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Required Readings:

*Berry, Thomas. The Dream of the Earth. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1990. ISBN # 0-8715-6622-2.

–––. “Twelve Principles for Reflecting on the Universe.” Appendix A of this Syllabus.

* Christiansen, Drew, S.J., and Walter Glazer, eds. And God Saw That It Was Good: Catholic Theology and the Environment. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1996. ISBN # 157-455-089-6. Publication #5-089. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada, 202.722.8716; or by visiting the website <http://www.usccb.org/publishing/environment.htm>.

˜ Finch, Robert, and John Elder, eds. The Norton Book of Nature Writing. College ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.   ISBN # 0-3939-7816-8.

*‡Schroeder, Gerald L. The Hidden Face of God, How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth. New York: Free/Simon and Schuster, 2002. ISBN #0-743-20325-9.

*Swimme, Brian. The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1999. ISBN # 1-5707-5281-8.

*Note: These texts will be used in both courses in this focus area.

‡ Note: The Schroeder text replaces The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris that was identified as a required text for the course on the video.

˜Note: This edition replaces the 1990 edition that had been the original version used in the course.

Required Course Videos*:

The Blue Planet. Prod. IMAX, 1990. Videotape. ASIN# B-0000-5BC0-S This IMAX video can be ordered at <http://www.amazon.com>.

Cosmic Voyage. Dir. Bayley Silleck. Time Warner Company, 2002.   An IMAX video which can be ordered by calling 800.263.4629 x232 or shopping online at <http://www.amazon.com>.  

The Earth is the Lord’s. Prod. the United States Catholic Conference, 3211 Fourth Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1194. Videotape. USSC, 1995. Publication #058-3. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada, 202.722.8716; or by visiting the website <http://www.usccb.org/publishing/environment.htm>.

Water: Sacred and Profaned. Baylands Production, 1998. The Foundation for Global Community, 222 High Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. To order, call 800.707.7932, or visit <http://globalcommunity.org>.

*Note: Students are required to view these videos, not to purchase them. If you would like to borrow them from Loyola’s Library, please contact Distance Library Services via email <distlib@loyno.edu> or by calling the library’s toll-free number (877.614.0633) and asking the LIMEX Outreach Librarian, Trish Del Nero, to send you a copy.

Roman Catholic Documents and Resources:

Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 2000. ISBN# 1-5745-5109-4. Publication #5-109 (hard cover); publication # 5-110 (paperback). Order by calling 800-235-USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202-722-8716; or by visiting the web site <http://www.usccb.org/publishing/catechism.htm>. Text is available online at
<http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm>.

Christiansen, Drew, S.J., and Walter Glazer, eds. And God Saw That It Was Good: Catholic Theology and the Environment. See the required texts for the course for full bibliographic information.

Whittington, Heather R. Catholic Church on Ecological Degradation. Marquette University. <http://faculty.theo.mu.edu/schaefer/Church%20on%20Ecological%20Degradation.htm>

Additional Sources:

Science in Dialogue with Theology

Bocchi, Gianluca, and Mauro Ceruti. The Narrative Universe.  Cresskill, NJ: Hampton, 2002. ISBN# 1-5727-3280-6.

Chard, Philop Sutton. Nature’s Medicine for the Troubled Earth. Minneonka, MN: Creative, 1999. ISBN 1-5597-1672-X.

Davies, Paul. God and the New Physics. Reprint ed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. ISBN# 0-6715-2806-8.

–––. The Mind Of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. ISBN# 0-6717-9718-2.

Drees, Willem B. Beyond The Big Bang: Quantum Cosmologies and God. LaSalle, IL: Open Court, 1990. ISBN# 0-8126-9118-0.

Hessel, Dieter T., and Rosemary R. Ruether, eds. Christianity and Ecology: Seeking the Well-Being of Earth and Humans. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000. ISBN# 0-9454-5420-1.

Heyneman, Martha, and Berry, Thomas. The Breathing Cathedral: Feeling Our Way into a Living Cosmos. New York: Author’s Choice, 2001. ISBN# 0-5951-7424-8.

McFague, Sallie. Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril. Minneapolis: Augsberg Fortress, 2000. ISBN# 0-8006-3269-9.

Oates, David. Earth Rising: Ecological Belief In An Age Of Science. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 1997. ISBN# 0-8707-1357-4.

Peacocke, Arthur. Theology for a Scientific Age. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1993. ISBN# 0-8006-2759-8.

Ross, Hugh. The Creator and the Cosmos. 3rd ed. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001. ISBN# 1-57683-288-0.

Toolan, David. At Home in the Cosmos. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001. ISBN# 1-5707-5341-5.

