Natural saints: how people of faith are working to save god's earth

This study presents concrete evidence that churches and faith organizations are reconnecting with conservation and working to save the natural world. Drawing on interviews and field visits across the country, McDuff uses a framework of five bioregions in which to present the responses of churches to pressing environmental issues. She shows that the local congregation is a powerful vehicle for connecting social and environmental justice in a community. Despite thegrowth of this movement, she argues, most environmental professionals are unaware of the power of this partnership between Christians and conservation. This book will help to bring churches, faith organizations, and environmental activists together in the service of this vital cause. INDICE: Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Doxology and a Communion ofSaints: A Journey with Faith and Earth; 1.: ; Protecting Human Dignity: Fair Food, Farmworker Rights, and the Church; 2.: ; Feeding the Hungry: Gardening for God's Children; 3.: ; Creating Sacred Spaces: Energy efficiency, Green jobs, and Green building; 4.: ; Responding to Natural Disaster and Rebuilding: Loss and Resurrection on the Gulf Coast; 5.: ; Promoting Justice: Environmental Justice, Toxic Tours, and GreenFaith; 6.: ; Making a Pilgrimage: Mountaintop Removal, Water, and Wildflowers; 7.: ; Educating Youth: Solar Panels at Camp, Creation Care at Sunday School; 8.: ; Bearing Witness: Engaging People of Faith in Environmental Advocacy ; Conclusion; Afterword by Reverend Brian Cole; Notes; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-537957-0
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés