For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12 NRSV
- Prayers and Praying
- Music
- Liturgies
- Sermons and Preaching
- Scripture Resources
- Special Occasions
- Tips/Guidelines
General GreenWorship Resources
Prayers and Praying
Music
Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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Children of Creation: Hymns of Love and Justice for the 21st Century | Hamm, Barbara E. | Nashville, Tenn: Abingdon Press, 2006 | Contains seventeen original creation-themed hymns, each with an original tune/setting | |
The Earth and Spirit Songbook: Book One | Scott, Jim | Shrewsbury, MA : Jim Scott Music, 2003 | A collection of 111 earth centered songs, from a number of faith traditions and set in a variety of musical styles | |
Hymns for a Caring World: Voices and Piano | Rose, Peter and Anne Conlon | London : Josef Weinberger, 1996 | Includes 13 original hymns and tunes, many with environmental themes | |
Seven Songs of Creation: Liturgies for Celebrating and Healing Earth (An Earth Bible Resource) | Habel, Norman C. | Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2004 | Contains 20 environmentally themed songs, most with music | |
Touch the Earth Lightly: New Hymns Written Between 2003 and 2008 | Murray, Shirley Erena | Carol Stream, IL: Hope Publishing Company, 2008 | Includes 60 original hymns and tunes, many with environmental themes |
Liturgies
Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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Celebrating Earth Holy Days: A Resource Guide for Faith Communities | Clark, Susan J. | New York: Crossroad, 1992 | Contains a “Liturgy for the Earth” (pp. 94-96) | |
Celebrating the Earth: An Earth-Centered Theology of Worship with Blessings, Prayers, and Rituals | McCarthy, Scott | San Jose, Calif.: Resource Publications, 1991 | Contains four liturgies, one for each of the seasons | |
Creation and Liturgy: Studies in Honor of H. Boone Porter | McMichael, Ralph N., Jr. | Washington, DC: Pastoral Press, 1993 | A collection of essays on the topic of “creation and liturgy” | |
“Eco-Justice Liturgics.” In Theology for Earth Community, 250-64 | Ingram, Beryl | Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1996 | An essay that provides guidelines and bibliographies to help incorporate ecological emphases into Christian worship | |
“Liturgy at the Heart of Creation: Towards an Ecological Consciousness in Prayer.” In Ecological Challenge, 67-82 | Fragomeni, Richard N. | Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 1994 | An essay that attempts to rework liturgy and prayer in a way that is faithful to both the Genesis creation texts and the modern scientific understandings of the origins of the world | |
A “Liturgy of the Earth.” In Blessed Simplicity, 197-200 | Panikkar, Raimundo | New York: Seabury Press, 1982 | An earth themed liturgy | |
Seven Songs of Creation: Liturgies for Celebrating and Healing Earth (An Earth Bible Resource) | Habel, Norman C. | Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2004 | Contains seven creation-themed liturgies, complete with scripture texts and reflections | |
“These Stones Shall Be God’s House: Tools for Earth Liturgy.” In Earth Habitat, 173-83 | Messenger, Troy | Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001 | An essay that provides tools and guidelines for developing earth-centered liturgies |
Sermons and Preaching
Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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The Best Preaching on Earth: Sermons on Caring for Creation | Edited by Stan L. LeQuire | Valley Forge, Pa: Judson Press, 1996 | Contains 22 sermons on creation care | |
Crisis and the Renewal of Creation: World and Church in the Age of Ecology | Edited by Jeffrey Golliher and William Bryant Logan | New York: Continuum, 1996 | A collection of 22 ecologically-themed sermons | |
Earth and Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet | Edited by David M. Rhoads | London: Continuum, 2007 | Contains 36 environmentally-themed sermons | |
For Creation’s Sake: Preaching, Ecology, and Justice | Edited by Dieter T. Hessel | Philadelphia: Geneva Press, 1985 | A collection of essays on preaching from an eco-justice perspective | |
Nature Sermons | Jefferson, Charles Edward | New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1925 | A collection of sermons that draw their inspiration from an aspect or feature of the natural world | |
Preaching Creation: Throughout the Church Year | Phillips, Jennifer M. | Cambridge, Mass.: Cowley Publications, 2000 | Environmentally themed reflections and commentary on every scripture reading from the three-year lectionary cycle |
Scripture Resources
Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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The Earth Bible Volume 1: Readings from the Perspective of Earth | Edited by Norman C. Habel | Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000 | The Earth Bible Series is an excellent collection of essays that reinterpret key biblical passages from an eco-justice perspective | |
The Earth Bible Volume Two: The Earth Story in Genesis | Edited by Norman C. Habel and Shirley Wurst | Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000 | ||
The Earth Bible Volume Three: The Earth Story in Wisdom Traditions | Edited by Norman C. Habel and Shirley Wurst | Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001 | ||
The Earth Bible Volume Four: The Earth Story in the Psalms and the Prophets | Edited by Norman C. Habel | Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001 | ||
The Earth Bible Volume Five: The Earth Story in the New Testament | Edited by Norman C. Habel and Vicky Balabanski | Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002 |
Special Occasions
Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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Celebrating the Earth: An Earth-Centered Theology of Worship with Blessings, Prayers, and Rituals | McCarthy, Scott | San Jose, Calif.: Resource Publications, 1991 | Contains four seasonally themed liturgies, as well as a number of prayers, blessings, and meditations for a variety of occasions | |
Our World, God’s World: Reflections for Advent and the Christmas Season on the Environment | Wood, Barbara | Cincinnati: Forward Movement Publications, 1986 | Environmentally themed reflections on various scriptures passages for Christmas and advent |
Tips/Guidelines
Cover | Title | Author | City: Publisher, Date | Notes |
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Greening Congregations Handbook: Stories, Ideas, and Resources for Cultivating Creation Awareness and Care in Your Congregation | Barnett, Tanya Marcovna | Seattle, WA: Earth Ministry, 2002 | Includes a section with tips for incorporating environmental emphases into worship services |