If action is the goal for religious communities on energy issues, then belief is not enough, writes the executive director of GreenFaith in an excerpt from 'Sacred Acts,' a new book on the church and climate change.
Author
Fletcher Harper
Executive director, GreenFaith
The Rev. Fletcher Harper is an Episcopal priest and the executive director of GreenFaith, a national interfaith environmental coalition headquartered in Highland Park, N.J. During his tenure at GreenFaith, Harper has launched the GreenFaith Fellowship Program, an interfaith environmental leadership initiative. A graduate of Princeton University and Union Theological Seminary, Harper served as a parish priest for 10 years and in leadership positions in the Episcopal Church before joining GreenFaith.
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