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Greening Sacred Spaces Newsletter

Faith & the Common Good

Vol 12 # 1, Summer 2014

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LCWR members set sights on justice for indigenous peoples, environment

August 15, 2014
By Dan Stockman
National Catholic Reporter

The largest leadership organization for U.S. women religious on Thursday called on Pope Francis to repudiate the doctrine of discovery, a 15th-century policy justifying violence against indigenous peoples.

Job Opening: Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

We are seeking an individual with at least 10 years’ relevant experience in the areas described below.
 
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of excellence:

F&ES Launches First Online Courses in Religion and Ecology

August 13, 2014
By Kevin Dennehy
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES)

Secular Climate-Change Activists Can Learn From Evangelical Christians

Full title:

Swimming Against the Rising Tide

Secular Climate-Change Activists Can Learn From Evangelical Christians

By Kristin Dombek
New York Times
August 9, 2014

Bishop's Chair for Environmental Studies & Food Justice created at Campbell Hall

The Rev. Andrew Barnett named to new post

By EN staff
Episcopal News
August 6, 2014

The Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno has created the Bishop’s Chair for Environmental Science & Food Justice and named the Rev. Andrew K. Barnett to the new post at Campbell Hall Episcopal in North Hollywood, California.

SAFCEI - South African Faith Communities Institute Newsletter

August 2014

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Green Church Newsletter

August 2014

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Hindus Support Sweden's Sami Battling Iron Mine

July 31, 2014
Eurasia Review

Hindus have expressed support for Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden who are battling an iron ore mine.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged Swedish authorities not to approve British company Beowulf Mining’s application for a 25-year mining concession, known as Kallak project. Sweden should not base its decision on mercantile greed only and...

Religious Conservatives Embrace Pollution Fight

July 30, 2014
By Theodore Schleifer
New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Rev. Lennox Yearwood punched his fist in the air as he rhythmically boomed into the microphone: “This is a moment for great leadership. This is a moment for our country to stand up. This is our moment.”

But Mr. Yearwood’s audience was not a church. It was the Environmental Protection Agency.

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