Climate Church, Climate World

Climate Church, Climate World
Author: Jim Antal
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2018-02-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1538110709

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Climate Church, Climate World contends that climate change is the greatest moral challenge humanity has ever faced. Hunger, refugees, poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war—climate change multiplies all forms of global social injustice. Environmental advocate Rev. Jim Antal calls on the church to meet this moral challenge, to embrace a new vocation so that future generations might live in harmony with God’s creation. After illuminating how human beings are responsible for the dangers our planet now faces, Antal proposes how people of faith can embrace new approaches to worship, preaching, witnessing, and other spiritual practices that honor creation and cultivate hope.

Climate Church, Climate World

Climate Church, Climate World
Author: Jim Antal
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2023-04-15
Genre:
ISBN: 1538178915

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Climate Church, Climate World contends that climate change is the greatest moral challenge humanity has ever faced. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter on political and policy shifts in recent years; the influence of Greta Thunberg and climate change activists; and updated information on the current science of climate change.

Sacred Acts

Sacred Acts
Author: Mallory McDuff
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1550925016

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Stories from across North America of contemporary church leaders, parishioners and religious activists who are working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet. Sacred Acts documents the diverse actions taken by churches to address climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice. Contributions from leading Christian voices such as Norman Wirzba and the Reverend Canon Sally Bingham detail the concrete work of faith communities such as: Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN, where parishioners have enhanced food security by sharing canning and food preservation skills in the church kitchen Georgia's Interfaith Power & Light, which has used federal stimulus funds to weatherize congregations, reduce utility bills and cut carbon emissions Earth Ministry, where people of faith spearheaded the movement to pass state legislation to make Washington State a coal-free state. Sacred Acts shows that churches can play a critical role in confronting climate change - perhaps the greatest moral imperative of our time. This timely collection will inspire individuals and congregations to act in good faith to help protect Earth's climate.

A Climate for Change

A Climate for Change
Author: Katharine Hayhoe
Publisher: FaithWords
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2009-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0446558265

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Most Christian lifestyle or environmental books focus on how to live in a sustainable and conservational manner. A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE shows why Christians should be living that way, and the consequences of doing so. Drawing on the two authors' experiences, one as an internationally recognized climate scientist and the other as an evangelical leader of a growing church, this book explains the science underlying global warming, the impact that human activities have on it, and how our Christian faith should play a significant role in guiding our opinions and actions on this important issue.

Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith

Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith
Author: Philip Jenkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 0197506216

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"[The author] draws out the complex relationship between religion and climate change. He shows that the religious movements and ideas that emerge from climate shocks often last for many decades, and become a familiar part of the religious landscape, even though their origins in particular moments of crisis may be increasingly consigned to remote memory" -- From jacket flap.

A New Climate for Theology

A New Climate for Theology
Author: Sallie McFague
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2008-04-03
Genre:
ISBN: 1451418027

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Climate change promises monumental changes to human and other planetary life in the next generations. Yet government, business, and individuals have been largely in denial of the possibility that global warming may put our species on the road to extinction. Further, says Sallie McFague, we have failed to see the real root of our behavioral troubles in an economic model that actually reflects distorted religious views of the person. At its heart, she maintains, global warming occurs because we lack an appropriate understanding of ourselves as inextricably bound to the planet and its systems. A New Climate for Theology not only traces the distorted notion of unlimited desire that fuels our market system; it also paints an alternative idea of what being human means and what a just and sustainable economy might mean. Convincing, specific, and wise, McFague argues for an alternative economic order and for our relational identity as part of an unfolding universe that expresses divine love and human freedom. It is a view that can inspire real change, an altered lifestyle, and a form of Christian discipleship and desire appropriate to who we really are.

Love in a Time of Climate Change

Love in a Time of Climate Change
Author: Sharon Delgado
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506418864

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Love in a Time of Climate Change challenges readers to develop a loving response to climate change, which disproportionately harms the poor, threatens future generations, and damages God’s creation. This book creatively adapts John Wesley’s theological method by using scripture, tradition, reason, and experience to explore the themes of creation and justice in the context of the earth’s changing climate. By consciously employing these four sources of authority, readers discover a unique way to reflect on planetary warming theologically and to discern a faithful response. The book’s premise is that love of God and neighbor in this time of climate change requires us to honor creation and establish justice for our human family, for future generations, and for all creation. From the introduction: “As we entrust our lives to God, we are enabled to join with others in the movement for climate justice and to carry a unified message of healing, love, and solidarity as we live into God’s future, offering hope in the midst of the climate crisis that ‘another world is possible.’ God is ever present, always with us. Love never ends.”

Sacred Acts

Sacred Acts
Author: Mallory McDuff
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0865717001

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Looks at the efforts of churches all over North America to confront climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice. Original.

The Whole Story of Climate

The Whole Story of Climate
Author: E. Kirsten Peters
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1616146729

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An engaging narrative that describes the important contributions of geology to our understanding of climate change. What emerges is a much more complex and nuanced picture than is usually presented.

Saving Us

Saving Us
Author: Katharine Hayhoe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1982143851

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United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future in this nationally bestselling “optimistic view on why collective action is still possible—and how it can be realized” (The New York Times). Called “one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York Times, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it—and she wants to teach you how. In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy. Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results. Saving Us leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change.