The Four Paths

Mission Hills Christian Church

WHAT DO YOU SEE? - Thomas Berry

What do you see when you look up at the sky at night, at the blazing stars against the midnight heavens? What do you see when the dawn breaks over the eastern horizon? What are your thoughts in the fading days of summer as the birds depart on their southward journey or in the autumn when the leaves turn brown and are blown away? What are your thoughts when you look out over the ocean in the evening? What do you see?

Questions

What are your values or core principles? What are the connections to the four paths of eco-spirituality?

How do the practices of nonviolence connect to the four paths of eco-spirituality? Why is nonviolence important?

When have you experienced “the creative way?” What was that like?

When have you experienced “the transformative way?”
How are these paths helpful in mapping Christian and interspiritual eco-spirituality? What would you change or add?

RECOMMENDED READING

Matthew Fox: Essential Writings on Creation Spirituality

Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth