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Ethics & Sustainability
Beverslius, Joel D. A.	Sourcebook for Earth's Community of Religions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: CoNexus Press, 1995. 366p. Sourcebook which purposely links ideas and concepts and crosses topical boundaries to bring together the beliefs of the major religions, spiritual traditions and philosophies of the world. Aims to encourage the inclusion and restoration of the spiritual dimension in human affairs.
Fox, Warwick.	Toward a Transpersonal Ecology: Developing New Foundations for Environmentalism.Foxhole, GB: Green Books Ltd., 1995. 380p. Guide to deep ecology from its inception in the early 1970s. This approach to ecophilosophy attempts to break down the rigid distinctions frequently drawn between people and the environment and create 'ecological' awareness.
Pearson, David.	Earth to Spirit: In Search of Natural Architecture.London: Gaia Books Limited, 1994. 159p. Explores the reawakening of consciousness 'for designing, building, and living that puts us back in touch with the earth and ourselves' and the new architecture which is emerging along with this ethic and spirit.
Hayakawa, Ellen.	Human Spirituality in the Workplace and its Relationship to Responsible Environmental Decision-making. In Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. (4, 1995): 416-422.
Rockefeller, Steven C. and Elder, John C.	Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue.Boston: Beacon and Elder, John C. Press, 1992. 226p. Addresses delivered at a symposium of which the purpose was to 'foster ways of imagining and living in the natural world that promote sustainable development, joining scientific understanding with life-affirming moral values and world-affirming religious values. Speakers represent the Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Native American, and Liberal Democratic traditions.
World Wide Fund for Nature.	World Religions and Ecology series. London, GB: Cassell Publishers. This series looks at how the world religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism have treated ecology in the past, what the teachings of each are on the subject, and how it is applied today.