Theology Attentive to the Natural World

Barnes, Michael, ed. An Ecology of the Spirit: Religious Reflection and Environmental Consciousness. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1994. ISBN# 0-8191-8959-6.

Jastrow, R. God and the Astronomers. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2000. ISBN# 0-3938-5006-4.

McFague, Sallie. Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1987. ISBN# 0-8006-2051-8.

Miller, Randy. Empirical Theology: A Handbook.

Birmingham: Religious Education, 1992. ISBN# 0-8913-5088-8.

O'Murchu, Diarmuid. Quantum Theology. New York: Crossroad, 1997. ISBN# 0-8245-1630-3.

–––. Reclaiming Spirituality. New York: Crossroad, 1998. ISBN# 0-8245-1723-7.

Ward, Keith. Religion and Creation. Oxford: Clarendon, 1996. ISBN# 0-1982-6394-5.

Worthing, Mark William. God, Creation, and Contemporary Physics. Minneapolis, MN: Augsberg Fortress, 1996. ISBN# 0-8006-2906-X.

Spirituality

Carson, Rachel. The Sense of Wonder. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. ISBN# 0-0675-7520-X.

Dreyer, Elizabeth A. Earth Crammed With Heaven: A Spirituality of Everyday Life. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1994. ISBN# 0-8091-3450-0.

Gottlieb, Roger S., ed. This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment. New York: Routledge, 1995. ISBN# 0-4159-1233-4.

Hallman, David. Spiritual Values for Earth Community. Geneva: World Council of Churches, 2002. ISBN# 2-8254-1326-7.

Kinsley, David. Ecology and Religion: Ecological Spirituality in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995. ISBN# 0-1313-8512-7.

Church and Ecology

Austin, Richard Cartwright. Beauty of the Lord. Environmental Theology Ser., Vol. 2. Atlanta: Creekside, 1988. ISBN# 0-8042-0859-X.

Scripture

Moltmann, Jurgen. God in Creation: A New Theology Of Creation And The Spirit Of God. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress, 1993. ISBN# 0-8006-2823-3.

Creation Theology

Fox, Matthew. Creation Spirituality. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1991. ISBN# 0-0606-2917-7.

–––. A Spirituality Named Compassion. 1979. New York: Inner Traditions, 1999. ISBN# 0-8928-1802-6.

–––. The Coming of the Cosmic Christ. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1988. ISBN# 0-0606-2915-0.

Morality

Kellert, Stephen R. and Timothy J. Farnham, eds. The Good in Nature and Humanity. Washington: Island, 2002. ISBN# 1-5596-3838-9.

Merchant, Carolyn. Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World. New York: Routledge, 1992. ISBN# 0-4159-0650-4.

Miller, Harlan B., and William H. Williams, eds. Ethics and Animals. Clifton, NJ: Humana, 1983. ISBN# 0-8960-3053-9.

Regan, Tom. The Thee Generation: Reflections on the Coming Revolution. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990. ISBN# 0-8772-2772-1.

Regan, Tom, and Peter Singer, eds. Animal Rights and Human Obligations. New York: Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN# 0-1303-6864-4.

Educational Resources:

Video Presentations

Animals, Nature, and Religion. Prod. and narr. Matthew Fox. Videocassette. The Humane Society, 1987. For information, write to them c/o The Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037, 202.452.1100. <http://www.hsus.org/ace/11933>. An introduction to the new cosmology and in particular to the human-animal relationship implied in this vision, Fox's video examines the plight of animals and relates this to the teachings of abuse and exploitation to the religious traditions of East and West.

Art of the Wild. Prod. Baylands, 1996. Videotape. Foundation for Global Community, 222 High Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. <http://www.globalcommunity.org> 415.328.7756. A video program focusing on nature writing in which fourteen authors describe their work and their commitment to the natural world.

Canticle to the Cosmos, a video series in which Brian Swimme elaborates upon Thomas Berry's "Twelve Principles for Understanding the Universe," produced by The Center for the Story of the Universe, 134 Coleen Street, Livermore, CA 94550, 800.273.3720; fax 925.449.6907. <http://www.brianswimme.org/store/default.asp>

The Earth’s Imagination, a four volume series focusing on the emergence and flowering of human consciousness.    Produced by the Center for the Story of the Universe, 134 Coleen Street, Livermore, CA 94550, 800.273.3720; fax 925.449.6907. <http://www.brianswimme.org/store/default.asp>.

The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos, a three-part video in which Brian Swimme summarizes his book by the same title, produced by The Center for the Story of the Universe, 134 Coleen Street, Livermore, CA 94550, 800.273.3720; fax 925.449.6907. <http://www.brianswimme.org/store/default.asp>.