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Torah, Pope Francis, & Crisis Inspire 300+ Rabbis to Call for Climate Action

June 10, 2015
Religion News Service

PHILADELPHIA – More than 300 rabbis — inspired by the climate crisis, the Torah’s call for a Sabbatical Year of releasing the Earth from overwork,  and the impending Papal Encyclical on the climate crisis — have joined their voices in the Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis — a call to action to...

Post-doc Positions: Center for Theology, Science and Human Flourishing

The University of Notre Dame has just established a new Center for Theology, Science and Human Flourishing, directed by Professor Celia Deane-Drummond. Following receipt of a generous grant from the Templeton Religion Trust for a multidisciplinary project led by Celia Deane-Drummond, Darcia Narvaez and Tom Stapleford, entitled ‘Developing Virtues in the Practice of Science’ we are looking for...

Sustainability pledge a natural progression for Santa Clara graduates

June 9, 2015
By Sharon Abercrombie  
Eco Catholic
National Catholic Reporter

When graduating seniors at Santa Clara University, in Santa Clara, Calif., bid farewell June 13 to their alma mater, many will have signed onto a pledge to carry their school’s social and environmental consciousness into their future careers.  

On the ethics of energy

Just in time for the Pope’s eco-encyclical, moral theologians offer guidance on ethical energy production and use

By Bill Patenaude
Catholic Ecology
June 10, 2015

A document to be introduced to the Church and the world on Saturday examines the natural environment and energy use through the lens of Catholic moral theology. No, not that document by Pope...

Interfaith Oceans Urges Honoring Divine Gift of Oceans on World Oceans Day

Promotes Faith Advocacy to Protect Oceans through Free On-line Resources

 

Climate encyclical expected to send strong moral message to the world

June 8, 2015
By Barbara Fraser, Catholic News Service
National Catholic Reporter

Lima, Peru – Pope Francis’ upcoming encyclical on ecology and climate is expected to send a strong moral message – one message that could make some readers uncomfortable, some observers say.

5 Reasons Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment Matters

The first encyclical on the environment in the history of the Catholic Church has its detractors, but it also has the power to inspire meaningful climate action.

By Reynard Loki
AlterNet
June 7, 2015

Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the Common Good?

June 5, 2015
By Kamran Mofid
Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative (GCGI)

(This article is dedicated to the children of the world, the torch bearers of the next sustainable agenda, who are the unfolding story of the decades ahead. May they rise to the challenge of leading our troubled world, with hope and wisdom in the interest of the common good to a better future...

About Pope Francis' Encyclical, "Laudato sii"

June 5, 2015
By Terri MacKenzie
Ecospirituality Resources

WHEN: The Pope’s highly anticipated first encyclical is expected to be published June 18th, 2015.

All children deserve a healthy climate

June 3, 2015
By Mitchell C. Hescox  
Eco Catholic
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Francis’ increasingly powerful statements on global warming highlight that climate action is becoming a growing moral imperative for all people of faith. Why? Because climate action is about saving people.

The pope’s highly anticipated encyclical will come after a long history of...

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