Eco-Campus @ The Spirit of Life Centre, Mani, Greece – an independent think-tank and collective for

those who seek to realise Care for Creation

For those who want to know more

An invitation to contemplate an appropriate response in Times of Change

At Eco-Campus @ The Spirit of Life Centre, Mani, Greece,
we act as an interface between individuals, community and
organisations that want to benefit by participating in a
resurgence of community values.

In this work we work across diverse communities of

interest: local monasteries in Greece, churches in the UK,
universities, schools, ecologists, environmentalists,
educators, town planners, local government, Transition
Culture and others.

We serve those who want to find out more about the

challenges we collectively face in responding to climate
change and excessive energy demands on the planet’s
resources.

In this work, we liaise closely with Transition Towns and offer support, resources
and a forum for schools, educators and churches that want to realise community
benefits from sustainable lifestyle, for which Transition Towns serve as advisors
and catalyst for change.

In this work we are guided by: “The Healthy Church’s

Handbook”.

For those who want to participate in a community of

interest around sustainable lifestyle, “eco-response-
ability” – you can see how to benefit from participation in
Transition Culture.
You are invited to visit: www.transitionculture.org.

Care for Creation

Our response: as Christians and Christian community to the issue of climate
change.

Climate change, societal change, the world is changing around us. How do we as
Christians and citizens of the Planet respond to a cluster of issues
that at first may seem immensely daunting in their scale and
implications, when our own response may seem to scarcely make
a difference?

It is not always government and business leaders to whom we

must turn for answers. As Christians it is to ourselves we can
look, as individuals and fellow humans, in order to discern what
may be God’s purpose for us, however hidden that may at first
seem.

The story of the rich man and Lazarus is challenging, for it surely
asks us to reach beyond standard conceptions of what being rich
means and examine where true wealth manifests – in this life.

One factor is clear, the nature of our response as individuals,

community members and citizens of the Planet rests on the parts
we play both in our community, and as Citizens of the World and
all of that depends, crucially, on the quality of our prayer life.

“To know what is going on, takes sense. To know what to do about it, takes wisdom”.
Eco-Campus @ The Spirit of Life Centre, Mani, Greece – an independent think-tank and collective for
those who seek to realise Care for Creation

It is for this reason that we are inviting Church groups (three to ten is an
optimum number) to find time for prayer retreats during the
course of the next twelve months as a way to reflect, spend
time in fellowship and realise their own journey - to discern
their response through cultivation of the contemplative life.

We have a list of venues available for contemplative retreat,

providing good food and simple accommodation for small
groups accompanied by a group leader or co-ordinator.
Recommended retreat venues include: Downside Abbey,
Worth Abbey and The Iona Community.

The work that we recommend you to read in preparation for

retreat is: “Finding Sanctuary” by Abbot Christopher Jamison
of Worth Abbey.
See: www.findingsanctuary.com.

The works that we can recommend you to read on retreat are available from the
booklist available from the Eco-Campus web site. These include selected titles by:
John Lane, Thomas Berry, Matthew Fox, Thomas Merton and Teilhard de Chardin.

Mediterranean retreats. Eco-Campus @ The Spirit of Life Centre - for Agora

members

Transition Culture courses are available for individuals and small groups and are
arranged by SOL Community, The Spirit of Life Centre, Greece.

As an independent ecumenical retreat Centre in the Mani

Peninsula we do not charge for courses; we simply ask all
guests to cover food and accommodation costs and make a
donation, as they feel appropriate according to the principle
Dana. “Dana” means “generosity”, and is the basis on which
we run the Centre.

We especially welcome applications from Church leaders

who want to set up a Schools Outreach programme for their
church, or engage with schools, educators, students and the
next generation to whom the legacy of stewardship will
succeed.

Eco-Campus provide a Schools service for all churches that

want to support the work of teachers, educators and parents in meeting the
needs of young people.

We recommend Resurgence subscription for all those

with an interest in Christian ecology, and by wider
inclusion, human ecology. We welcome those who
want to work with Eco-Campus to develop courses,
workshops and seminars for self- managed learning.
See: www.resurgence.org.

We offer two “rolling seminar” programmes around

the core themes of Ecology and Personal Power and
our specialist course on Christian ethics and Ancient
Wisdom in action is called: “Aligning Heaven and
Earth”.

“To know what is going on, takes sense. To know what to do about it, takes wisdom”.
Eco-Campus @ The Spirit of Life Centre, Mani, Greece – an independent think-tank and collective for
those who seek to realise Care for Creation

Eco-Campus at SOL offers members and Resurgence

subscribers, courses in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and
Economics) as well as language study and Right Livelihood
options.
This option is designed for those who want to combine
language study with business school experience, orienting
themselves around the core values of sustainable Social
Enterprise, in order to live and work in the country of their
choice.

We offer teacher training for prospective TEFL teachers

and those who want to set up and run their own ethical
enterprise or teaching practice, either independently, or
with the support of Eco-Campus services and SOL
Community support on a Co-venture basis.

For further reference:

See:

Christian Ecology Magazine: www.christian-ecology.org.uk

Resurgence Magazine: www.resurgence.org

The Spirit of Life Centre: www.thespiritoflife.co.uk

Orthodox Ecology: www.orthodoxecology.eu

To apply to join SOL Community as a member – contact us directly.

“To know what is going on, takes sense. To know what to do about it, takes wisdom”.