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Awhi Mai Awhi Atu: Women in Creation Care

Edited by Silvia Purdie

Discover the transformative stories of 30 inspiring women in Aotearoa New Zealand as they lead the charge in environmental action and ecological mission, offering practical tools and heartfelt reflections for communities seeking to care for God’s creation.

Read this book to:

• Gain actionable insights to engage your community in environmental care.
• Learn from the experiences of women from various cultures leading the way in creation care.
• Access 81 action points to implement within your church or community group.
• Explore the connection between faith and ecological mission.
• Read vibrant stories that ignite hope and creativity in the face of environmental challenges.
• Foster a deeper relationship with God’s creation and your community.
• Use the wealth of prayer and poetry to deepen your spiritual engagement with nature.

Features

• Stories and insights from 30 diverse women in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• A comprehensive exploration of creation care and ecological mission.
• 81 practical action steps your church can take to actively engage in environmental stewardship.
• Prayers and poetry connects readers’ hearts to the themes of creation care.
• Encourages group study and discussion.

Published: 2022
Language: English
Words: 124,060
B/W text, 342 pp, 6″ x 9″
Soft cover
ISBN 9781991027115

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Description

Awhi Mai Awhi Atu: Women in Creation Care is a powerful collection that highlights the voices of 30 women from Aotearoa New Zealand who are making a significant impact in environmental action.

This book serves as a guide for churches and community groups seeking to take meaningful steps toward caring for God’s creation.

Each contributor shares her unique experiences, weaving together narratives of hope, creativity, and divine action within the rich tapestry of cultural diversity.

With 81 actionable points, this resource equips communities with practical tools to engage in ecological mission and stewardship.

Readers will find vibrant stories that inspire a renewed commitment to caring for the Earth, alongside a wealth of prayer and poetry that nurtures the heart and spirit.

The book not only calls Christians to receive and share God’s love – awhi mai and awhi atu –but also emphasises the importance of living in harmony with the natural world.

Whether you are a church leader or spiritual seeker, this collection offers profound insights into the interconnectedness of faith and creation care.

It is a vital resource for anyone looking to make a positive difference in their community and the environment.

Praise for Awhi Mai Awhi Atu

“Awhi Mai Awhi Atu is a precious gift to our church and our world. Filled with honesty and vitality, this collection honours and creates holy ground for women, men and children to stand in humble and hopeful relationship with each other and God’s earth. As a geographer, my life has been shaped by ‘earth-writing.’ This collection of women’s writing is the best type of ‘earth-writing’; written from, and written for, incarnational embodiment.

Here women reflect deeply and powerfully on their own embodied relationship with the earth and with the Creator and Redeemer of all. Each reflection ends by grounding this wisdom in a gift of incarnational invitation for the reader – practical steps we can all take to live more humbly and hopefully in loving relationship with God’s earth. This collection is a beautiful celebration of the loving compassion perceived and expressed by the women of these islands as well as a clear call to join with the work of God’s Spirit in safeguarding the integrity of God’s creation and to sustain and renew the life of the earth.” Bishop Eleanor Sanderson, (Pihopa Awhina, Diocese of Wellington)

"…We can make a difference. We can reach out and use our blessings to help others. We can learn from each other and benefit from the wisdom of the generations in cultures very different to our own. I have experienced those connections in reading Awhi Mai Awhi Atu. What a humbling privilege for me, living on the other side of the world, to be asked to write the Foreword to this book! It is full of so many inspiring and wonderful women, all drawing on their life experiences to be people who care for the land and the seas and all the creatures – human and wider – that share those spaces.…" Dr Ruth Valerio, Global Advocacy and Influencing Director, Advocacy and Influencing Group, Tearfund 

Contributors & Contents

• Foreword: Ruth Valerio
• Introduction
• Empowered to Serve: Amy Ross
• Creation Spark: Ana Lisa de Jong
• At the Forefront: Angela Pennington
• All That God Has Given: Ani Kartikasari
• To Come Home: Anna Baird
• Problem Solvers: Ava Carter, with Liz Horn and Mandy Cleave, Rolleston Christian School
• The Change that Love Demands: Cathy Bi-Riley
• Coming Alive: Courtnay Wilson
• Connected to the Earth: Diana Johnston
• From a Mother’s Heart: Eliala Fihaki
• Keep Showing Up: Elise Ranck
• Sure as the Sunrise: Faaolataga Misikopa-Leasi
• See Where God Takes Us: Honey Thrupp
• Receive the Gift: Ira Schelp
• The Trees Are Our Neighbours: Iris Lee Fountain
• He Kākano Ahau: Jacynthia Murphy
• Titiro Whakamuri, Kōkiri Whakamua: Jenny Campbell
• Absolutely Abundant: Jill McDonald
• It Matters to Me: Kristel van Houte
• Sing About Everything: Lala Simpson
• It Will Be Spring: Marg Fern
• A Tribe of Enthusiasts: Marie Preston
• Tiakina te Taiao, Tiakina te Iwi: Mina Pomare-Peita
• Unveiling Nature: Nicola Hoggard Creegan
• Pray With Hands and Feet: Olivia Yates
• Take Jesus Out from the Church: O’Love Uluave
• I Relate Therefore I Am: Robyn McPhail
• Tiddlywinks: Rosemary Biss
• Expanding Vision: Silvia Purdie
• In God’s Will: Skye Finlay
• Theology in Conversation
• Book List
• Endnotes
• Action Points Index

About the Editor

Silvia Purdie draws diverse threads together in her writing and leadership.

She has written extensively: liturgical and pastoral resources for the church, contemporary psalms, a bible study on waste and a book on ministry transitions.

As an ordained minister, counsellor and supervisor she brings a heart for people and cultural diversity.

As a consultant and trainer in environmental sustainability she works for climate action. She loves to see and celebrate God at work.

Silvia convenes the Christchurch group of A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand and promotes Eco Church NZ.