Awhi Mai Awhi Atu

Women in Creation Care

Awhi Mai Awhi Atu
Silvia Purdie
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h152 x 229mm - 342pg
30 Jun 2022 NZ
9781991027115
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The natural world is crying out for our loving attention. Does your church or community group want to get involved but don' t know where to start? The contributors to this book explore the issues, share their personal visions, and offer practical ideas that your church or group can act on today. Awhi Mai Awhi Atu tells the stories of 30 women, living in Aotearoa New Zealand from many cultures, who are leading in environmental action. Through their experience a powerful story emerges of God at work in a rich diversity of ways. Awhi Mai Awhi Atu documents the emergence of a dynamic mission movement, and builds that movement with practical, creative ideas and resources. It includes: - Vibrant stories of hope and creativity in the face of local and global problems- 81 action points which provide practical tools for churches- A wealth of prayer and poetry that connects heart and soul- Discussion of theology in ecological mission. Now, more than ever before, God is calling the church to care for God' s creation. This book encourages Christians to receive God' s love - awhi mai - and to share God' s love - awhi atu - in human community and with the natural environment.
"Awhi Mai Awhi Atu is a precious gift to our church and our world. Filled with honesty and vitality, this collection honours and creates holy ground for women, men and children to stand in humble and hopeful relationship with each other and God' s earth. As a geographer, my life has been shaped by ' earth-writing. ' This collection of women' s writing is the best type of ' earth-writing' ; written from, and written for, incarnational embodiment. Here women reflect deeply and powerfully on their own embodied relationship with the earth and with the Creator and Redeemer of all. Each reflection ends by grounding this wisdom in a gift of incarnational invitation for the reader - practical steps we can all take to live more humbly and hopefully in loving relationship with God' s earth. This collection is a beautiful celebration of the loving compassion perceived and expressed by the women of these islands as well as a clear call to join with the work of God' s Spirit in safeguarding the integrity of God' s creation and to sustain and renew the life of the earth. " Bishop Eleanor Sanderson, (Pihopa Awhina, Diocese of Wellington); ". . . We can make a difference. We can reach out and use our blessings to help others. We can learn from each other and benefit from the wisdom of the generations in cultures very different to our own. I have experienced those connections in reading Awhi Mai Awhi Atu. What a humbling privilege for me, living on the other side of the world, to be asked to write the Foreword to this book! It is full of so many inspiring and wonderful women, all drawing on their life experiences to be people who care for the land and the seas and all the creatures - human and wider - that share those spaces. . . . " Dr Ruth Valerio, Global Advocacy and Influencing Director, Advocacy and Influencing Group, Tearfund
Silvia Purdie draws diverse threads together in her writing and leadership. She has written extensively: liturgical and pastoral resources for the church, contemporary psalms, a bible study on waste and a book on ministry transitions. As an ordained minister, counsellor, and supervisor she brings a heart for people and cultural diversity. As a consultant and trainer in environmental sustainability she works for climate action. She loves to see and celebrate God at work. Silvia convenes the Christchurch group of A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand and promotes Eco Church NZ.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781991027115
Published: 30 Jun 2022
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Philip Garside Publishing
Publisher: Philip Garside Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 152mm
Width: 229mm
Pages: 342

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