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Rabbi David Rosen, AJC International Director of Interreligious Affairs spoke about the religious basis for environmental sustainability and addressing climate change. At the event, a new letter signed by 40 Israeli Orthodox rabbis, including Rabbi Rosen, was released, calling for action on climate change. If you are interested in learning more about religion and its link to sustainability, check out our video on faith inspired eco action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWmUylFCb0&t=3s On July 26, 2017, the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development hosted a press conference event at the Jerusalem Press Club in which religious leaders from multiple faiths came together to promote the need to curb climate change.

Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders came together to urge people of all faiths to help curb climate change. If you are interested in seeing more videos on ICSD ecological presentations, check out our video on Rabbi Yonatan Neril speaking at a faith and ecology conference in Jerusalem! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtivyuzdTmA Rabbi David Rosen, AJC International Director of Interreligious Affairs; Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land; and Kadi Iyad Zahalha, judge of the Muslim Sharia Courts in Israel reached a consensus on the religious basis for environmental sustainability and addressing climate change. At the event, a new letter signed by 36 Israeli Orthodox rabbis was released, calling for action on climate change. The event was organized by The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (www.interfaithsustain.com), which works to catalyze a transition to a sustainable, thriving, and spiritually-aware society through the leadership of faith communities. The event was held at the Jerusalem Press…

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Dr. Laurel Kearns gives a keynote address at the Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education. If you are interested in hearing more commentary on the link between theology and sustainability, check out our video on the Interfaith Climate Change Press Conference in Jerusalem! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbMJM6aTWts&t=8s Dr. Laurel Kearns, Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion and Environmental Studies at Drew Theological School and co-founder of The Green Seminary Initiative In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies. The video was recorded at the Washington D.C. Symposium on…

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Dr. Elaine Nogueira-Godsey, assistant professor of Theology, Ecology, and Race at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, speaks about “postcolonial imaginations of teaching methodologies for embodied learning in eco-theology,” based on a course she taught at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. If you are interested in learning more about spirituality, nature, and sustainability, check out our video on vegetarianism, creation Care, and compassionate sustainability! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghn6J3mQC0o In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies. The video was recorded at the Washington D.C. Symposium…

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Beth Norcross with The Center for Spirituality in Nature discusses her organization’s mission to get people to experience God through nature by strengthening the understanding that it is important to have a relationship with all of creation. If you are interested in learning more about the ways that we spiritually connect with our natural environment, check out our video on spirituality found in the planet with Dr. Laurel Kearns! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2frGF1W9NJA&t=13s In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies. The video was recorded at the Washington…

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Dr. Laurel Kearns discusses the divinity in wind, which she calls “the exchange of God’s breath” and shares her personal gratuity for the role of trees. If you are interested in watching more videos on nature and spirituality, check out our video on connecting to the natural world! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INB6ns6RKKU&t=38s Dr. Laurel Kearns, Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion and Environmental Studies at Drew Theological School and co-founder of The Green Seminary Initiative In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies. The video was recorded at…

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Joelle Novey with the Interfaith Power and Light organization talks about the green leaders (who she calls the “Green Sheep) in her congregation that are the catalysts of change in their community. If you are interested in watching more presentations, check out our video on a sustainable lifestyle inspired by religion with Rabbi David Rosen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L57emh3o7uw&t=3s In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies. The video was recorded at the Washington D.C. Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life.…

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Faith leaders come together to get the message out about climate change. Speakers: Greg Dalton, Founder, Climate One Reverend Sally Bingham, Founder, Interfaith Power and Light Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Founder & Executive Director, Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, Jerusalem Reverend Ng, First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco Recorded on December 12, 2012

This video highlights some of the amazing leaders who spoke at the DC Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education. If you are interested in watching more videos from this groundbreaking event, check out our video on how to integrate ecology into theological education with Rabbi Yonatan Neril! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYr1o-kOPM&t=15s In March 2017, 70 seminary faculty and deans participated in a Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education in Washington, DC. They explored ways of integrating faith and ecology into their theology curricula. The Symposium was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, the Washington Theological Consortium, the Green Seminary Initiative (GSI), and Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), and hosted by The Catholic University of America‘s School of Theology and Religious Studies. The video was recorded at the Washington D.C. Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The D.C. Symposium was part of The Seminary…

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