VIDEOTAPES ON ECOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SPIRITUALITY by Lou Niznik, Earth Communications, 15726 Ashland Drive, Laurel, MD 20707. Voice/fax 301/498-2553; LouNiznik@verizon.net PRICES: Free preview. Video two-week rental $10, purchase $20 (unless otherwise specified) -- or whatever you can afford. Videotapes are one hour unless otherwise specified. The following video descriptions are by Lou Niznik, Earth Communications. National Catholic Rural Life Conference has not reviewed all of these videos. NEW COSMOLOGY, ECO-SPIRITUALITY, GREAT WORK Part One: Introductory level tapes A5 A New Way of Looking at Everything. Miriam MacGillis explains how the New Story of the Universe, a new "revelation" about God and creation, changes the way we look at everything.1:25. W5 Coming Home to a New Cosmology. Miriam MacGillis tells the story of her own "evolution," the New Story of the Universe, and how we can "come home together;"35 minutes; also on tape A5. C3 A New Creation Story. Michael Dowd, author of EarthSpirit, tells the new story of God and the universe: where we came from, where we are, what we are doing here. one hour. A45 Old and New Spirituality: A Few Questions and Answers. Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of the books, Quantum Theology; Reclaiming Spirituality; and Poverty, Celibacy and Obedience. $20, 38 min. B Teilhard de Chardin. Tom Berry describes Teilhard's profound contribution to Christian spirituality and develops his thought for our time. one hour. D4 Signs of the Times. Paula Gonzalez discusses social justice, ecology and the New Story of the Universe. two hours. The Shape of Life: three hours. The search for the earliest evolutionary ancestor of all animals. The Secret Life of the Brain. PBS, two tapes: the astounding description of what happens from conception to old age. four hours The Incredible Human Body. National Geographic presents 3-D imaging inside real people and their actions... in vitro fertilization, stem cells, brain surgery, etc. 1 hour. Part Two: Intermediate level tapes W3 Dawn over the Earth: Our Way into the Future. Tom Berry says the universe is a celebration. He discusses the role of religion; massive changes; newdirections; our destiny at this moment of history. 48 minutes. G2 New People: Re-inventing the Human and The Children. Tom Berry says that the historic mission of our time is to re-invent the human within the Earth Community and to protect the earth for the children of all species. one hour; also on Tape W3; total time 1:48, $30. B26-27 You and the Earth. Miriam MacGillis; nine segments for discussion; total time 3:39;. Miriam offers an energetic, enthusiastic and inspiring explanation of Tom Berry’s key ideas. She also describes the evolution of Genesis Farm and her hopes for the future. Others offer an eleven-minute Cosmic Walk. Earth + People: The Past and The Future. Miriam MacGillis. Similar to the above series, but for an audience not so familiar with the story of the universe. A discussion of our past damaging human relationship with the Earth Community, the crisis of our limited knowledge in the past, and healing directions for our future. A 20-minute Cosmic Walk. Jane Blewett speaks about the earth and social justice. Cosmic Voyage. 6 hours total. ES12 The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos. Cosmologist Brian Swimme shares the astounding story of our earth, sun and universe. 1:20. SR33-34 The Earth’s Imagination. Brian Swimme. A brilliant series! 2:30. Part 3: Advanced level tapes B9 Cosmos, Religion and Science. John Haught, Ann Druyan (Sagan), C. Walker. Jack Haught uses striking graphics to illustrate religious beliefs about God and the universe. Ann says that there is no God. 1:27. B10 Evolution and Religion: God After Darwin and Teilhard de Chardin. John Haught. In this superb lecture, Jack celebrates evolution as a magnificent gift to religion! 