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Partnership for Earth Spirituality
From their website, Partnership for Earth Spirituality is a "non-profit organization that brings together people from various religious traditions, ages, cultures and economic backgrounds to promote a better understanding of the interdependence of ecology and spirituality". Their "vision is explored through retreats, forums, seasonal rituals, wilderness experiences, programs for children, hands-on projects and education for sound environmental policies". Several resources and partnerships are listed on their website. -
Ecospirituality Resources
Ecospirituality Resource is a website that connects concern for creation with growing faith, integrates new scientific discoveries with beliefs and lifestyles, and deepens the understanding of threats to Earth’s life systems and the call to respond. Everything on the website is free and downloadable. -
Creation at the Crossroads
Creation at the Crossroads is a collaboration between RENEW International, GreenFaith, and Catholic Climate Covenant. They are a small-group faith-sharing resource that responds to Pope Francis’ call to action in the encyclical. -
Living the Change
Living the Change is an organization that is committed to sustainable living through choices in transportation, energy use, and diet. These are choices that people make on a daily basis, and by choosing to change your lifestyle, you can help change the world. Living the Change believe that it is every faithful persons responsibility to make these choices for a flourishing world. -
Bread for the World: Have Faith. End Hunger.
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging the nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to exist, they provide help and opportunity at home and abroad to end hunger.
“God’s grace in Jesus Christ moves us to help our neighbors, whether they live in the next house, the next state, or the next continent.” -
Resources for Affluenza
This is a PBS website dedicated to providing information and resources on overconsumption. It also provides a quiz to asses your consumption quotient, and tips for reducing consumptive behaviors. Lastly, this website has a Teacher's Guide for grades 5-12. This was created in relation to the PBS documentary, Affluenza. -
Journey of the Universe
Journey of the Universe is a multi-form approach that tells the story of the universe. It emphasizes the interconnected nature of the world, and it calls upon the human community to tend to the world on which we rely. An interdisciplinary approach that engages science, narrative, and humanist wisdom. The material is available in a book, documentary, and online course. Beyond these initial forms, the Journey of the Universe has expanded into a YouTube channel and podcast. The documentary is available on Amazon prime and the book is available on amazon or through your favorite independent bookshop. This set is a wonderful resource that may be used in many ways including in movie features or book groups. -
Green Congregation Training Manual
For the faith community who wants to increase their creation care through the greening of their congregation, the task can seem daunting. However, the “Green Congregation Training Manual” provides a thorough resource that can help guide congregations. This resource is just one of the many that can be found on webofcreation.org. -
Let All Creation Praise
Let All Creation Praise is a website maintained by Nick Utphall a pastor in Madison, WI; Susan Zencka, a pastor in Stevens Point, WI; Alydia Smith, programing coordinator for the United Church of Canada; Leah Schade, a professor of preaching and worship at Lexington Theological Seminary (KY), and David Rhoads, director of Lutherans restoring Creation. The website has many resources for worship, and they are an advocate for supporting the Season of Creation which is an opportunity to add this season of four Sundays celebrating creation and the creator to the traditional church year. -
The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale website provides an overview of the scope of the environmentally related topics covered on their forum:
"The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale is an international multireligious project. With its conferences, publications, and website, it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns. The Forum recognizes that religions need to be in dialogue with other disciplines (e.g., science, economics, policy, gender studies) in seeking comprehensive solutions to both global and local environmental problems." -
Being an “EcoPreacher”
EcoPreacher is a website designed to provide resources on how to deliver eco friendly sermons. The site features sermons, essays, movie and book reviews, creative writing, and ecotheological reflections to assist one in being an “EcoPreacher.” There most recent post, 17 Ways to be an EcoPreacher in 2017, provides 17 ideas from the book Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology and the Pulpit by Rev. Leah Schade on this idea. -
Environmental Statement: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope and Justice is a social statement that explains the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) teachings on ecology and the environment, grounded in a biblical vision of Gods intention for the healing and wholeness of creation. This statement provides a Christian understanding of the human role to serve in creation. The ELCA believes in caring for creation through active participation, solidarity, sufficiency, and sustainability. -
Engaged Organization: Lutheran Disaster Response
Lutheran Disaster Response brings God’s hope, healing, and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. They strive to provide emotional and spiritual support, coordinate volunteers through their local affiliates, assist refugees in a holistic way, and provide long-term recovery efforts. They are currently assisting with the drought in Africa, flooding in West Virginia, refugee crisis in the Middle East, and more. -
Engaged Organization: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Malaria Crisis
Over the past five years, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has worked to save lives impacted by malaria. They have educated 2 million community members, distributed 50,000 insecticide-treated bed nets, tested 160,000 people for malaria and provided treatment if positive, trained 10,000 local volunteers in prevention and treatment, empowered 12,000 households to be economically stable, and provided 32,000 pregnant women medication. -
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America HIV and AIDS Strategy
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has adopted the ELCA HIV and AIDS Strategy and called on members to respond faithfully and effectively to this pandemic. They aim to halt the spread of HIV through effective prevention, treatment and care, to eliminate the stigma and discrimination experienced by those who are HIV positive, and reduce the conditions of poverty that contribute to the spread of HIV. -
Faith Community Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
The faith Community Alliance of Greater Cincinnati is a group of interfaith communities who have gathered to share stories and come together to support environmental initiatives. Typically, they will look into what the government is doing and urge for better policy. -
EarthConnection Cincinnati
EarthConnection, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, is a center for learning and reflecting on how to live lightly on Earth. They focus on the interconnections of all of Creation and strive to integrate spirituality and sustainability throughout their programs. Their website lists all of the programs they have to offer and they all include a focus on sustainable agriculture, alternative energies, ecojustice, and ecospirituality. -
Resource – GreenFaith
GreenFaith is an organization that seeks to spread environmental stewardship to people of all faith communities. They provide resources, education, and positive outlets for how various faith groups can help better themselves and their environments. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian faith has an online resource for all members of its community. This website helps provide information and links for people and congregations to become more Eco-friendly. Another valuable resource on their page is their Earth Care Congregations, which provides projects, education, and outreach programs. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – Lutheran Church
The Lutherans have their own environmental resource, Lutherans Restoring Creation. This site is full of education, success stories, environmental news, and even resources for preaching. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – Episcopal
The Episcopal ecological Network is the Eco-based resource for the Episcopal faith. Their home website contains information on how churches and congregations can become more environmentally friendly and aware. They do this through a three part program involving reflection, education, and action. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – Catholic
The Catholic faith has its own set of resources when it comes to environmental awareness. Their website contains lessons on advocacy, environmental justice, and other areas of life. One program, the Environmental Justice Program, is helping people of the Catholic faith to reach out and protect the environment, especially with the poor in mind. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – United Methodist
The United Methodist Church addresses environmental issues in a different way. They call their page that focuses on these issues: Social Principles, The Natural World. Through this, you can find information about the Methodists viewpoints on water, energy, animal life, or even space. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – Unitarian
This Unitarian website is home to countless resources from the Unitarian faith. It includes a calendar of events as well as various success stories from within the community. -
Official Denominational Environmental Webpage – Evangelical
The Evangelical Environmental Network is a valuable source of information on sustainability and environmental awareness. It shows how people can come together in the church community and help make it a better place.