetry.

In a Chinese Landscape/The Whole
Way, by Thomas Shane. Poetry.
Spring

1992

 

 What is Education For?
by David Orr. A discussion about the myths that drive modern education and a
presentation of a set of principles that might replace them in order to
develop a stronger earth ethic.Higher Education’s Ecological
Mission, by Richard Clugston.
A list of critical steps that can be taken to refocus the academic mission
towards a commitment to the earth.

Environmental Ethics and the Land
Professions, by Evelyn Martin.
A description of the Land Ethics Program and its mission to teach
environmental ethics in the land professions.

The Rainbow Bridge,
by Brooke Medicine Eagle. A teacher of Native American spirituality recounts
her first vision quest.

Earth Stewardship,
by Eugene Odum. The parasite-host relationship of humans and the earth, and
how ecological studies can s clues in maintaining a sustainable
relationship. FONT>
Winter

1992

 

 The Primordial Imperative,
by Thomas Berry. An international consensus on ethical guidelines to address
global environmental and social justice issues must be grounded in truly
universal principles.Earth Ethics Report: A Turning
Point, by Richard Clugston. An
explanation of the elements of an earth ethic and sustainability in a time
of great change.

A Common Destiny.
A call for action by representatives of indigenous groups to celebrate the
Quincentennial by joining together to stop the destruction of the earth.

The Voice from the Whirlwind,
by Stephen Mitchell. A commentary and translation from “The Book of Job.”

What Happened During the Ice Storm,
by Jim Heynen. A short story.

Fall

1991

 

 Economism or Planetism,
by John B. Cobb, Jr. Discussion of the inherent tension between contemporary
economic theory and the welfare of the planet.The Joint Appeal in Religion and
Science. A statement made by
leaders of major American religious denominations in response to a request
for the religious community to address the planetary environmental crisis.

Putting Technology in its Natural
Place, by Henry Mitchell. The
need for renewed ties between people and nature in the age of technology.

When a South Dakota Night Shuddered
and Shone, by Linda
Hasselstrom. A personal essay about watching the northern lights.

The Earth Charter.
A draft of the Charter for the 1992 UNCED written by the U.S. Citizen’s
Network Working Group on Ethics.

Summer

1991

 

 Re-Inhabiting the Earth: Genesis
Farm, by Miriam Therese
MacGillis. The connections between spirituality and global ecological
issues.Operational Principles for
Sustainable Development, by
Herman E. Daly. Guidelines for the criteria of sustainable use of renewable
and non-renewable resources.

Early Buddhist Views on Nature,
by Chatsumarn Kabilsingh. Early sources of a nature ethic.

To Mourn Their Passing,
by Frederick Quinn. Essay on “A Roll Call of Species in Danger of
Extinction” held at the National Cathedral.

Ancient Wisdom: Plato’s Living
Cosmos, by Sara Ebenreck.
Roots of the “Gaia” hypothesis in Plato’s view of the universe as a living
entity.

Spring

1991

 

 Healing Community: Restoring
Creation, by Nancy C.
Alexander. Support for local communities as a central value in an agenda for
a sustainable future, and North vs. South in the 1992 UNCED.How Much is `Enough’?
by Alan Durning. Worldwatch Institute
Senior Researcher calls for a simpler lifestyle, living by the criteria of
sufficiency rather than that of “the hunger for more.”

The Wilderness Within,
by Chris Madson. Essay on the spirit of man in relation to the wilderness.

The World Charter for Nature.
A reprint of central portions of the 1982 Charter.

Parliament of the World’s Religions,
by Gerald O. Barney. A summary of the forthcoming 1993 conference.

Winter

1991

 

 A Pact with the Planet,
by Stephen Jay Gould. The “golden rule”
as a basis for an environmental ethic.An Experience of Biosphere,
by Tony Hiss. Using our imagination to understand our place in the universe.

The Real Work,
by Gary Snyder. Following the wrong track of values in our
industrial-technological civilization.

A Jewish Earth Ethic,
by Ellen Bernstein. The basis of an environmental ethic in the Jewish
tradition.

Redefining “Progress,”
by Jose Lutzenberger. A critique of Western ideas of progress and
development in an address to the International Meeting of Parliamentarians.

Ethics in Action,
by Patricia Cummings. The creation of the International Green Circle and
declaring the Four Corners a sacred place.

Fall

1990

 

 Sustainable Development for the
Earth Community, Discussion of
the meaning and implications of sustainability.Forum: Sustainable Development - A
Sound Ethical Guideline? Eight
organizational leaders, writers and thinkers voice their opinions.

The Ecological Imperative,
by Mikhail Gorbachev. Remarks on new ecological policies and ethic from
address to the January 1990 Global Forum on Human Survival.

Cosmic Homelessness: Some
Environmental Implications, by
John Haught. The human fundamental feeling of cosmic exile as the root of
our environmental problems.

Summer

1990

 

 The Social Responsibility of Land
Ownership, by Leonard Weber.
Individual vs. community in land management decisions.The Sun is Among Us,
by Martha Heyneman. Creative essay.

A New Set Of Values,
by Lester Brown, Christopher Flavin, and Sandra Postel. New values needed
for the transition to a sustainable world.

Consciousness is the Hope of the
World, by Vaclav Havel. A call
for a change in human consciousness.

Spring

1990

 

 The End of Nature,
by Bill McKibben. Human dominance over nature and our adaptations to the
world we are changing.Toward a Sustainable World,
by William D. Ruckelshaus. Changes needed in values, policies, and
institutions.

Peace with God…With All Creation,
by Pope John Paul II. Religious leadership for a new, socially just
ecological ethic.

The Dance of Herons,
by Barry Holstun Lopez. Fiction, the bond between humankind and Earth.
Winter

1990

 

 The Shadow Our Future Throws,
an interview with Ivan Illich
by the editors of New Perspectives Quarterly about sustainable development
and industrial growth.Changing Our Minds,
by Paul Erlich. The need for evolution in human’s awareness of and
relationship to the environment.

The Road and the Wheel,
by Wendell Berry. Two opposing views of man’s relationship to nature and the
environment.

George Bush on Environmental Ethics.
In his speech at the Sixth International Waterfowl Symposium, Bush outlines
five principles of his administration’s environmental ethic.

Fall

1989

 

 Thinking About Values,
by Neil Sampson, Barbara Dean, Bryan Norton, and Mollie Beattie. Four
editorial advisors speak out on the reasons why discussion about the values
that affect our environment is so important.Planetary Progress,
by Thomas Berry. Progress with minimal regard for well-being of the life
systems of the planet and the role that religious traditions play.

Economics, Environment, and
Community, by Herman Daly.
Questioning the prevailing economic theories and envisioning an economics
that is more supportive of a whole earth community.

Protecting the Global Commons,
by Gro Harlem Brundtland. Excerpts from the Norwegian Prime Minister’s May 2
address at the Smithsonian Institution Symposium on Global Change.

Thinking Like a Mountain,>,
by Aldo Leopold. Essay on a personal experience in hunting.

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