Overview

The Parish as Oasis is a practical and accessible introduction to how local churches can contribute to the healing the environmental crisis. A notable feature of this book is that it does not engage with that crisis. “Climate change” can be a contentious cultural issue. And “climate despair” can be a pressing pastoral issue. By focusing on practical and accessible “experiments” that any parish can explore according to their own context and capacities, this book seeks to equip people with a hands-on understanding of the ideas unpacked in Laudato Si’. It is a book that aspires to inspire congregations to get their hands dirty, but it also plants those initiatives within a coherent eco-theology and re-locates how we think about faith and the role of church to the margins, serving as an oasis in those parts of our society that are parched and denuded.          It consists of three parts: an introductory essay that situates the theological vision of the book, a practical array of experiments that congregations can undertake to care for our common home, and a conclusion pointing people to further resources. While being intellectually rigorous, it is written in an accessible, non-technical fashion. The practical experiments draw on real-world examples, including interviews, to give each of these sections an easy magazine-like feel. 

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Author:   Kevin Hargaden ,  Ciara Murphy
Publisher:   Messenger Publications
Imprint:   Messenger Publications
ISBN:  

9781788125765

ISBN 10:   1788125762
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   24 October 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

How This Book Works ................................................................. 7 Part I .......................................................................................... 11 The Church as an Oasis .............................................................. 11 Part II ......................................................................................... 21 Experiment 1: Get Connected .................................................... 21 Experiment 2: Get on Yer Bikes .................................................. 26 Experiment 3: Love the Sun ....................................................... 32 Experiment 4: Put the Lawnmower Away ................................... 38 Experiment 5: Waste Not ........................................................... 43 Experiment 6: Retrofit for the Future ......................................... 49 Experiment 7: Onward to the March ......................................... 55 Experiment 8: A Pilgrimaging People ......................................... 60 Experiment 9: Graduate to Citizen Science ................................ 65 Experiment 10: Give Up Yer Auld Poisons ................................. 71 Experiment 11: Open Up to the Community ............................ 77 Experiment 12: Sharing Is Caring .............................................. 82 Experiment 13: Books Are My (Reusable) Bag ........................... 87 Experiment 14: Tiny Forests ....................................................... 92 Experiment 15: Digital Footprints .............................................. 97 Experiment 16: Unpave Paradise .............................................. 102 Experiment 17: Seasonal Veg(etarianism) ................................. 108   Experiment 18: Advent Conspiracy .......................................... 113 Experiment 19: Money Makes the World Go Round ............... 118 Experiment 20: Worship through an Environmental Lens ........ 124 Next Steps ................................................................................ 129

Reviews

'[this book] relocates how we think about faith and the role of the church - not at the margins but serving instead as an oasis in those parts of our society that are parched and denuded.' * The Catholic Post *

'[this book] relocates how we think about faith and the role of the church - not at the margins but serving instead as an oasis in those parts of our society that are parched and denuded.' * The Catholic Post * Every parish in Ireland should become aware of the ideas and suggestions in these pages. It is a book that will prove well worth the investment * The Irish Catholic *

Author Information

Dr Kevin Hargaden is the Director and Social Theologian of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. Dr Ciara Murphy is the Environmental Justice Advocate of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. 

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