Climate Change and Faith in Washington DC
Washington DC, the nation’s capital, faces its own set of pressing environmental challenges, and this piece offers a brief but focused look at the key issues affecting the city. Alongside identifying these challenges, it highlights how local religious seminaries are responding — actively educating future clergy on the environmental issues confronting DC and the practical solutions available to address them. By embedding ecological awareness into theological training, these seminaries are helping ensure that tomorrow’s religious leaders are equipped to engage meaningfully with sustainability, extending the conversation beyond policy and science into moral and pastoral responsibility. This piece is part of an ongoing series examining how major U.S. cities are confronting climate change through faith-based education and interfaith action. Viewers interested in comparing regional responses can also check out a related video on climate change and faith in Seattle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hArEhUoutvY
New Jersey & Climate Change
New Jersey faces growing environmental risks, including worsening air pollution and increased flooding — but can faith leaders play a meaningful role in addressing these threats? This piece explores that question through the lens of Drew Theological University, which is actively inspiring a new generation of religious leadership to become agents of environmental change. Rather than treating climate risk as solely a matter for scientists and policymakers, Drew Theological University is equipping faith leaders with the tools and moral framework to advocate for their communities and drive meaningful environmental action. This piece highlights how theological education can serve as a catalyst for climate leadership, positioning faith institutions as important partners in New Jersey’s response to its growing ecological challenges. It’s part of an ongoing series examining how U.S. states are confronting climate change through faith-based education and initiatives. Viewers interested in comparing regional approaches can also check out a related…
Chicago, Theology, and the Climate Crisis
Like many major U.S. cities, Chicago stands to face significant consequences from climate change, from extreme weather to strain on infrastructure and resources. But the city isn’t confronting this crisis without support — organizations like The Catholic Theological Union are stepping up to make a meaningful difference. This piece explores how the institution is combating the climate crisis by educating communities and future religious leaders on faith-informed environmental solutions, demonstrating how theological education can serve as a catalyst for local climate resilience. By grounding environmental responsibility in Catholic teaching and pastoral formation, The Catholic Theological Union is helping build a more sustainability-minded faith community equipped to respond to Chicago’s ecological challenges. This piece is part of an ongoing series examining how major U.S. cities are confronting the climate crisis through interfaith and religious engagement. Viewers interested in comparing urban responses can also check out a related video on faith and…
Climate Change and Faith in Virginia
Virginia is being hit hard by the effects of climate change, but the state’s faith schools aren’t staying silent — they’re actively preaching for the planet. This piece explores how religious educational institutions across Virginia are responding to the climate crisis, using their platforms and pastoral influence to raise awareness and inspire environmental action within their communities. Rather than treating climate change as a purely secular or political issue, these faith schools are framing environmental stewardship as a spiritual calling, encouraging congregations and future religious leaders alike to see care for the planet as an extension of their faith. This piece is part of an ongoing series examining how U.S. states are confronting the climate crisis through faith-based education and action. Viewers interested in comparing regional approaches can also check out a related video on climate change and faith efforts in North Carolina. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNWOWRZ6ksg
Environmental Issues and Faith in Toronto
Toronto is facing many of climate change’s most severe effects, but the city’s local faith leaders aren’t standing by — they’re actively working to combat these consequences. This piece explores how religious communities across Toronto are mobilizing to address environmental challenges, translating spiritual conviction into practical climate action and advocacy within their neighborhoods. By framing environmental protection as a moral and spiritual responsibility rather than a purely political or scientific issue, these faith leaders are helping build broader, community-driven support for sustainability efforts throughout the city. This piece is part of an ongoing series examining how major cities across North America are confronting the climate crisis through interfaith engagement and religious leadership. Viewers interested in comparing regional responses can also check out a related video on San Francisco’s eco heroes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghIkUxPpBqg
Climate Change Solutions in New York
Climate change is taking a real toll on New York, but the city isn’t without allies in the fight — religious seminaries across the area are stepping up as part of the solution. This piece explores how theological institutions in New York are actively engaging with the climate crisis, educating communities and future religious leaders on practical, faith-informed approaches to environmental responsibility. Rather than leaving climate solutions solely to policymakers and scientists, these seminaries are positioning faith communities as meaningful partners in New York’s broader sustainability efforts, extending the conversation beyond science and policy into moral and spiritual leadership. This piece is part of an ongoing series examining how major cities across North America are confronting climate change through interfaith education and action. Viewers interested in comparing regional responses can also check out a related video on faith and the environment in Toronto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7fLgqEMxU&t=1s
Environmental Issues and Theology in San Francisco
San Francisco is facing the growing consequences of climate change, but the city may have an unexpected ally in the fight: local Catholic seminaries. This piece explores how these theological institutions are stepping into a heroic role, educating communities and future religious leaders on practical, faith-informed responses to San Francisco’s environmental challenges. By grounding climate action in Catholic teaching and pastoral formation, these seminaries are helping build a more sustainability-minded faith community equipped to engage meaningfully with the ecological risks facing the city. This piece is part of an ongoing series examining how major U.S. cities are confronting climate change through interfaith and religious engagement. Viewers interested in comparing regional responses can also check out a related video on climate change solutions in New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOxejW2xxg
Caring for Creation
What does it mean to truly care for creation? In this reflection, Archbishop Antje Jackelen of the Church of Sweden explores both the theological foundation and practical urgency behind caring for God’s creation — our planet. She examines why environmental stewardship isn’t a peripheral concern for people of faith, but a core spiritual responsibility rooted in humanity’s relationship with the divine and the natural world. Archbishop Jackelen’s perspective offers a compelling call to action, framing care for the Earth as inseparable from faithful living. Her reflections add an important voice from Swedish Christian leadership to the broader interfaith conversation on ecological responsibility. For those interested in hearing additional perspectives on faith and environmental justice, a related video features Kesem Bengiat of Kids Ecotheology, who shares her passion for environmental justice and her thoughts on the gas rigs off the Israeli coast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkya_E2bgk0
Jewish Food Ethics – Talk by Rabbi Yonatan Neril
Food is far more than sustenance in Jewish tradition — it carries deep ethical and spiritual significance. In this talk, Rabbi Yonatan Neril explores the principles of Jewish food ethics, examining how religious teaching shapes the way food should be grown, chosen, prepared, and consumed. He delves into how these ancient ethical frameworks speak to distinctly modern concerns, including sustainability, mindful consumption, and our responsibility toward both people and the planet when it comes to food systems. Rather than treating dietary practice as a set of isolated rules, Rabbi Neril frames Jewish food ethics as a holistic worldview — one that connects everyday eating choices to broader questions of justice, stewardship, and spiritual mindfulness. This talk adds a valuable Jewish perspective to the growing conversation on faith, food, and environmental responsibility.