Blogs
Religion and the Rights of Nature
Blog: Typically, when we think of legal rights, we envision the rights between people and their government. But what about rights regarding the environment? In recent years, a new legal strategy...
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How Religious Communities Are Curbing Climate Change
Blog: Alana House - Faith groups are constantly at the forefront of human rights initiatives, working as a support system for victims who have suffered a variety of abuse. Religious groups...
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Environmental Justice and Religion
Blog: Quinn McVeigh - Environmental racism is a key focus of the environmental justice movement. It refers to not only a disproportionate access to environmental benefits such as clean air and...
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Daoism and the Construction of Sustainable Societies
Blog: Clara Calabuig - According to Dr. Sarah Flavel, scholar from the Bath Spa University, the environmental problems that we face today can be explained by the Daoist principle of yin-yang,...
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Spiritual Ecology: A Sufi Perspective
Blog: Tanja Mancinelli - These are the introductory words of Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, a worldwide known Sufi teacher, in his recently published book “Spiritual Ecology. 10 Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in...
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Mobilizing Religious Communities to Care for Philadelphia and the Earth
Blog: Rabbi Yonatan Neril - As Philadelphia has experienced a rise in temperatures due to climate change, Mayor Jim Kenney has committed the city to 100 percent clean energy by 2030....
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Thoughts After Meeting the Pope to Talk About Our Planet’s Health
Blog: Rabbi Yonatan Neril - I recently met Pope Francis at a Vatican conference titled Laudato Si’: Saving Our Common Home and the Future of Life on Earth. What I appreciate...
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Partnering in Good Faith, for the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River
Blog: Andrew Deutsch - A very special interfaith ecology tour, “Partnering in Good Faith, Towards the Rehabilitation of the Jordan River,” took place on January 28th, 2016. EcoPeace led the tour,...
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Women’s Faith and Ecology Project in Jerusalem Spurs Dialogue and Action
Blog: Manya Kagan - The Women's Faith and Ecology Project in Jerusalem continues to engage Christian, Muslim, and Jewish women in the Jerusalem area for inspiring seminars on faith and ecology.
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On Sisterhood and Sustainability in Jerusalem
Blog: Manya Kagan - Fourteen Muslim, Christian, and Jewish women participated in a Women's Faith Ecology Seminar in Jerusalem, along with panelists of the three faiths. The participants were quite diverse...
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A Jewish Response to Climate Change
Blog: Andrew Deutsch - In late December 2015, a leading theologian, a Member of the Israeli parliament, the CEO of a leading solar energy company, and others revealed insights into “A...
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Islamic Call on Climate Appeals to 1.6 Billion Muslims
Blog: Rabbi Yonatan Neril - Muslim clergy issued a bold Declaration on climate change at the Islamic Climate Change Symposium this week. ICSD’s director, Rabbi Yonatan Neril, had the honor of...
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