This long weekend will explore why over the last thirty years faith based, sacred environmental programmes have become the largest civil society movement on ecology world-wide.
It will explore how the faith response to issues as diverse as wilderness; education; sacred sites and pilgrimage; climate; forestry; agriculture and migration offers new ways forward for the environmental movement.
There is a crisis at the heart of contemporary environmentalism - the lack of a soul and the lack of fun, humour and joy.
This long weekend will involve stories, myths and legends, creating worship resources and delving into the great teachings and wisdom of the major world religions. It will also be very practical. What could you do as a result?
We will also go out and explore how the sacred in nature manifests itself in the local landscape, from fields, through church buildings to our own local sacred hills.
Martin Palmer is a regular broadcaster, author and translator, and secretary general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.
He has played a key role in bringing leaders of world faiths into dialogue about conservation and climate change. He is a welcome returnee to Othona.
Martin’s books include Sacred Land, The Jesus Sutras and Kuan Yin: Myths and Revelations of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion.