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This means you can use these resources - with full attribution - for non-commercial purposes, and adapt to suit your situation.

inclusive/liberal/socially just organisations - please send me your website link to add here

AARC - Association of Reconciling Christians and Congregations

ecumenical network of gay, lesbian, transgendered and bisexual Christians, their friends and supporters...
ARC world
The Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) is a secular body that helps the major religions of the world to develop their own environmental programmes, based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices
A Rocha International
A Rocha New Zealand
a Christian nature conservation organisation, its name coming from the Portuguese for “the Rock”. A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.
Charter for Compassion
a collaborative effort to build a peaceful and harmonious global community. Bringing together the voices of people from all religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world that while all faiths are not the same, they all share the core principle of compassion and the Golden Rule. The Charter will change the tenor of the conversation around religion.
Charter for Compassion talks on TED
eco congregation
Eco-Congregation developed from a partnership between the Government funded environmental charity ENCAMS (which runs the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign and the Going for Green brand) and the Environmental Issues Network of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. It aims to encourage churches to consider environmental issues within a Christian context...
Grace - Fresh Vital Worship
"Life isn't split into sacred and secular. We expect to encounter God in all areas of life and culture and hence those aspects are likely to inform and be part of our worship and other activities..."
Process and Faith
Process theology sees the universe as creative, interrelational, dynamic, and open to the future...
Speaking of Faith - American Public Radio - excellent podcasts (linked to TEDTalks)
St Andrew's on The Terrace
Wellington , Aotearoa New Zealand. Inclusive, liberal, reconciling congregation. City church at the liberal to radical end of the theological spectrum. Presbyterian. Now on Facebook : become a fan!
St Andrew's Trust for the Study of Religion & Society
Booklets and CDs of lectures by local and guest speakers, including Sir Lloyd Geering, Jack Spong, Don Cupitt...
st matthew-in-the-city
Auckland , Aotearoa New Zealand. Progressive Anglican community.
Sea of Faith New Zealand Network
Sea of Faith UK Network
TED: ideas worth spreading - TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers...
Worship web
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations - UU in New Zealand and Australia

Aotearoa New Zealand writers:

Joy Cowley

Aotearoa New Zealander whose writing includes reflections and contemporary hymn lyrics

Lloyd Geering

Emeritus Professor, the Reverend Sir Lloyd Geering, ONZ, CBE is Aotearoa New Zealand's best-known and most controversial commentator on theological issues. Presbyterian minister, internationally renowned theologian, member of the Jesus Seminar , guest lecturer and prolific writer ... including:

Resurrection—a symbol of hope
The World to Come

Tomorrow's God

Christianity Without God
Wrestling with God (autobiography)

Colin Gibson

English professor, hymn writer , musician and hymn historian .

Ian Harris

Creating God; Re-creating Christ

Fionnaigh McKenzie
The Winter Tree

Shirley Erena Murray

contemporary hymn writer extraordinaire! Her middle name is derived from the Greek word for peace (eirene), and peace and peace-making are prominent themes in her texts. She's been an editor with the New Zealand Hymnbook Trust , receives international acclaim for her writing, was made a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music (2006) and became a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (2001) for services to the community through hymn writing.

Anne Powell

poet and Cenacle Sister - part of an international congregation of women whose mission is to companion people on their inner journeys

Firesong

Overseas writers:

Don Cupitt

came to the British public's attention in 1984 with his Sea of Faith BBC TV series which challenged orthodox Christian beliefs. Easier to listen to than to read, for a general audience his lecture notes and lectures arequite accessible.

Dorothy McRae-McMahon

Liturgies for the Journey of Life

Terry Pratchett with Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen

The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch

John Shelby Spong

Former Bishop of Newark, dubbed the Authoritative Voice for Believers in Exile . A prominent theme in Spong's writing is that a literal interpretation of scripture does not speak honestly to the situation of modern Christian communities. Strong proponent of social justice and spirituality .

Marion Weinstein

Positive Magic: Occult Self-Help

Words of Power: Transform Your Life, The Art of Manifestation

faith and worship
Celtic spirituality & prayer resources
futurechurch.nz
exploring the possibilities on the edge
Liturgy - worship that works - spirituality that connects

"An ecumenical site of resources and reflections for spirituality and worship, for individuals and communities." (Fairly conservative but contains some good local resources.)
Pray tne News
"Pray the News engages participants in dialogue. Dialogue between the outer world and the inner world, between the world we live in, and the world we privately frequent..." Pray the News is an initiative of the Society of Mary spirituality ministry, Thorndon Wellington, NZ
season of creation
There is growing concern in Christian communities about the ecological crisis and the way human beings are treating God's Earth… The season of Creation helps us care for our planet home rather than destroy it.

Social Justice Lectionary

the golden rule radical
The Underlying Principle of Life and How to Live

Please email your website link or list your favourites & suggestions in the guestbook

Catherine Fox

Angels and Men

The Benefits of Passion

Love for the Lost
Charlaine Harris
Vampire & supernatural stories with social justice themes - southern charm and biting social commentary! In the Southern Vampire series, Sookie Stackhouse (played by Anna Paquin in the tv series True Blood) often struggles with moral issues and wonders if she's being a good Christian. I especially like the Lily Bard/Shakespeare books. Charlaine Harris lives in Magnolia, Arkansas where she is senior warden of St James Episcopal Church.