Green sisters : a spiritual ecology / Sarah McFarland Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Sarah McFarland, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Human ecology.

Catholic women--Political activity.

Catholic women.

Nuns--Political activity.

Nuns.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

xx, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Summary:

diversity and ecological crisis, their story offers hope for the future--and for a deeper understanding of the connections between women, religion, ecology, and culture.

Contents:

Introduction: Planetary Call and Response 1

1 The Green Catholic Imagination: Varieties of Companion Planting 22

2 Standing Their Ground: From Pioneering Nuns to Bioneering Sisters 52

3 It Isn't Easy Being Green: Habitat, Habits, and Hybrids 78

4 "Changeless and Changing": Engaged Monasticism in the Ecozoic Era 115

5 Nourishing the Earthbody: Sacramental Foodways and Culinary Eucharist 161

6 "The Tractor Is My Pulpit": Sacred Agriculture as Priestly Practice 183

7 Saving Seeds: Heirloom Conservation and Genetic Sanctuaries 210

8 Stations of the Earth: Body Prayer, Labyrinths, and Other Peripatetic Rituals 231

Conclusion: Stepping into the Future 260

Critical Mass: Earth Ministries in the United States and Canada 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-350) and index.

ISBN:

0674024400

9780674024403

OCLC:

71126886