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Spiritual Ecology at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

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Spiritual Ecology at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in London along with others is actively working with the emerging field of Spiritual Ecology.

Spiritual Ecology can be defined as a spiritual response to our present ecological crisis. It is a developing field that joins ecology and environmentalism with a deeper awareness of the sacred within creation. It calls for responses to the environmental issues that include spiritual awareness and/or practice. It acknowledges that at the root of the ecological crisis of our civilisation is a spiri

tual crisis and therefore the importance of examining our underlying beliefs and attitudes towards the earth, and our spiritual as well as physical responsibilites towards the planet. The principles of Spiritual Ecology include: interconnectedness, reverence for life, service and stewardship. We have been inspired by the teachings of a number of religious and spiritual traditions including: Thomas Berry and Pope Francis from the Christian tradition, Joanna Macy and Thicht Naht Hanh from the Buddhist tradition and Vandana Shiva and Satish Kumar of the Hindu tradition.

12/12/2025

Looking for a meaningful gift this Christmas? Donate £15 to plant hedgerows and wildlife corridors that protect biodiversity and reconnect people with the land. A small act, a lasting impact. Give a tree now - visit https://ow.ly/MWek50X4Ssj

10/12/2025

This clip of Martin Shaw was taken from Seeking God in Wild Places, held at St Ethelburga’s in October 2023, where Martin spoke alongside Paul Kingsnorth.

07/12/2025

May peace be your virtue, may peace be your property, may peace be your prayer. May you bring peace to all those you meet, you talk to, you live with. May you even bring peace to the person you hate, your enemy. May your friend enjoy your peaceful disposition and may your enemies enjoy your peaceful opposition. May this world be based on one word: Peace. As God has shredded Himself into all souls and piece by piece we get together into this beautiful world. May in our hearts we pray this day for world peace.
– Yogi Bhajan (Sikh tradition)

Shared as part of an interfaith series offering prayers for peace from diverse faith traditions.

05/12/2025

“When I speak about inner, communal, and planetary resilience, I’m talking about the ability to survive and thrive even in the face of danger and threat—to bounce forward, not just back.”~ Dekila Chungyalpa, quote from her keynote given at the 2024 Spiritual Ecology Conference, where she spoke alongside Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, René August, Mary Harrington and many others.

01/12/2025

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28/11/2025

“Instead of putting up our defenses when we meet with conflict, vulnerabravery is the conscious choice to keep our hearts open so that we can discover what's hidden within hardship.” ~ Toko Pa Turner, speaking at Courage, Healing and the Earth, a webinar hosted by St Ethelburga’s as a part of our Faith and Moral Courage Project.

27/11/2025

This clip features Alastair McIntosh in conversation with Rebecca Brierley at our 2025 Spiritual Ecology Festival.

The festival also featured contributions from Solutions Not Sides, Dr Ruth Valerio, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Pooja Bhale, Sicelo Mbatha, Kalyanee Mam and many more.

The full talk is out now - https://ow.ly/vwP450XxqPN

26/11/2025

This clip of Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee was taken at our 2024 Spiritual Ecology Conference, where Emmanuel spoke alongside Dekila Chungyalpa, René August, Will Goldring and many others.

25/11/2025

St Ethelburga’s Festive Open Day
Tuesday 9 December, 12:00–6:30pm
Join us for a free, drop-in event open to all.
Wander through our historic building and peaceful courtyard garden.
Enjoy festive nibbles, join carol singing at 2 & 4pm, and connect with our community.
Stay for our Contemplative Practice in the Bedouin Tent (6:30–8pm)
book your free ticket now or simply walk in!
https://ow.ly/vQiZ50X8vba

24/11/2025

This Christmas, with just £15, you can plant one metre of hedgerow or a tree through our Lifelines project, supporting thousands of species and building corridors of life across the UK. Donate a tree - visit https://ow.ly/PiO750X4S9J

21/11/2025

“O Thou kind Lord!
Unite all. Let the religions agree and make the nations one,
so that they may see each other as one family
and the whole earth as one home.”
– Prayer for Unity, Bahá’í Faith

Shared as part of an interfaith series offering prayers for peace from diverse faith traditions.

19/11/2025

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