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Eco-Spirituality
What is it?
"Eco-spirituality", which embraces earth-centered and creation-centered spirituality, fosters an awareness of how we are inseparably interconnected with all of creation. It calls us to be stewards of the earth and students of her rhythms and the mystery of her sacred landscape so that we act wisely and learn to live justly amongst its abundance and rich diversity. It challenges us to raise our awareness and change our behavior in all our relations with the earth, its creatures and each other.
How do various religions view the environment?
| Christian Evangelist |
Christian evangelist, Rev. Richard Cizik, whose Creation Care movement represents 45,000 churches, stated that “global warming and global hunger are inescapably linked”. |
| Jewish |
COEJL - Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Protecting Creation, Generation to Generation. |
| Islamic |
The Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences, which has been working since the mid-1980’s to raise awareness that “our home planet Earth is undergoing rapid and sustained destruction of its eco-systems.” |
| Hinduism, Buddhism, and more... |
Harvard’s FORE (Forum on Religion and Ecology) research into the environmental traditions and the eco-spiritualism of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Indigenous American Indians, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Read about it. |
| 15 Green Religious Leaders |
These men and women represent many different religions, but they're all spreading the eco-gospel. Read about them. |
| Congregations Caring for Creation |
Every major spiritual tradition calls on us to be faithful stewards of Creation. We have a responsibility to protect the earth for our children and future generations. Learn how other denominations celebrate and preserve the unique beauty and richness of God's creation. |
Written Homilies Available
“A New Theology For a New Age”, Fr. George Wertin Homily, November 17, 2002
Jack Heckelman Homily, September 28, 2003
“Environmental, Religious and Political Values”, Jim Farrell Homily, September 17, 2006 |
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