External Resources
Podcasts
Some people we listen to regularly across topics that touch our themes, from the mystical to the practical.
Theology & Spirituality
James Finley, clinical psychologist, offers a modern take on the historical practices of Christian mystics.
Orthodox Ancient Faith Ministries unpacks their view of the weird, unseen world of the spiritual realm.
Elizabeth Oldfield hosts a look at our values, stories and how we understand people who are different.
Martin Shaw, Founder of School of Myth, tells myths and folklore to help us see and navigate the world.
Bishop Barron, leading Catholic thinker and first mover into the digital arena speaks on topics and affairs.
Jonathan Pageau looks at symbolism and sacred stories to explore structures of meaning we live within.
Fr Stephen Damick and Dcn Rohlin tell and unpacking the great myths and tales that underpin our culture.
Ralston College, new university in the spirit of a classical education explores a free intellectual exchange.
Nature & Land Stewardship
A Rocha, a leading christian environmental charity, explores hope in conservation.
Regenerative farming podcast with guests from all across the farming community sharing their stories.
Chris Skinner, Norfolk farmer, shares joyful, informative journey across the year of his country life.
John Kempf holds a show for farmers who want to increase yield and quality through regenerative agric.
Books
A collection of books across the contemporary and early modern era. For medieval content, we point to their works because ‘books’, as we know them. weren’t a thing. If you want John’s articles, visit his Substack: A Sacred Enterprise.
Contemporary
Against The Machine,
Paul Kingsnorth
(2025)
Critique of modernity and the myths of progress, urging a return to a more visceral connection to natural world.
The Peace of Wild Things, Wendell Berry
(2018)
Collection of poems form a farmer poet environmentalist and an icon of contemporary American literature.
Mere Christianity,
CS Lewis
(1952)
Wildly popular, non preachy introduction to the basic concepts of Christianity using accessible language, metaphor and logic.
The English Year,
Steve Roud
(2006)
A chronological romp through the weird and wonderful particularities of the English peoples’ customs and festivals.
The Seasons,
Nick Groom
(2014)
Detailed celebration of the English seasons and how traditions and our links with nature remain vital.
Community,
Peter Block
(2009)
Exceptional exploration of how to pursue positive change by adopting a mindset of abundance not scarcity.
Winters in the World,
Eleanor Parker
(2022)
Beautiful journey through the Anglo-Saxon year, exploring its seasonal festivals, customs and traditions.
The History of the Countryside,
Oliver Rackham (1997)
Definitive guide for anyone who likes to walk around wondering how any given feature of the landscape showed up.
Spirituality of Wine,
Gisela Kreglinger
(2016)
Examines biblical and theological importance of wine and spiritual significance of wine for our lives, communities and church today.
The Benedict Option,
Rod Dreher
(2018)
Much discussed book suggesting we look to the monastic example to pursue intentional, highly local community to navigate the future.
Liturgies of The Wild,
Martin Shaw
(2026)
Soulful exploration of how ancient myths and the rugged landscape can guide us back to a more enchanted relationship with life.
Early Modern
Walden, Henry David Thoreau
(1854)
Classic American outdoors literature on living deliberately in a local patch by a pond, exploring truths in simplicity.
The Pilgrim’s Progress,
John Bunyan
(1678)
Most published book after The Bible. Allegory following a man on a symbolic journey encountering virtues en route.
The Natural History of Selborne, Gilbert White (1789)
Most published book after The Bible, Shakespeare and Bunyan. Letters on the countryside by a clergyman naturalist.
The Compleat Angler,
Izaak Walton
(1653)
One of most reprinted of all time. Iconic work that broke ground combining the poetic and the practical of being in nature.
The Gamekeeper at Home, Richard Jeffries (1878)
Highly successful, intimate portrait of the life and duties of a Victorian gamekeeper. Made Jeffries a leading voice for nature.
Rural Rides,
William Cobbett
(1830)
Whilst famous for its politics, this is a love letter to English soil, defending the rural way of life against industrial "progress.
The Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth (1803)
Dorothy Wordsworth (sister of William) offers some of the most vivid, celebrated records of the English Romantic era.
The Complete Poetry,
George Herbert
(1630)
The greatest English religious poet, this is considered one of the most influential works of metaphysical poetry, written in private.
Medieval
These are not books (as they didn’t exist then) but texts and short stories. Much of this can be found in print or as free content online.
St Francis of Assisi
One of earliest Italian literature, The Canticle of The Creatures is Francis’s most famous hymnal poem.
St Bonaventure
“Journey of the Mind into God” maps beauty and an ascent from a sensory world to mystical union.
St Hildegard
Shared a theology of ‘Divine Greening’ in which compared a healthy souls to healthy nature.
Julian of Norwich
Revelations of Divine Love, is first known book in English written by a woman, existing in short and long text.
St Basil The Great
The Hexaemeron is a nine sermons providing foundational commentary on Genesis.
The Venerable Bede
Ecclesiastical History of The English People is widely seen as the foundational text of English history.
St Thomas Aquinas
Argued that for something to be considered beautiful, it must possess three specific qualities.
Caedmon
Caedmon’s Hymn is considered the earliest poem within the Christian English vernacular tradition.
Videos
Videos of varying lengths and themes that touch on different aspects of our project.
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How Humans Regenerate Earth
(6 mins)
Indigenous voice of Dr Lyla articulates our role as epic gardeners able to bring nature to life, not just be a threat to it.
The Canticle of The Creatures
(12 mins)
Inspired by Laudato Si, Word on Fire challenges us to recognise the beauty of God’s creation via St Francis’s famous poem.
Who We Are
(7 mins)
Why are we hunters? Beautiful short articulating the spiritual, physical and conservational lifestyle of being fed by the land.
What is Beauty?
(74 mins)
One of many videos from Bishop Barron and Word on Fire Institute on the make up, power and transformational power of beauty.
The Poet That Made 600,000 Cry
(8 mins)
Spoken Word poet, Joshua Luke Smith, explores the memories, pains and pleasures of family, ancestry, life and death.
Craig & Red’s Story
(4 mins)
Remarkable true, short story from Cook Food company about how a workplace can be place of redemption and restoration.
The Wendell Berry Lecture 2025
(57 mins)
Paul Kingsnorth explores a healthy suspicion of modern power; connection to land, nature, heritage and possibility for moral economy.
Fractals & Structures of Meaning
(46 mins)
Jonathan Pageau explores how all everything is held in patterns and fractals and they give the world and our lives order and meaning.
Speak, We’re Listening
(2 mins)
2015 conference teaser that captures the need to hear His vitally important, quiet voice in the face of a cacophony of distraction.
Go, Be His Echo
(3 mins)
2016 conference teaser that captures the need to be God’s echo in a world of confusion, velocity, mess and brokenness and beauty.
Why I changed my mind
(97 mins)
Classical historian Tom Holland talks about his intellectual journey following the Christian conversion of the Greco-Roman world.
Wild Christ: Strangest God of All
(46 mins)
Mythologist Martin Shaw reacts to some of the provocative teachings of what he calls, ‘the strangest God of all: wild but not feral.