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Episcopal Church, Church of Sweden, ELCA commitment: "Sustaining hope in the face of climate change"

May 2, 2013
The Episcopal Church
Office of Public Affairs

The heads of three religious denominations - The Episcopal Church, the Church of Sweden, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – signed a joint statement “to celebrate our commitment to hope in the face of climate change.”

Feeding our Imagination

May 2013
By Mallory McDuff
Sojourners Magazine

Fiction with a climate change theme.

The Gathering Storm

May 2013
By Janelle Tupper  
Sojourners Magazine

Climate change leads to far more consequences than just destructive weather patterns.

 

Climate scientists have warned that climate change will bring about—and already is bringing about—more frequent and fiercer storms. But climate change leads to far more than just destructive weather patterns, with consequences...

The Battle is Joined

May 2013
By Bill McKibben
Sojourners Magazine

We can see in our mind’s eye all the generations to come, and so we know why we fight.

No Time for Arm-Chair Activists

May 2013
By Julie Polter
Sojourners Magazine

Those who study together can also change together. Here are our recommendations for good books, videos, and online resources for stepping forward to reverse climate change.

 

BOOKS

Faith meets science

For God So Loved the World

May 2013
By Rose Marie Berger
Sojourners Magazine

What will it take to push back climate change? A Spirit-driven ‘power shift’ might be a key.

 

NEW YORK CITY has been bombed at least twice in the past decade. First by al Qaeda and second by Hurricane Sandy.

Water Ethics Newsletter

April 2013

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Defying Without Defiance: Morning-after Reflections on EQAT's Action at the Annual Meeting of PNC

April 24, 2013
By George Lakey
GreenPNC

We had decided to break the rules.  Not a big thing for people whose temperament or life experience leads them to a defiant attitude toward authority.  But we happened to be mostly middle class people, heavily conditioned to fit in, to obey the rules. Our socialization had led to professional and, for the students, academic success....

Hinduism and Climate Change

Clergy and Hundreds of Christians Gather for Climate

April 23, 2013
New England Regional Environmental Ministries Press Release

Click here to read Media Release

Click here to read “Climate Revival” Statement of New England Regional Environmental Ministries (April 27, 2013)

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