Our climate practices must change post-pandemic
The inequalities of the world have been highlighted by the pandemic, and climate change will continue to threaten all of us, starting with the most vulnerable, says an author and professor.
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The fruit (and vegetables) of the Spirit
A South Carolina abbey tills new monastic ground while also growing farmers.
Link to author Stephanie Hunt
By Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
Otis Moss III: Care for the land is intimately tied to Black liberation
An urban megachurch on Chicago’s South Side is a leader in creation care, drawing upon the congregation’s history and addressing its current needs.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
By Yonat Shimron
Journalist
Setting a just table is life-giving for food consumers and producers
Our ability to eat is intertwined with systems of immigration and food production. Christian leaders must address justice issues in both, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Maria Teresa Gastón
By Maria Teresa Gastón
Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
A nonprofit works to 'green' the Black church
Green The Church encourages African American congregations to commit to an environmental theology that promotes sustainable practices and helps build economic and political change.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
By Yonat Shimron
Journalist
Drop that bug spray! God created ants, too
When considering God’s creation, we tend to picture soaring eagles and stately redwoods. But what about the ants, spiders and fruit flies that live all around us? asks an entomologist and ethicist.
Link to author John Hainze
By John Hainze
Entomologist and ethicist
Jennifer R. Ayres: Why inhabitance is the paradigmatic human vocation
The earth is a dwelling place, and human beings need to tend to that place as they would tend to their households, says the author of a book about ecological religious education.
Decolonizing our American Christianity
Harmful ideas of feminine submission and the subduing of the earth are connected in American Christianity and must be decolonized, writes the author and Potawatomi citizen.
Link to author Kaitlin Curtice
By Kaitlin Curtice
Author and speaker
Diana Hall: A call for Lenten action on climate change
Organizations all over the world encourage religious leaders and their communities to explore how the church can work to care for creation.
Creating community in nature
For one pastor, feeding the spiritually hungry means meeting them where they are.
Link to author Melissa Earley
By Melissa Earley
United Methodist Pastor
Mending more than nets
Taking the time to fix what is torn can build strength and resilience. What would it mean for young people to learn the art of mending early in their lives?
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
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