Alumni Interview Series

In this conversation with Tali Anisfeld, Rev. Jim Antal reflects on his life and work, exploring themes such as the link between belief and activism, the importance of mentors, and the expansion of salvation beyond the individual. Jim Antal is a denominational leader, climate activist, author and public theologian. He serves as Special Advisor on Climate Justice to the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. An environmental activist since the first Earth Day, he has preached on the climate crisis since 1988 in over 400 settings and has engaged in non-violent civil disobedience on numerous occasions. Antal’s book, Climate Church, Climate World (now available in a revised and updated 2nd edition), is being studied by hundreds of congregations. It has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, in Christian Century Magazine and by the AAR. Antal is a graduate of Princeton University, Yale Divinity School and Andover Newton Theological School.