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Books, Websites and Encyclicals

Books
Krueger, Frederick W., Greening the Orthodox Parish, Santa Rosa, CA: The Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration, 2012

Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch, On Earth as in Heaven, New York: Fordham University Press, 2012

Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Animal Suffering:  Ancient Voices in Modern Theology. (2020 paperback), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ISBN (13) 978-1-5275-4126-9 and ISBN (10) 1-5275-126-6 Author:  Dr. Christina Nellist B. Ed; Ph.D; FOCAE (Fellow of Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics)

Climate Crisis and Creation Care: Eco-Economic Sustainability, Environmental Integrity and Justice (Two volumes to be published late 2021).  Author: Dr. Christina Nellist B. Ed; Ph.D; FOCAE (Fellow of Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics)

 

Theokritoff, Elizabeth, Living in God’s Creation, Orthodox Perspectives on Ecology, New York: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2009
 

Keselopoulos, Anestis G., Man and the Environment, A Study of St. Symeon the New Theologian, New York: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2001
 

Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration, Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Environment, Nature, and Creation, Edited by John Chryssavgis and Bruce V. Foltz, New York: Fordham University Press, 2013

Cosmic Grace Humble Prayer, The Ecological Vision of the Green Patriarch Bartholomew 1, Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2003

Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia, Through the Creation to the Creator, UK: Friends of the Centre, 1997

Hierotheos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos, Life After Death, Levadia, Greece: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, 1996


Stefanatos, Joanne, D.V.M, Animals Sanctified: A Spiritual Journey, Minneapolis, MN: Light & Life Publishing Company, 2001

Stefanatos, Joanne, D.V.M., Animals and Man: A State of Blessedness

Madden, Rita, M.P.H., Food Faith and Fasting, A Sacred Journey to Better Health, Chesterton, IN: Ancient Faith Publishing, 2015

Children's Books

These books can be found at the Columbus Public Library or on Amazon:
  • How to Help the Earth
  • 10 Things You Can Do To Save Electricity
  • The Case of the Vanishing Honey Bees
  • Mammals of the Southern Hemisphere
  • Endangered Animals
  • The Lorax
  • Trash Talk:  Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World
  • Celebrating Earth Day
  • What a Waste!  Where Does Garbage Go?
  • Luna and Me:  The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest
  • Catch the Wind, Harness the Sun
  • Treecology:  30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Trees and Forest

These books can be found at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website or on Amazon:
  • Celebrate Earth by Dorrie Papademetriou
  • In the Candle's Glow by Elizabeth Cripina Johnson
  • Noah and the Ark of Salvation by Mother Melania
  • The Hidden Garden a story of the heart by Jane G. Meyer
  • The Man and the Vine by Jane G. Meyer
  • The Monk Who Grew Prayer by Claire Brandenburg
  • The Woman and the Wheat by Jane G. Meyer
Encyclicals
The Green Patriarch
Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the Indiction and the Day of the Protection of the Environment (2018)
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios of America for the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical New Year and Day for the Protection of Our Natural Environment (2018)
June 29, 2017, BREAKING NEWS:
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew endorses climate change statement

www.patriarchate.org/-/ecumenical-patriarch-endorses-climate-change-statement

Message of His All Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew, for the day of prayer for the protection of the Environment (01/09/2015)
Message by H.A.H. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew upon the Day of Prayer for the Protection of Creation (01/09/2013)
Encyclical Letter LAUDATO SI’ of the Holy Father Francis on the Care for our Common Home

Other Websites of Interest

Ecology and Environment
"Harming the Environment is a Sin"
www.goarch.org/ourfaith/environment

 
Ecumenical Patriarchate
www.patriarchate.org


The Orthodox Church and the Environmental Movement
by Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff


The City of Columbus
Office of Environmental Stewardship
www.columbus.gov/greenspot

 
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Reducing Wasted Food at Home
www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing-wasted-food-home

 
Monarch Watch
Education-Conservation-Research
www.monarchwatch.org


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​The Annunciation
Greek Orthodox Cathedral
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  • Home
  • Current News
    • Halki Summit IV – January 26-28, 2021 COVID-19 and Climate Change: Living with & Learning from a Pandemic
    • 2021 Environment Awareness Days
    • Met. Kallistos Ware video on Compassion for Animals in the Orthodox Church
    • Fr. Christopher Bender on Climate Change
    • Larry Dieker on Climate Change and the Celebrating God's Creation Ministry
  • Resources
    • A Daily Theological Reading Course on Christian Responsibility for the Care and Keeping of God's Creation
    • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
    • Orthodox Marketplace
    • Books, Websites & Encyclicals
    • Holiday Safety Tips for Pets
  • Projects
    • Recycling
    • Parish Lighting
    • Bees and other Pollinators
    • Animal Care
    • Paper & Electronics Shredding
  • Events
    • CGC Calendar
    • Past Events >
      • 2018 Lenten Speaker, Dr. George Nassos
      • 2017 Blessing of the Animals
      • Innis Wood Evening Garden Walk
      • Neocles Leontis' Lecture Slides
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