The Connection Between Faith and Environmental Action
By Catrin Einhorn
New York Times
April 22, 2025
On this Earth Day, the Bible has been on my mind.
I’ve been working on an article about evangelical Protestants in Indiana who are trying to help heal the planet. Then came the death of Pope Francis, who used his enormous platform to exhort humanity to take better care of the Earth.
For Francis and those evangelicals, the mission is rooted in Scripture.
“When we talk about the environment, about creation, my thoughts go to the first pages of the Bible, to the Book of Genesis,” Francis said to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square in June 2013.