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India: Asian Buddhist and Christian clergy talk ecology and faith

March 10, 2016
Vatican Radio

An interreligious workshop in the eastern Indian state of Bihar focused on ways religions can work together to create a healthy and peaceful planet.

The Jesuit Conference of Asia-Pacific Region organized the three-day workshop on Buddhist-Christian dialogue, which concluded March 7 in Bodh Gaya, the town linked with Buddha’s enlightenment.

An Evangelical Movement Takes On Climate Change

March 9, 2016
By Tik Root
Newsweek

Eco-theologian Fr. Sean McDonagh: Don't let this 'Laudato Si'' moment pass

March 9, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

On Sunday eco-theologian Columban Fr. Sean McDonagh wrapped up a three-city, 10-day speaking tour of the East Coast focused on his new book on Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”

A Guide to the New Thomas Berry Website: It Will Not Disappoint

By Allysyn Kiplinger
March 10, 2016

Center for Ecozoic Societies (CES)
CES Musings – March-April 2016

The new Thomas Berry website, http://thomasberry.org/, will not disappoint, be you a veteran  scholar or a new disciple. It is a good tool for understanding Thomas Berry, his contribution, and his influence.

Voices for Earth Justice Newsletter

March 2016

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Living in a wavy universe

March 7, 2016
By Ilia Delio
Global Sisters Report

What If Animals Believe in God?

March 7, 2016
By Andrew Aghapour
Religion Dispatches

Chimpanzees believe in God. This news, widely reported last week, is only a slight exaggeration. Using hidden cameras, scientists have indeed captured footage of...

A Buddhist tradition guides seekers to live in harmony with nature

March 6, 2016
By Manjula Narayan
Hindustan Times

It’s -19 degrees C and you are trudging back to the hotel after a sumptuous thukpa dinner at the Amdo Tibetan restaurant on Leh’s main market street. Your companions are much younger, not given to wheezing as they traverse the frigid streets, not given even to the debilitating episode of altitude sickness that kept you in bed...

Cardinal Turkson addresses GR 2030 on Catholic social teaching, integral ecology

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Cardinal Turkson addresses GR 2030 on Catholic social teaching, integral ecology, sustainable development

Independent Catholic News
March 6, 2016

The President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Peter Turkson, delivered an address to the Global Responsibility 2030 conference meeting in Bad Honnef, Germany on...

Theologian contemplates environment and spirituality

March 3, 2016
By Pat Johnson
Vancouver Courier

The ecological crisis is a spiritual crisis, says a renowned theologian coming to Vancouver this weekend.

Douglas Christie, a professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, blames environmental degradation on human habits of consumption and a lack of feeling for other living beings,...

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