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Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect Earth's Climate

Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect Earth's Climate

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ACTING IN GOOD FAITH

…climate change, in particular, is now a topic as fit for theologians as for chemists. And rightly so — as followers of a scripture that begins with creation, and whose first command is that we keep and dress this planet we’ve been given, there’s really no way for churches to duck the issue. – Bill McKibben, from the Foreword

Sacred Acts documents the stories and strategies of people of faith working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet. This unique anthology celebrates the diverse actions taken by churches to address climate change through stewardship, spirituality, advocacy and justice.

Chapters detail the concrete work of faith communities, such as enhancing community food security, weatherizing congregations, cutting carbon emissions and spearheading clean energy movements. Leading Christian voices contributing here include:

  • the Reverend Canon Sally Bingham, founder and president of The Regeneration Project and Interfaith Power & Light
  • Norman Wirtzba, professor of theology and ecology and author of Food and Faith
  • the Reverend Fletcher Harper, executive director of GreenFaith.

    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.

    As Protestant privilege wanes in America, churches are renewed as they respond to the pressing spiritual and environmental needs of our time. The essays in this fine book indicate that some faith communities are doing just that. Their witness challenges us all. I am filled with hope. -- -Bill J. Leonard, Wake Forest University

    Mallory McDuff teaches environmental education at Warren Wilson College, a unique liberal arts school that combines academics with work and service. A lifelong Episcopalian, she was raised in a family that integrated faith and environmental stewardship. She is also the author of Natural Saints.

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