On the sixth day, God gave the gift of creatures that live on the land: those that walk on four legs, and those that walk on two, those that walk on six legs or eight or a hundred, And God made people, in God's own image, and told them to take care of the world.
Well, that's the day where God made a mistake.
— WILLIAM, eleven
In Deep Waters: Spiritual Care for Young People in a Climate Crisis ~ by Talitha Amadea Aho, 2022 (on April 26), YA science & religion, viii + 259 pages
The starting point for this book is not news: the world as we know it is shifting. Several millennia of climate stability have come to an abrupt end. But, observes Talitha Amadea Aho, the young people of today do not remember stability. They see the world through crisis-colored glasses. Climate change is creating a spiritual emergency that is hitting their generation harder than any other.
Today's climate crisis calls people of faith to a communal spiritual practice of care, especially for those who are more vulnerable because of their youth — the children, youth, and young adults of Generation Z. We must learn how to offer spiritual care that is informed by the spiritual-ecological crisis of their generation.
This book will help you keep young people at the center of your community and listen to the troubles they have to share. Whether you are a Gen Z peer or a caring adult of any other generation, In Deep Waters will show you how to offer ecologically informed spiritual care. We need to do it today; we cannot wait until one of today's youngest generations grows up.
Gilion at Rose City Reader hosts
1 comment:
This sounds like a super interesting book! As a young Millenial, I do feel like I remember "proper" climate and yet I definitely think I also have that crisis mentality you mentioned. I'm going to look this one up! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a lovely weekend :)
Juli @ A Universe in Words
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