The first edition of this book fostered the emergence of the
"Spiritual Ecology Movement," which recognizes the need for
a spiritual response to our present ecological crisis. It drew an
overwhelmingly positive response from readers, many of whom are
asking the simple question, "What can I do?" This second
expanded edition offers new chapters, including two from younger
authors who are putting the principles of spiritual ecology into
action, working with their hands as well as their hearts. It also
includes a new preface and revised chapter by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee,
that reference two major recent events: the publication of Pope
Francis's encyclical, "On Care for Our Common Home," which
brought into the mainstream the idea that "the ecological crisis
is essentially a spiritual problem"; and the 2015 Paris Climate
Change Conference, which saw representatives from nearly 200
countries come together to address global warming, including faith
leaders from many traditions. Bringing together voices from Buddhism,
Sufism, Christianity, and Native American traditions, as well as from
physics, deep psychology, and other environmental disciplines, this
book calls on us to reassess our underlying attitudes and beliefs
about the Earth and wake up to our spiritual as well as physical
responsibilities toward the planet.