Booklets published or distributed by QEW
Arrowhead to Hand-axe: Searching for Ecological Guidance, by Keith Helmuth, 2004, 45 pp., $4.00. Based on Keith's Sunderland P. Gardner lecture at Canadian Yearly Meeting in 2004, this thoughtful and personal essay tries to reconcile the earth's ecological principles with the economic behavior and settlement patterns of contemporary human society. Tracing the evolution of his thinking through his experiences as a farmer and educator, Keith raises the hope that our civilization can change course in time to avert disaster—not by conscious changes in our lifestyles and habits alone but by revamping an economic system that is actually rewarding what amounts to a policy of liquidation of the earth's natural and social capital.
Awakening to Earth—Natural Awareness as a Spiritual Practice, by Bill Cahalan, 2001, 24 pp., $4.00. Bill Cahalan began leading weekend natural awareness retreats in the early 1980s as part of his practice as an ecopsychologist. Today we are alarmed to learn that eco-systems are in decline everywhere on the planet, and we want to know how to stop these trends. Bill reminds us that first we must change ourselves, that we can be effective in our witness only when we become aware that we are the Earth. Bill's suggestions for personal natural awareness practices help us become more aware of our civilized "armoring" and learn to be more attuned to Earth's own rhythms and processes. This booklet shows not only how to gain more from outdoors experiences but also how to incorporate those lessons into our households and daily habits.
Be Ye Perfect: The Quaker Call to Wholeness, by Lisa Lofland Gould, 2002, 36 pp. $4.00. The Annual Walton Lecture at the 2002 sessions of Southeastern Yearly Meeting.
New! Healing Ourselves and the Earth, by Elizabeth G. Watson, 1991, rev. 2007. 22 pp., $4.00. Based on her challenging talk at the 1990 Friends General Conference Gathering, this booklet outlines common beliefs that need changing if we are to live in harmony with the community of life on Earth.
Leading a Friendly Session on Population Concerns, a guide for facilitators, by Stan Becker, 1994, 8 pp., $0.75. This discussion guide includes a resource list and is based on the worship sharing format.
Loving the Universe, by Bill Howenstine, and Threads for Mending the Web Web of Life, by Bill and Alice Howenstine, 1992 Illinois Yearly Meeting, 24 pp., $2.00 (photocopies only). "Loving the Universe," the 1992 Jonathan Plummer Lecture at Illinois Yearly Meeting, is about Bill's personal journey to oneness with Creation. "Threads for Mending the Web of Life" is a dialogue between Alice and Bill.
Population-Resources Exercise: Instructions for Facilitators,$2.00. An intergenerational activity in which participants confront the unequal distribution of world resources in relationship to a growing world population.
Sustainability and Spirituality: A Study Guide for Friends and Others, 2001, 28 pp., $4.00. From QEW's Sustainbility: Faith & Practice interest group. It is hoed that this guide will serve to deepen Friends' understanding of the spiritual relationship to our ecological concern of caring for the earth all beings--plants, humans, and animals--that dwell within.
Walking Gently on the Earth—an Earthcare Checklist, 3rd edition, Jack Phillips, 1992, rev. 2000, 18 pp., $2.50 (special prices for quantity orders). Easy-to-follow queries about lifestyle and consumption patterns for individuals and groups who are becoming more sensitive to how their daily lives affect the earth.
