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ARC Books
Latest Books
1. Stories of the Stranger
Collected by Martin Palmer and Katriana
Hazell
Bene Factum Publishing
All faiths have stories of being the stranger
and this touching collection of 20 sometimes
funny, sometimes poignant stories from around
the world brings these ancient narratives to
life. Each has been revitalised by a
contemporary writer including Gordon Brown,
former UK Prime Minister; Benaifer Bhandari, a
Zoroastrian storyteller and poet; Penguin
novelist, Dr. Vayu Naidu; Emma Geen, whose
debut novel will be published by Bloomsbury in
2015; author Victoria Finlay; and Sef
Townsend, a storyteller who works with
refugees. Each tells of an encounter with the
unknown; highlighting the consequences of
uncharitable attitudes and the potential
riches that flow from generosity. Read
more here.
Amazon.com.
Amazon.co.uk
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2. Faith in Food: Changing the world one
meal at a time Edited by Susie Weldon and Sue
Campbell
Bene Factum Publishing
A colourful, inspirational, hard-hitting guide
to issues around food, farming and
spirituality,
Faith in Food: Changing the world one meal
at a time explores the realities of our relationship to
food and the environment through the value
systems and traditions of the major faiths of
the world. With a foreword by Prince Charles
this 228-page book is aimed at helping people
make sustainable and faith-consistent choices
around the food they eat, grow and buy.
Read sample here.
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
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3. Sacred Mountains Allerd
Stikker
Bene Factum Publishing
Dutch industrialist Allerd Stikker discovered
Daoism on a business trip to Taiwan in the
1980s. It led him to become involved in the
revival of Daoism itself and its emergence as
a force for environmentalism in modern China.
Sacred Mountains tells the remarkable
personal, spiritual and political story of how
this once reviled ancient philosophy has come
to play a significant role in shaping the
future both of China and our planet as a
whole. Read
more.
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk.
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4. Faith in Conservation (2013): New
Approaches to Religion and the
Environment by Martin Palmer and Victoria
Finlay
ARC
A new edition of this important exploration of
how different religions perceive the world -
and how these worldviews shape environmental
policy. It looks at how the great faiths use
mythology, sacred texts and cutting edge
investment strategies and explores both the
spiritual and material benefits of involving
religion in environmental action.
Download as a pdf file.
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June 27, 2019:
ARC has closed after 23 years
ARC has closed after 23 exciting years
brokering links between the world's major
faiths and organisations working on
environment programmes. We have made this
decision for the best of reasons: we have done
what we set out to do. THIS WEBSITE IS NOW
ARCHIVED.
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June 26, 2019:
Faithinvest launched in 2019
As part of ARC's legacy a new faith-consistent
investment alliance is born in 2019. It is
called FaithInvest.
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June 24, 2022:
Beliefs and Values Programme at
WWF
As part of ARC’s legacy, in 2019 WWF launched
a Beliefs & Values Programme which will have a
huge impact on wildlife and landscape
protection around the world
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June 23, 2019:
Create your long term Faith Plan to
protect the environment
The Faith Plans are a response to the triple
crises of climate change, ecological
devastation and the impact of Covid-19 on
national commitments around the SDGs. Join the
movement here.
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June 22, 2019:
Access the website archive of ARC's news
and features
There are nearly 1000 news stories and
features, plus numerous project pages. Here's
a guide to finding them.
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