Faith & Ecology Network
Who we are:
FEN is an interfaith network. Its aims are:
· to share mutual appreciation of religious traditions regarding ecology,
· to discern and foster religious reasons for advocacy about care for the earth.
Currently participants come from the Aboriginal, Anglican, Catholic, Uniting Church, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic and Baha'i traditions. Through the use of a Yahoo Group, members of different faiths are able to actively share their insights on faith and ecology and information about environmental issues and events. FEN conducts an annual seminar.
Background:
The Faith and Ecology Network (FEN) was formed in 2003 during a forum of 120 people at Australian Catholic University, Strathfield. The Forum called "Wonder and the Will to Care", an initiative of the Columban Centre for Peace Ecology and Justice (PEJ), brought faith groups together for the purposes of:
· Promoting and developing the ability of people to wonder at the earth's complexities and their will to care about it
· Highlighting connections between ecology and religion as a contribution to the environmental movement
· Building cooperation on environmental matters between spiritual groups and individuals
· Discussing the creation of a Faith and Ecology Network.
More Information:
To join FEN, please email:
faith_ecology_network-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.au
For further information please contact:
Anne Lanyon
Columban Centre for Peace Ecology and Justice
Locked Bag 2002
Strathfield, NSW, 2135
ph: 02 9352 8021
annelanyon.cmi@columban.org.au
