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Continuing Ed. & Online Learning Opportunities in Eco-Theology and Environmental Justice

There are a growing number of learning opportunities from seminaries and other trusted institutions (many are online and free). We ...
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FACT: The Earth is Good – January ’23 Homecoming

FACT: The Earth is Good! (Click) Get the Good News in less than 2 minutes here and share with someone ...
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Special Caring for Creation Celebration (Bethel – WI)

Special Caring for Creation Celebration November 13 and 20 ...
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Author, H. Paul Santmire – Connections Call (Sept. 27, 2022)

Thank you to theologian and fellow eco-activist, H. Paul Santmire, who joined the Lutherans Restoring Creation network to offer hope ...
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Amending the Christian Story: Conversation with Ron Rude (June 2022)

Thanks to Pastor Zach Parris (AKA- The Vinyl Preacher) for welcoming us in to conversation with Pastor Ron Rude about his ...
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Northern IL Synod’s Season of Creation Resources

The Creation Care Committee of the Northern Illinois Synod happily provides valuable resources to make celebrating Season of Creation within ...
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Five Theses for Earth Day (Rhoads & Santmire)

The Board of Directors of Lutherans Restoring Creation thanks Rev. Dr. David Rhoads and Rev. Dr. H. Paul Santmire for ...
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Creation-themed monthly video devotion: Trees

The Creation Care Team of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles, WA produces a monthly creation-themed video devotion. This month's ...
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A Grounded Faith: Reconnecting with Creator and Creation in the Season of Lent (2022)

Find out more about how to become engaged with a community of others readers working through this devotional at EcoFaith ...
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Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus (2020)

What does the Bible say about ecology? As people face huge ecological challenges--including growing hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and plastic ...
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Rooted & Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis (2019)

Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew ...
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Amending the Christian Story: The Natural Sciences as a Window into Grounded Faith and Sustainable Living

After several years of research and writing and teaching, with worldview-altering insights into Nature's natural sciences and life's experience, "Amending ...
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Suggested Hymns for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C

Title ELW GTG Other All Earth is Hopeful 266 Blessed Be the God of Israel 250, 552 109 Comfort, Comfort ...
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Suggested Hymns for the First Sunday of Advent, Year C

Title ELW GTG Other A Thousand Stars SWMN 186 Above the Moon Earth Rises SWMN 20 ...
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The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery (Herald Press, 2021)

White settlers saw land for the taking. They failed to consider the perspective of the people already here. In The ...
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Resisting Structural Evil: Love as Ecological-Economic Vocation (Fortress Press, 2013)

The increasingly pressing situation of Planet Earth poses urgent ethical questions for Christians. But, as Cynthia Moe-Lobeda argues, the future ...
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Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key (Oxford University Press, 2015)

Grand Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Book Awards Thoughtful observers agree that the planetary crisis we now face-climate change; species ...
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Shalom Church: The Body of Christ as Ministering Community (Fortress Press, 2010)

While many manuals advise clergy and congregants on tactics for church survival or thriving, few address the deepest identity, shape, ...
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Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach (Orbis Books, 2015)

This valuable classroom resource explores a number of issues in social and environmental ethics and provides resources for engaging in ...
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Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Public Policy (Fortress Press, 2009)

Energy issues and climate change have loomed up from issues at the horizon to confront humanity directly and vitally. They ...
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Ethnography as Christian Theology and Ethics (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011)

Ethnography as Christian Theology is widely considered to be a primary resource in the new and growing field of Christian ...
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Seeing-Remembering-Connecting: Subversive Practices of Being Church (Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2016)

This book draws from Bloomquist's many years and formative experiences as a pastor, theologian, activist, seminary professor, and speaker in ...
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God, Creation and Climate Change: Spiritual and Ethical Perspectives (Lutheran University Press, 2009)

Climate change threatens the future of the planet and raises deeply spiritual and ethical questions. Biblical scholars, theologians and ethicists ...
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Abel Emerging: A Reconsideration of the Christian Story for a Sustainable World (Beaver’s Pond Press, 2009)

Abel Emerging, is a passionate, even lyrical, invitation for thoughtful people to re-frame the dominant narrative of the Christian story ...
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(Re)considering Christianity – An Expedition of Faith Joining Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Sustainability (Beaver’s Pond Press, 2012)

For the person considering the Christian faith for the first time, especially one with a scientific background, (Re)considering Christianity will ...
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