This episode of the Beyondering Podcast might just save the world…Matt and Lucas are joined by two special guests as they break through the earthy-crust of eco-theology and explore the connection between spirituality, our faith and the environment.

Our first guest is Fred Plumer, head of the Progressive Christianity organisation from the USA. Our second guest is Michael Dowd, whose book, Thank God for Evolution, was endorsed by 6 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, noted skeptics, and by religious leaders across varying theological spectrums.

Dowd has a tremendous passion for proclaiming a pro-science message about our sacred responsibility to the earth for future generations.

Contributors to Episode Five include:

Joel McKerrow – One Planet (used with permission)

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Cam Semmens – Cliff Top Sunset (used with permission)Check out www.webcameron.com

Beyondering, Faith and Beryl Theme music created at Got Fink Studios by Caleb Garfinkel. Check out www.gotfink.com

Beyondering is supported by:

• The Progressive Christian Network of Victoria – Join the network, find resources and learn about upcoming events
• And Common Dreams: An alliance of religious progressives in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

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Beyond Fred Plumer and Michael Dowd:

To go deeper, check out: Thomas Berry – particularly Dream of the Earth and The Great Work

William Ophuls – Immoderate Greatness: Why Civilizations Fail

John Michael Greer – Collapse Now and Avoid the Rush

William R Catton Jnr – Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Evolutionary Change * (In Dowd’s view the most important book in print today)

Joanna Macey – Active Hope

Richard Hindberg – Afterburn: Society Beyond Fossil Fuels