Resources Available from
The Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies

BOOKS

Bakken, Peter; Joan Gibb Engel and J. Ronald Engel. 1995. Ecology, Justice and Christian Faith: A Critical Guide to the Literature. Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies, No. 36. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 256 p. $55.00 plus $2.00 shipping/handling.

Bratton, Susan Power. 1992. Six Billion and More: Human Population Regulation and Christian Ethics. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press. $12.99 plus $1.50 shipping/handling.

DeWitt, Calvin B. 1994. Earth-Wise: A Biblical Response to Environmental Issues. Grand Rapids, MI: CRC Publications. $6.75 plus $1.50 shipping/handling.

DeWitt, Calvin B., ed. 1991. The Environment and the Christian: What Can We Learn From the New Testament? Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. Based on the 1989 Au Sable Forum. With contributions by Raymond C. Van Leeuwen, Ronald Manahan, Vernon Visick, Loren Wilkinson, and David Wise. 156 p. $7.95 plus $1.50 shipping/handling. Out of Print -- Limited Supply.

Gelderloos, Orin. 1992. Eco-Theology: The Judeo-Christian Tradition and the Politics of Ecological Decision Making. With a Foreword by Kathy Galloway. $6.50 plus $1.50 shipping/handling.

Granberg-Michaelson, Wesley, ed. 1987. Tending the Garden: Essays on the Gospel and the Earth. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. Based on the 1984 Au Sable Forum. With contributions by Loren Wilkinson, Robert P. Meye, William Dyrness, Robert K. Johnston, Paulos Mar Gregorios, Mary Evelyn Jegen, Larry L. Rasmussen, John Leax, and Paul W. Brand. 150 p. $9.95 plus $1.50 shipping/handling. Out of Print -- Limited Supply.

Prance, Ghillean T., and Calvin B. DeWitt, eds. 1992. Missionary Earthkeeping. Macon, GA.: Mercer University Press. With contributions by J. Mark Thomas, Dennis E. Testerman, Robert Clobus, Mutombo Mpanya, and James W. Gustafson. $30.00 (hardcover) or $16.95 (softcover) plus $1.50 shipping/handling.

Squiers, Edwin R., ed. 1982. The Environmental Crisis: The Ethical Dilemma. Mancelona, MI: Au Sable Institute. Based on the 1980 Au Sable Forum. With contributions by Hans Schwarz, Loren Wilkinson, Calvin DeWitt, James Skillen, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, and others. 368 p. $6.95 plus $2.00 shipping/handling.

Thomas, J. Mark, ed. 1993. Evangelicals and the Environment: Theological Foundations for Christian Environmental Stewardship. Based on the 1992 Au Sable/World Evangelical Fellowship international consultation. With contributions by: Chris Sugden, Calvin DeWitt, Chris Wright, Praveen Kapur, Loren Wilkinson, Thomas Finger, Bruce J. Nicholls, Neil W. Summerton, Fred Van Dyke, Wayan Mastra, Calvin Redekop and Wilmar Stahl, and Chris Seaton. $9.95 plus $1.50 shipping/handling.

Wilkinson, Loren, ed. 1991. Earthkeeping in the 90's: Stewardship of Creation. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans. By the Fellows of the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship, Calvin College: Peter DeVos, Calvin DeWitt, Eugene Dykema, Vernon Ehlers, Loren Wilkinson. 391 p. $19.99 plus $1.50 shipping/handling.

PAPERS

"Christian Environmental Stewardship." Key books and biblical references. Free.

"Christians and The Environment in the 1990s: A Selective Bibliography" by Joseph K. Sheldon and "A Green Reader for Christians in the '90s" by John R. Wood. Free.

"Creation Watch" Primer Sheets (set of seven). Each sheet includes a short description of an environmental degradation, an appropriate Bible verse, and a list of technical references for further information. Includes: alteration of planetary energy exchange; land degradation; deforestation and habitat destruction; species extinction; water degradation; global toxification; and human and cultural degradation. Free.

"Seven Degradations of Creation: Responding in Worship." Similar to "Creation Watch" papers, with expanded biblical quotations. May be used as the basis for an environmental worship service. Free.

DeWitt, Calvin B. "Christian Environmental Stewardship: Preparing the Way for Action." From Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, June 1994. Free.

