Web Resources

The following is a list of web resources for spirituality in the Wesleyan tradition — "at work in the world."

Please note: There is no formal connection between inklings community and any of these organizations.

Prayer and Meditation

Sacred Space offers you an opportunity to spend some quiet time in prayer at your computer with the help of on-screen guides and scripture readings.

From the Mission St. Clare site you can select the day and date, and follow the Morning or Evening Prayer Rite as published in The Book of Common Prayer.

The Online Labyrinth is a translation of the Cathedral Labyrinth created by London alternative worship groups Grace, LOPE, and Epicentre.

The Internet Medieval Sourcebook is a treasure-trove of spiritual writings, saints' lives, church law, history and theology.

Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on 4 April 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City

History

An outstanding article on John Wesley by Albert C. Outler, originally published in the July 1977 issue of Theology Today © Princeton Theological Seminary.

The Works of the Reverend John Wesley as published by D. & S. Neall and W.S. Stockton in 1827 is available on line, and downloadable as a PDF through Google Books.

The Codex Sinaiticus is the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament.

Science and Religion

The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.

The Clergy Letter Project is an endeavor designed to demonstrate that religion and science can be compatible and to elevate the quality of the debate of this issue.

At Work in the World

The Charter for Compassion is a document that supports the belief that "Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect."

Friends Committee on National Legislation is a Quaker Lobby in the Public Interest. In their own words, their mission is to seek to build "a world free of war and the threat of war; a society with equity and justice for all; a community in which
every person's potential may be fulfilled; an earth restored."

The Wounded Warrior Project works to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women; to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members and their families.

Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.

The National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that Americans can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Most notably they provide a continuously-updating tally of the costs (in dollars) of the wars in which our country has been engaged since 2001.

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a nonprofit environmental organization with 1.2 million members and online activists and a staff of scientists, attorneys and environmental experts. Our mission is to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has worked since 1954 to promote the protection of all animals. With nearly ten million members and constituents, The HSUS is the nation's largest and most powerful animal protection organization, working in the United States and abroad to defend the interests of animals. We celebrate the human-animal bond, and we fight animal cruelty and abuse in all of its forms.

Feeding America, formerly America's Second Harvest, is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization. It is a network of more than 200 Member food banks and food-rescue organizations which serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Network secures and distributes nearly 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually.

The National Religious Campaign Against Torture's work is summarized in their Mission Statement: "Torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions, in their highest ideals, hold dear. It degrades everyone involved — policy-makers, perpetrators and victims. It contradicts our nation's most cherished ideals. Any policies that permit torture and inhumane treatment are shocking and morally intolerable."

Each click on the purple "Click Here to Give — it's FREE" button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. 100% of their sponsor advertising fees goes to provide food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary.