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Spiritual and Sustainable

November 10, 2014
By Michael Naughton
Harvard Divinity School

It’s considered a serious threat to the future and it’s what HDS Dean David N. Hempton called one of the topics of our lifetime.

Fossil Free SA

South African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI)

November 10, 2014

http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=887c3de8b0&id=8af61503fe&e=d85b57a294

Call for Papers: Environmental Ethics between Action and Reflection

Conference of the International Society for Environmental Ethics

Hosted by the Chair for Philosophy and Ethics of the Environment at the Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Germany

July 23-25, 2015 

Call for Papers (Special Sessions)

1) The Residues of Civilization: Radioactive Waste Management and Ethics

2) Religious traditions and environmental...

China: Searching for Sacred Mountain

November 3, 2014
By Gary Marcuse and Shi Lihong
Pulitzer Center

The Tibetan monastery at Baiyu rests in the brilliant Nianbaoyuze mountain range, a sacred and nationally protected park. The Nianbaoyuze mountain range is the epitome of intersections between religion and environment and China—and a key element in Searching for Sacred Mountain, the video documentary by...

Catholics and Climate Divestment: An Update

November 2, 2014
By Nathan Schneider
America – The National Catholic Review

We may be learning to see, and to value, our commons again.

Giving Thanks

By Laleh
Submitters Perspective
November 2014

http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2014/nov/page1.html

Eco-Congregation Scotland Newsletter

October 2014

http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a37b4ff760ffcc7fd1c3611b4&id=5565a0d4da&e=709fe41ec4

Faith community learning about climate change

October 30, 2014
By Arlene Edmonds
Philadelphia Tribune

Desmond Tutu: Rejoice in opportunities for a cleaner planet

Archbishop leads church service in Copenhagen to mark the release of the UN’s IPCC science report

By Sophie Yeo
Responding to Climate Change (RTCC)
October 29, 2014

The opportunities to tackle climate change are cause for “hope and rejoicing”, says Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Sacred Sites Research Newsletter (SSIREN)

October 2014

http://sacrednaturalsites.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SSIREN-October-2014.pdf

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