Claiming Earth as Common Ground
The Ecological Crises through the Lens of Faith
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Can religious people save the environment?
Can the environmental challenge save religion?
Our planet is in trouble, and it will take an amazingly large and powerful force to shift into a more sustainable way of living. Spiritual leader and environmental activist Andrea Cohen-Kiener tells us that people of faith have the numbers, the passion, and the mandate to do itand that nothing else is strong enough to counterbalance business as usual.
In this urgent call to action, Cohen-Kiener gathers insights from ecology coalitions, emerging theologies, and spiritual and environmental activists to rally and inspire us to work across denominational lines in order to fulfill our sacred imperative to care for Gods creation. Cohen-Kiener and contributors clearly outline the shared values of our faith traditions that drive our commitment to care for the earth. Acknowledging the challenges in working together to implement positive change, they present stepsboth big and small, for individuals and groupsfor reversing our direction from consumption to sustainability.
Contributors include:
- Rev. Woody Bartlett, founder, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light
- Rev. Tom Carr, National Council of Churches Working Group on the Environment
- Rev. Donna Schaper, senior minister, Judson Memorial Church, New York City
- Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Religious Witness for the Earth
- Eboo Patel, executive director, Interfaith Youth Core
- Dr. Lowell Rusty Pritchard, national director of outreach, Evangelical Environmental Network
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword: by Rev. Sally Bingham
- Introduction
- 1 The Making of an Environmental Activist: Waking Up to the Problem
- 2 The Makings of a Movement: The Interfaith Imperative and Its Obstacles
- 3 The New Wealth: Spirit Matters
- 4 Working Beyond Class and Race: Yes, We Do Need to Do This Together
- 5 How Big Is Your God? Theology Meets Earth-Care Activism
- 6 The New Eden: Reclaiming the Garden
- 7 The New Sabbath: Less Is More
- 8 Eco-Conversion: A New Paradigm for a New Earth
- Appendix I: Many Small Steps
- Appendix II: Creating a Sustainable Civilization: Joanna Macy’s Theoretical Foundations
- Appendix III: Thoughts for Discussion and Action: Format for an Eight-week Study Session
- Appendix IV: Interfaith Ecological Resources
- Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- Credits
- About the Author
- Copyright
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