Stewardship of the Animals: Jennifer Boley, Executive Director, Nature & Eclectic Outdoors
Delivered at the 2017 Creation Care Fest & Extravaganza at Christ the King Lutheran Church.
Stewardship of the Soil: Ron Lohr, Owner of Golden Rule Home & Garden
Delivered at the 2017 Creation Care Fest & Extravaganza at Christ the King Lutheran Church.
Stewardship of the Plants: Jaime Gonzalez, Community Conservation Director, Katy Prairie Conservancy
Delivered at the 2017 Creation Care Fest & Extravaganza at Christ the King Lutheran Church.
Stewardship of the Waters: Bruce Bodson, Executive Director, Bayou City Waterkeeper
Delivered at the 2017 Creation Care Fest & Extravaganza at Christ the King Lutheran Church.
Christians Climate and Culture with Katharine Hayhoe
Since the time of Galileo, science and faith have been framed as two opposing, or at best, non-overlapping systems. Skepticism about the effects of climate change—exhibited by many Christians in the U.S.—perpetuates this perceived warfare between science and religion. Mounting scientific evidence clearly documents the risks posed by climate change to the poor, the needy and other vulnerable populations – the very people Christians, and other communities of faith, are called to love. Regrettably, those who deny climate change often believe they are in the right, making a moral stand. Combining basic tenets of the Christian faith with recent findings from the areas of climate science, psychology and sociology, Katharine Hayhoe—a world-renowned climate scientist and an evangelical Christian—will discuss potential reasons for these disagreements and the role that shared values may play in moving us forward past these barriers. This lecture is in part made possible by the Center for Healthy MInds' Loka Initiative, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Lectures Committee, the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry, Upper House and the Outrider Foundation.