December 2014 News

December 31, 2014
The pontiff plans to issue a rare and controversial plea for Catholics to consider the environment. Recent polls show his message just might resonate. By Nicholas St....
December 30, 2014
Most Catholics say global warming is a “crisis” or a “major problem.” By James WestMother JonesDecember 30, 2014 Pope Francis, the leader the Catholic Church, is closing out...
December 30, 2014
December 29, 2014By Chris Crews State of Formation Recently UC Riverside Religious Studies professor Ivan Strenski published a piece on the Religion Dispatches blog with a...
December 27, 2014
By John VidalThe GuardianDecember 27, 2014 Pontiff hopes to inspire action at next year’s UN meeting in Paris in December after visits to Philippines and New York He...
December 20, 2014
By Virginia GewinFlux December 19, 2014 Overview Pope Francis is expected to produce the first ever encyclical - the highest level Catholic teaching document - focused...
December 17, 2014
December 17, 2014By Grace Ji-Sun KimHuffington Post It felt like the world had descended upon Lima, Peru. Political leaders, scientists, activists, NGOs, world leaders and...
December 17, 2014
Full title: Preparing for the Storm: Anticipating and Countering the Likely Attacks on Pope Francis and His Environmental Encyclical December 16, 2014 By Dan DiLeo...
December 16, 2014
By Erin LothesGlobal Energy AffairsDecember 2014 Since 1981, when the US Catholic Bishops published a letter on energy and ethical principles, the ecological, economic, and...
December 11, 2014
December 10, 2014By Matt McGrathBBC News Catholic bishops from around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuel use and increased efforts to secure a global climate...
December 11, 2014
Alliance of Religions and Conservation December 10, 2014 In a visit to China last month ARC Secretary General Martin Palmer was impressed by recent progress made by Daoism in...
December 10, 2014
December 10, 2014By Henry Longbottom, SJThe Jesuit Post The word emanating from Vatican corridors is that we can expect to see the long awaited environment-themed encyclical...
December 9, 2014
Sixty-First Annual Convention of the College Theology Society May 28-31, 2015 University of Portland, Oregon, USA Submission Deadline: December 15, 2014 https://www....
December 6, 2014
December 6, 2014AFP Catholic bishops from around the world issued an urgent call Saturday for greater action to combat global warming and reduce “climate injustice.”...
December 6, 2014
Religious leaders in Australia are taking on coal with polite letters and coal blockades and say they’re in it for the long haul in the name of climate change By Graham...
December 5, 2014
Planned shareholder resolution is a ‘vital opportunity to influence companies’ climate change strategy’, says investment chief By Adam VaughanThe...
December 5, 2014
December 5, 2014By Mark OppenheimerNew York Times SAN DIEGO — If the bioethicist Laurie Zoloth, the president of the American Academy of Religion, has her way, she...
December 5, 2014
The University of North Texas, Department of Anthropology, invites applications for a lecturer position in anthropology for Fall 2015.   We are particularly interested...
December 3, 2014
December 2, 2014By Chris Crews State of Formation This is the first in a multi-part series discussing sacred landscapes and religion in the Himalaya I recently returned from...
December 3, 2014
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December 2, 2014
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