Refugia Faith Resources

By Randy Woodley. Woodley, a Christian pastor and member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee peoples, finds the fruitful overlap between indigenous ways of living on the earth and what the Bible says about human relationship to the rest of creation. 

By Richard Bauckham. A delightfully readable work that works from scripture to establish some theological basics. Includes a nice chapter on Jesus and the animals.  Bauckham is an Anglican New Testament scholar.

Edited by David Paul Warners and Michael Kuperus Heun. Aimed at Christian laypeople and young adults, this series of essays draws from a number of academic disciplines to consider where the concept of “stewardship” may be inadequate and how to move beyond it.

A lovely and honest account of regenerative community agriculture, featuring in-depth portraits of several small, faith-based farms.

By Gayle Boss. More gorgeous little essays, this time intended for reading during Lent. Also appropriate for children, but this book features animals at risk of extinction, so parental discretion advised.

By Gayle Boss. Ideal for reading with children (ages 6+) during Advent. Gorgeous little essays about how different creatures spend the winter, with wise spiritual resonance for humans. This one could go in the literature category, too!