In this excerpt from the prologue of his new book, writer Fred Bahnson recounts his visits with four different faith communities -- Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal and Jewish -- to explore the connection between feeding the spirit and feeding the body.
Caring for the earth is part of the gospel mission, and the Seminary Stewardship Alliance hopes to create a new generation of Christian leaders instilled with that belief, says its executive director.
Observing sabbath can help save the planet, says a physician who gave up his medical career to devote himself to spreading the gospel of creation care.
What makes the difference between a forest that declines then renews and one that declines and dies? The planned burn.
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Hans and April Hess, founders of the Elevation Burger restaurant chain, offer some tips on how to change an organizational model without rejecting it altogether.
Why should Christians care about the fate of Earth? Because cherishing creation is the way we show God our gratitude, the way we humbly acknowledge our creatureliness, and an important way in which we worship, says the former dean of Duke Chapel.
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.
Claudio Oliver among the chickens at Casa da Videira. Photo courtesy of Claudio Oliver
The co-author of a new book on reconciliation with the land reflects on a Brazilian community that models “abundant kingdom homesteading.”
In this excerpt from “Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating,” a Duke Divinity professor argues that our work as Christians is to develop into godly gardeners, who witness to the life-creating presence of God in the world.
Our Saviour Community Garden began as an effort to show that a parish with dwindling membership still had relevance in an older Dallas neighborhood. Eight years later, the church garden has yielded nearly 20 tons of organic produce for the needy, serving as a destination for gardeners and a model for other churches.