February 24, 2016
Posts Categorized: Environment
August 25, 2015
Sept 1 World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
June 26, 2015
Gender, Race, Environment: Ecowomanism
How do gender and race relate to an environmental ethic? The connection between women and the earth is often seen as both empowering and paradoxical. Because of the hierarchical dualisms that function normatively in Christian and Western thought (i.e. spirit vs. body, male vs. female, heaven vs. earth), there are many ways in which the feminine has been devalued within the tradition. At the same time, the connection that women have with the earth has often been celebrated. For example, a parallel is often drawn between an image of a woman as creator, (creative producer of ideas, thoughts, ethical systems, agency, communities, children, adopted children, space, food) and the earth as a “mother” who also creates.
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June 23, 2015
Papal Encyclical
June 23, 2015
PCUSA Welcomes Papal Encyclical
June 23, 2015
Articles on Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the Environment
June 12, 2015
Papal Encyclical Released Next Thursday
June 11, 2015
World Council of Churches Efforts on Climate Change
June 9, 2015
Eco-Stewards Visioning Retreat
Celebrating 10 years of grassroots ministry The Eco-Stewards Program is a community that shapes young adult leaders through environmental action, faith formation, vocational discernment and place-based learning. Growing out of Presbyterians concerned about earth care and committed to outdoor education and camping, this informal network of Presbyterian and ecumenical young adults has gathered annually to… Read more »
May 22, 2015