In this video, we explore the special relationship that many people today (especially in Northern Europe) have with NATURE as a source of spirituality and the sacred, sometimes even as a kind of alternative to the organized forms of religion rejected by secularism.

A very special thank you to professor David Thurfjell for being part of the video. Anyone who is able should definitely check out his scholarship, and the book "Granskogsfolk" that this video is largely based on.

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Sources/Recomended Reading:

Again, the primary source for this video is Thurfjell's research, especially as expressed in:
Thurfjell, David (2020). "Granskogsfolk: hur naturen blev svenskarnas religion". Nordstedts förlag.

Davie, Grace (2015). "Religion in Britain: A Persistent Paradox". Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.

Ekelöf, Gunnar (1941). "Färjesång". Stockholm: Bonnier.

Fröding, Gustaf (1993). "Gustaf Frödings Poesi". Wahlström & Widstrand.

Ohlsson, Henrik (2022). "Facing Nature: Cultivating Experience in the Nature Connection Movement". PhD Dissertation.

Otto, Rudolf (1923). "The Idea of the Holy". First English Edition. Martino Fine Books.

Wilson, Edward O. (1984). "Biophilia: the human bond with other species". Harvard University Press.


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