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Fighting climate change with Black soul power
Heather McTeer Toney’s masterful weaving of storytelling, history, hope, and scientific truth is for Black people, White allies, and everyone.
Sacred waters, melting ice
Baptismal rituals in glacial lands hold memories of the past—and wisdom for facing climate change.
When climate is a tool of empire
David Livingstone explores the dubious history of overclaiming or distorting the role of climate.
The grace of apocalyptic imagination
As the depth of the climate crisis is revealed, our despair grows. But God hovers at the edge of doom.
Trending topics: Ecology without colonialism
Five new postcolonial perspectives on living faithfully through climate change
Letters to Anthropocene kids
Ethicist Larry Rasmussen tells his grandchildren the truth about the earth’s peril—and calls them to embrace its beauty.
A multitude of ways to love the earth
Mallory McDuff’s anthology centers non-White voices and women’s narratives in the climate justice conversation.
Preservation of church and planet
“The least green thing,” says Bob Jaeger of Partners for Sacred Places, “is to tear down and replace the building.”
A preventable oil spill in Kansas
Fossil fuel companies aren’t promoting sustainability. They
can’t even be trusted to take baseline safety measures.
Extravagant consumption
For Jesus, the inverse of scarcity isn’t abundance—it’s accumulation.