1:05. A10 The Fire Within the Fire. Miriam MacGillis explores biblical themes in the light of the new story of the universe.1:50; six sections. CC1 A More than Human World. David Abram, author of the book The Spell of the Sensuous, gives a brilliant lecture on awareness and living in nature. 1:15. Creation, New Cosmology, and Spirituality. Matthew Fox; 1:13, and Miriam MacGillis, :36. LV2 Affirming Our Great Work. John Seed and Miriam MacGillis, one hour; dance and music from EarthSpirit Rising,:28. LV5 Sacred Chemistry: The Evolution of the Universe. Donna Wysokenski.1:17 A37-38 Ecofeminism and the New Cosmology. Heather Eaton, PhD and Tom Berry discuss feminism as a social movement in the context of our ecological crisis and the sacred story of earth and the universe.4 hours. Genesis and Creation: The Old Story and New Story. Estelle Demers, MMS. One hour. Thomas Berry: The Great Story. 50 minutes. An absolute masterpiece with Tom forcefully expressing his main ideas... plus magnificent images... plus interviews with other top teachers who comment on his Great Work. Short rental from me... better to buy it immediately for $35 from Steve Torma, toll-free 888/438-7838. EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE ES1 The Global Brain, Peter Russell. ES2 Earth, The Living Planet, 42 minutes. ES3 The Creation of the Universe, 90 min. ES4-10 The Planet Earth series, 6 hours. ES12 The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos with Brian Swimme. 1:20, three parts. ES15 Earth and the American Dream, 90 m. ES17 The Quantum Universe. ES18 God Creating; 11 min.; The Universe Story by Robby, 3 minutes; and The Man Who Planted Trees; 30 minutes. God Creating (animated with music, no words) portrays God "handing out" lots of creatures in primitive form and being delighted as they evolve into spectacular diversity and beauty. After a joyful beginning, humans become greedy and destructive. After the devastation, children learn how to live joyfully within the Earth Community. The Universe Story by first-grader Robby is an astounding performance! His earth-loving teacher, Joyce Petiprin, had told the story of the universe and asked if anyone could repeat it. The Man Who Planted Trees is an international prize-winner that you must see. Please let me send it to you for a free evaluation. ES19 The Best of Cosmos, Carl Sagan; 1:17. ES26 A Sense of Place, 28 minutes. ES29 The Universe; NASA, 30 minutes. ES31 Blue Planet, 40 minutes. ES34 Art of the Wild; images and nature authors speak for the earth. 55 min. ES35 Keeping the Earth; 27 minutes. ES36 Mysteries of Deep Space 1&2; 2 hours. ES38 Mysteries of Deep Space 3, 1 hour. ES39 Cosmic Voyage,... a spectacular movie made for the sixty-foot screens at places like the Air and Space Museum in Washington. Even on a small screen, the tape is awe-inspiring, with segments of computer animation suggesting the vast extent of the universe, its macro and subatomic structure, and the entire (sacred) story of evolution – cosmos, galaxy, solar system, earth, plants and animals (including us); 30 minutes ES41 Nature's Symphony. Classical music and lovely natural scenes. ES42 Wildlife Symphony. Animals cavort to lively music. 35 minutes. ES56 Mysteries of the Universe, 2 hours ECOLOGY EC3 Earth at the Edge; Bill Moyers, 2 hours. EC17 Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet. John Robbins. EC18 The Next Epoch. 28 minutes. EC26 Global Climate Change. CNN, 45 min. EC27 The Living Land. F. for Glob. Com. 28 m.in. EC28 Dig It! Biointensive Sustainable Mini-farming; John Jeavons. EC31 The U.S. Chemical Industry, W. Moyers, 2 hrs. America’s First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson. The struggle against pollution; 90 minutes of the 4-hour program. ECONOMICS Trading Democracy, one hour with Bill Moyers; chapter 11 of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) charter allows corporations in any country of the world to sue a government for lost profits if a local group or law or jury decision lessens its expected profits; several cases have already cost a government hundreds of millions of dollars. Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy. The history of government control of economies vs. free market forces. Today’s crisis of globalization. 6 hours. EVOLUTION EV1-5 The Secret Life of the Brain. PBS; two tapes, four hours: (1) the growth of the embryo’s brain, an astounding example of evolution, (2) children’s brains, being aware of a vast number of sounds, learning to speak, read and write, (3) the adult brain; emotions; problems like depression, (4) the aging brain. EV7 Adam and Eve; Elaine Pagels & Bill Moyers. EV12 The Moon Above, the Earth Below; Charles Kuralt, 2 hours. EV13 Visiting Four Planets. NOVA. EV18 ORIGINS: 100 mins. A scientific story of the beginning of the universe and life. EV16 Neanderthals and Modern Humans. NOVA, one hour, PBS. EV19 Origins of the Human Race. EV20 Human Evolution, NOVA. EV21 Human Evolution: Tales of the Human Dawn. Smithsonian World. EV25-26 In Search of Human Origins. 3 hours. ES39. The Odyssey of Life: embryonic evolution. The Unknown World. 2 hours. Evolution of Life; 30 minutes. LEARNING HOW TO LIVE ON EARTH D27 The Next Industrial Revolution: The Birth of the Sustainable Economy. W. McDonough & M. Braungart. 55 min. A SUPERB TAPE available only from 410/902-3400. $35. D26 New Designs for Business and Government William McDonough. :50; free. CC5. Applied Spirituality and Ecology. David Orr. New design for a college ecology building. :55; D16 The Ecology of Commerce Paul Hawken, author of the book with the same name. 50 minutes. An excellent overview! A9 The Universe and Universities. Tom Berry offers his ideas on all levels of education in harmony with the new sacred story of the universe and the evolution of the Earth Community. 90 minutes. D1 Sustainable Communities: New Economics, New Religion. John B. Cobb, Jr. 65 minutes (with questions and answers) John also has a 19-minute talk on "Universities for Justice, Peace, and Sustainability" on Tape A9 (with Tom Berry). D2 We Need Sustainable Communities on Planet Earth. Elizabeth Dodson Gray. 68 minutes. NATURE + EVOLUTION Life’s Greatest Miracle. NOVA, one hour: the embryo from conception to birth. Genesis and Creation: The Old Story and New Story. Estelle Demers, MMS. 1 hour. The Shape of Life. The evolution of our most ancient animal ancestors. NOVA, 3 hours. Monkey Trial. PBS, 1 hours; the famous Scopes trial in Tennessee which had a law against teaching evolution in its schools. Fish Move to Land. An amazing moment of evolution. NOVA, one hour. The Deep. Really deep – down to 4,000 feet below the surface of the ocean. This tape contains four hours from the series, Blue Planet: Seas of Life. Empty Seas, Empty Nets. Devastation of the world's fisheries, and what should be done. 1 hour. Modern Meat. Frontline; Food poisoning from meat causes sickness and death. 1:25. A Golden Oldie: Tom Berry speaks about the new story and re-inventing the human in 1985! Two hours. SCIENCE, RELIGION, MYTH SR2-4 The Power of Myth, Joe Campbell, Bill Moyers; 6 hours. SR5-10 Canticle to the Cosmos, Brian Swimme, 12 hours. SR11 Spirit and Nature: the earth in world religions, 90 minutes. SR20 The Unfolding Story of the Universe. 30 m. SR21-22 The Greening of Faith. SR25. The Living Land. Jeavons, Jackson, Waters, Masumoto. SR31-32 The Human Quest, 4 hours. SR33-34 The Earth’s Imagination; 4 hrs.; A superb new series by Brian Swimme. UN3+3. I use this title for the tape because it contains three short meditations produced by the United Nations Environment Program, plus three other fascinating programs... Three from the United Nations, 4 min., (1) Connections 1:40, (2) Mother 2:00, (3) "speak" :30. WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY SR13 Goddess Remembered. SR14 The Burning Times. SR15 Full Circle. SR26 Mother Wove the Morning, Carol Lynn Pearson, 2:15.