Tag Archives: Green Gospel

Stranger Than Fiction’s Easter Message

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2024

The film “Stranger Than Fiction” has a profound Lenten/Easter theme.

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Strow the Way, Plants of the Day

By Robin Bates | Published: March 23, 2024

Vaughan’s “Palm Sunday” draws its energy from spring growth.

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The Green Power of Imagining

By Robin Bates | Published: March 10, 2024

In “Secret Garden,” healing begins with imagining a hopeful future. It’s a lesson for dealing with our environmental challenges.

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Earth-Hearted Hope for Dark Times

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2024

How to maintain hope in the face of catastrophic climate change? Hope is key, as Emily Dickinson and John Muir understood.

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Imagining a New Creation

By Robin Bates | Published: March 2, 2024

In “Green Gospel,” Gatta imagines notions of sin and salvation applied to nature.

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Every Stone and Every Star a Tongue

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2024

17th century poet Traherne as an early version of Green Gospel, a recent book by John Gatta.

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