
Creation Care conversation at GC79
“Our children deserve to see the world as it was in the beginning, not just when we’re done with it.” – Bernadette Demientieff, Alaska.
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“Our children deserve to see the world as it was in the beginning, not just when we’re done with it.” – Bernadette Demientieff, Alaska.
When we begin to see all of humanity–and maybe all of the non-human created world, to boot–as “our litter”–something changes in us…and it’s precisely the “something” that hooks us to God. We forget about the power of grace–until it comes in on “little cat feet.”
In what may be a first of its kind collaboration, the Diocese of Western Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Conference United Church of Christ have jointly appointed a Missioner for Creation Care, The Rev Dr Margaret Bullitt-Jonas.
Now what? The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Missioner for Creation Care, Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts reflects on the action of General Convention to divest from fossil fuels.
At the Magazine, we’ve been looking at insights and reflections on the human (individual and collective) relationship with the created order. That could be nature, the environment, our use of resources, animals, each other, like the creed says – all things seen and unseen. In this piece, Harold Clinehens reminds us that the little things matter – a lot.
In the Magazine this month we’re exploring our relationship with Creation; all things seen and unseen. In this piece, Craig Foster explores how his vocation has led him to engage in care of the world through Interfaith Power & Light
If we are serious about caring for creation, becoming responsible stewards who end ecological abuse and remediate past harms when possible, then each of those answers implicitly represents a call to action. Integrating science and theology is essential for wholeness, ethics, and earth’s future.
Creation care has become an important aspect of mission and ministry for many congregations. It is also an opportunity for ecumenical and interfaith cooperation for
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