Council for Ecological Discipleship
A MINISTRY OF
ST. COLUMBA'S INVERNESS
COUNCIL FOR ECOLOGICAL DISCIPLESHIP
P R E S E N T S
AN ONLINE BOOK STUDY
Wednesdays
May 14 & 21
and June 4
4:00 - 5:30 PM PT
The New York Times bestselling author Paul Hawken takes us into the world of carbon, the most misunderstood yet versatile element on the planet. This stirring, hopeful, and deeply humane book illuminates the infinite connections between carbon and human well-being.
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"Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world." With these words, Paul Hawken invites us into a profound reimagining of the element we often blame for our planet’s climate crisis. In Carbon: The Book of Life, Hawken asks us to see carbon not as a villain, but as “a ubiquitous and essential element” that connects us to “every aperture of existence.”
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Join St. Columba’s Council of Ecological Discipleship for a soul-stirring conversation as we explore this deeply hopeful and humane book. Together, we’ll reflect on carbon’s life-giving presence—from the soil beneath our feet to the food we share, from the plants that breathe to the stories we live.
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"Paul Hawken looks at the flow of life through the lens of carbon. Embracing a panoramic view of carbon’s omnipresence, he explores how this ubiquitous and essential element extends into every aperture of existence and shapes the entire fabric of life."
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Hawken’s panoramic view reminds us that we are “exquisitely intertwined and inseparably connected” with the Earth and one another. Let us gather in community to consider what it means to live as ecological disciples—those who embrace both the mystery and responsibility of being part of creation’s sacred flow.​​
Please join us for the book study of Paul Hawken's book Carbon: The Book of Life, facilitated by Steve Lyman, CED member. Discussions will be held on Zoom from 4:00-5:30 PM PT on Wednesdays, May 14 & 21, and June 4.
Paul Hawken has started ecological businesses, writes about nature and commerce, and consults with governments and CEOs on climatic, economic and ecological regeneration. He has appeared on numerous media including the Today Show, Talk of the Nation, Bill Maher, CBS This Morning and others, and his work has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Washington Post, Forbes, and Business Week. He has written nine books including six national and NYT bestsellers: Growing a Business, The Next Economy, The Ecology of Commerce, Blessed Unrest, Drawdown, and Regeneration.
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He is published in 30 languages and his books are available in over 50 countries. His latest book, Carbon,The Book of Life, will be published by Viking/Penguin March 18th, 2025. He is the founder of both Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration and author of Drawdown and Regeneration. Project Regeneration has created the world’s largest, most complete listing and network of solutions to the climate crisis described by agency, what each echelon of society starting with the individual can do to implement the solutions. He lives in coastal California in the Cascade Creek watershed with his wife, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, ravens, red-tail hawks, pileated woodpeckers, and flocks of nuthatches.
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