Josep Maria Mallarach

The dance of the river

Olot, Catalonia26 September 2026

On Saturday, September 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Silene offers a walk by the Fluvià riparian…

Christianity and The Survival of Creation

In this essay, the author reflects on the responsibility of Christianity in the face of ecological destruction and…

New edition of the course The Art of Natural Orientation in the Alt Pirineu

Natyral Park Alt Pirineu, Catalonia11-15 October 2026

The Silene Association is organizing a new edition of the course The Art of Natural Orientation. A theoretical…

Wendell Berry

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry2002

“I take literally the statement in the Gospel of John that God loves the world. I believe that…

Wendell Berry, eloquent defender of the land and rural communities passed away

Port Royal, Kentucky, USA31 August 2026

On August 31, 2026, Wendell Berry, a writer, poet, farmer and thinker of the U.S.A, one of the…

Andrei Pleșu

Despre frumusețea pierdută a vieții2011

We have come to lose our senses, our ideas and our imagination. We have become impoverished and have…

Dumitru Stăniloae

Teologia dogmatică ortodoxă1978

Thus, when nature is maintained and made use of in conformity with itself, it proves itself a means…

Journeys to more equitable and effective conservation: the central role of Indigenous peoples and local communities

N.M. Dawason et al. 2023

This monographic issue of the “Policy Matters”, the journal of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social…

Ecotheology

Confederación Latinoamericana de Religiosos – CLAR2026

This monographic issue of the magazine CLAR constitutes one of the most recommended collective contributions on ecotheology recently…

The 20th anniversary of the Silene Association

CataloniaJuly 2026

Silene was established in July 2006 and this year marks its twentieth anniversary. In its early years, it…