ESDinds Virtual Library

Faith, Spirituality and Sustainable Development

Websites:

Alliance of Religions and Conservation - have extensive news archives and resources about religions and sustainability.

Worldwatch Online Discussion - Engaging Religion in the Quest for Sustainability.


Books:

Faith in conservation: new approaches to religions and the environment by Martin Palmer.

Sustainability and Spirituality by John Edward Carroll.

Inspiring Progress: Religions' Contributions to Sustainable Development by Gary Gardner.

The lab, the temple, and the market: reflections at the intersection of science, religion and development edited by Sharon M.P. Harper.


Research Papers and Reports:

Orr, D. W. (2002), Four Challenges of Sustainability, Conservation Biology 16(6), 1457-1460.

Religious and Spiritual Leaders Roundtable 6, Earth Dialogues, 21-23 February 2002, Lyon, France.

SDC and WWF-UK (2005) Sustainable development and UK faith groups: Two sides of the same coin?, London, UK, a report by Sustainable Development Commission and WWF-UK.

UNESCOCAT (2007) Faith-Based Organizations and Education for Sustainability, Report of the International Experts' Workshop, Barcelona, 22nd to 24th March 2007, UNESCOCAT - Centre UNESCO de Catalunya.


ESDinds Project Documents:

The ESDinds Project and Faith Communties

Use of Value-Based Indicators in Faith Context (ARC)