Fall 2009
Here you’ll find articles from the Fall 2009 issue of Flourish. Sign up for fresh Flourish content by email or RSS.
Inside Flourish by Kendra Langdon Juskus, Managing Editor | Thoughts on this issue, and on upcoming issues. |
Features |
![]() 30th Anniversary by Wendell Berry | “…Christianity…is not earthly enough.” |
![]() by Bob Morikawa | Sustainability isn’t a concept limited to ecosystems. How can the world’s poor apply it to their lives, as well as their land? |
![]() by Kendra Langdon Juskus | Homes, schools, and churches: Christians are revamping traditional gathering places according to LEED standards and the stewardship mandate. |
Departments |
![]() Green Church Buildings a Flourish interview | Architect, author, and Flourish 2009 speaker Michael Abbaté on church building construction and maintenance. |
![]() Reinventing Christmas by Giving Gifts that Matter a Flourish review | Alternate gift-giving that renews and restores creation. |
Sprouts Items of interest springing up around the creation care community. |
Toolshed: Batten Down the Hatches Saving money makes sense in today’s financial climate. Some small actions also teach us to be “content whatever the circumstances.” |
Reviews |
Film | Garbage Dreams | Recycling as life–reviewed by Kelsey Jones-Casey |
Film | Food, Inc. | What’s missing from our understanding of food?–reviewed by Rachel Stone |
Book | Everyday Justice by Julie Clawson | Every little bit helps.–reviewed by Tracey Bianchi |
Book | Scouting the Divine by Margaret Feinberg | A shepherdess, a vintner, a farmer, and a beekeeper wake up our reading of Scripture.–reviewed by Kristyn Komarnicki |
Poetry |
A Steward’s Prayer by John Silvius |
The Last Page |
On Respect for Plants by Gregory Bock | What would happen if respect and reverence pervaded our attitude toward all of life? |
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