DeWitt, Calvin B. "The Seven Degradations of Creation." From Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, February 1989. A survey of the major dimensions of the global environmental-social crisis. Free.

DeWitt, Calvin B. "The Lord God Made them All: Bible Studies on God's Creatures, the Creator, and Creation's Restoration." Seven sessions with biblical references, hymns, and discussion questions. Free.

BOOKLETS

Agricultural Concerns Committee, Mennonite Central Committee Ontario. 1989. Fragile: Handle With Care: An Earth Keeping Handbook. Suggestions for water and energy conservation, cleaning, recycling, gardening, reforestation, soil conservation, transportation, and activism. $2.00 plus $0.50 shipping/handling.

Berry, R. J. "Christianity and the Environment" and "A Bibliography on Environmental Issues." From Science and Christian Belief, April 1991. $1.00.

DeWitt, Calvin B. Biblical Principles for Respecting the Integrity of Creation." Biblical quotations and commentary organized under ten principles for earthkeeping. $3.00.

Stewart, Ruth Goring. 1990. Environmental Stewardship. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Six-session bible study for individuals or groups. $4.95 plus $0.50 shipping/handling.

VIDEOTAPE

The Biblical Call to Earthkeeping. Uses animation, live action, music and humor to show the wonder of God's Creation and our responsibility to care for it. Narrated by Calvin B. DeWitt. Discussion guide included. 20 minutes VHS. $17.95 (includes shipping/handling)

AUDIOCASSETTES

"The Bible as an Ecological Handbook." Produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Office of Environmental Stewardship. $3.00 plus $1.00 shipping/handling.

"Environment and Religion." Wisconsin Public Radio interview with Calvin B. DeWitt. $3.00 plus

$1.00 shipping/handling.

"Excuse Me, Sir, That's My Aquifer!" Lively and educational songs about groundwater and related environmental issues for all ages. Accompanying 20 page booklet gives words to songs, water facts, activities, a glossary, and action steps to protect water quality. $10.00 (includes shipping/handling).

On Earth as Heaven. Original songs focusing on God, creation, and our responsibility as stewards, written and performed by Lisa Zinn. $8.00 (includes shipping/handling).

PAPERS FROM THE 1987 AU SABLE FORUM, "A CHRISTIAN LAND ETHIC"

Bratton, Susan Power. "A Fierce Green Fire Dying: Christian Land Ethics and Wild Nature"

Daly, Herman E. "Land and Resources: Nature's Forgotten Contribution"

DeWitt, Calvin B. "Rekindling the Fierce Green Fire: Preface to A Christian Land Ethic"

Longman, Karen. "Equipping Students with A Christian Land Ethic: The Role of Christian Colleges"

Mpanya, Mutombo. "African Land Ethics: Contribution to a Christian Perspective on Land"

Prance, Ghillean T. "Contributions of the Indigenous Peoples of South America and of Christian Missions Toward a Christian Land Ethic."

Schwarz, Hans. "A Critique of Christendom's Relation to Land with Direction Towards a Christian Land Ethic"

Wise, David S. "Discovering the Importance of Christ in a Christian Land Ethic"

The above Forum Papers are available for $2.00 each, or as a set for $11.00. Also available are:

"A Christian Land Ethic." Joint statement issued by Forum participants. Free.

Wise, David S. "Christian Stewardship of Creation" (A Working-Draft Bibliography) $4.00.

LAND USE PLANNING RESOURCES

Lamm, W. Thomas. 1980. Preserving Local Resources: A Guide for Town Officials. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin--Extension. Describes step-by-step how to develop a land stewardship plan for your community, with examples drawn from towns in Wisconsin. (Note: "Towns" are the local units of government which govern the unincorporated areas of Wisconsin counties.) $1.50 plus $0.50 shipping/handling.

Town of Dunn Open Space Preservation Handbook. A detailed example of how one community put earthkeeping principles into practice by developing a comprehensive land stewardship plan. $5.00 plus $0.75 shipping/handling.

AU SABLE INSTITUTE

"Field Ecology and Environmental Studies with a Christian Perspective" (leaflet) Free.

Au Sable Institute Official Bulletin 1995 Free.

Au Sable note cards with envelopes 5 for $3.50 or 10 for $7.00.

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