RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Notes

• Definition (definition of religion)
• Concepts of the Sacred and of Spirituality
• Relevance (notes summarizing Huston Smith's book Why Religion Matters)
• Ethics (ethical considerations in the study of religion and spirituality)
• Controversies (Lynn White on Christianity and Environment, Ian Harris on Buddhism and Environment, etc.)

Resources

• Articles (selected articles on the anthropology of religion and related matters)
• Books1 (topical bibliography of selected books on religion, spirituality, etc.)
• Books2 (new books on religion, spirituality, etc.
• Periodicals (most relevant periodicals on religion, spirituality, etc.)
• Videos (selected videos on religion, spirituality, etc.)
• Web sites (selected web sites on religion, spirituality, etc.)

SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY AND SACRED PLACES

Notes

• Introductory paper on Spiritual Ecology for session at the AAA convention 2006

Resources

• Topical index for The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

SACRED PLACES IN NATURE

Notes

• Main Points (generalizations about sacred places)
• Sacred Places in Nature as Catalysts for Spirituality
• Visiting ( protocol for visiting sacred places)
• Research questions
• Hypothesized sources of the power in sacred places (Martin Gray)

Resources

• Bibliography (articles, chapters, and books)

BUDDHISM AND BUDDHIST ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTALISM

Please see link to Buddhism.