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The week that was: world religious leaders confront climate disruption

June 19, 2018
By Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
Reviving Creation

Gary Paul Nabhan's Book Tour

Coming Up on Fifty Years Since The First Earth Day (April 1970):

Bring Gary Paul Nabhan—Who Worked at the First Earth Day HQ—to Your Community to Discuss a Half Century of Lessons from “The Radical Center” of Collaborative Community-Based Conservation

Nearly 600 institutions back Catholic Climate Declaration

June 18, 2018
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

Close to 600 Catholic institutions have signed the Catholic Climate Declaration, which renews Catholic support for continuing U.S. actions to address climate change despite backpedaling by the Trump administration.

An enormous workshop experience and reflection on Living Laudato Si'

June 15, 2018
By Luke Henkel
Ecojesuit

After spending four days at the Living Laudato Si’ spirituality for action workshop in Bendum, Bukidnon province in the Philippines, I am left with just one word that resonates across my lips, my heart, and my soul.  That word is enormous.

Enormous can refer to much more than quantifiable size: it is a word that describes...

Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism

June 14, 2018
By Rizki Nugraha and Ayu Purwaningsih
Deutsche Welle

The Indonesian government and Greenpeace have partnered with Islamic organizations to promote plastic waste reduction. Can including religion make environmental campaigns more effective?

Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), together with Greenpeace and the Indonesian...

Interfaith gathering celebrates water

June 13, 2018
By Diana Swift
Anglican Journal

The waves of Lake Ontario lapped a light andante to the prayers, chants and drumbeats of a powerful ceremony—Toronto’s second annual Niigaani-gichigami Gratitude Walk and Festival.

Held June 8 just before dusk in a downtown waterfront park, the interfaith spiritual gathering attracted First Nations and non-First...

Church leaders endorse Season of Creation in rare ecumenical joint letter

June 13, 2018
Anglican Communion News Service

Pope urges oil companies to lead clean energy transition in unprecedented Vatican Conference

June 11, 2018
By Olivia Rosane
NationofChange

Religious Leaders' Symposium on Climate Crisis — A Few Takeaways

June 11, 2018
By Jim Antal

When the leader of one of the world’s major faith traditions convenes two hundred leaders who have given their lives to combat climate change, an endless flow of creative ideas, perspectives and projects emerges. I offer the following takeaways in the hope that they will be useful to all who share a commitment to restore God’s great gift of creation....

World Religious Leaders Confront Climate Crisis

June 11, 2018
By Jim Antal

Last week, the religious leaders of a quarter of the world’s population confronted the climate crisis – and I was honored to be part of the conversation.

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