Creation Care and Health
Pastor Trent Holbert interviews Rabbi Yonatan Neril on creation care, stewardship, and health. Rabbi Neril founded and directs the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. Pastor Holbert is Lead Pastor of Ridge Church in Black Mountain, North Carolina, which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. He holds a degree in theology, but as a certified personal trainer and holistic health coach, Trent teaches us how to know our Creator better through optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The podcast version of this conversation can be found on Pastor Holbert’s Fit For the Kingdom Podcast.
“Climate Realities, Climate Change: Envisioning our Future”
Interfaith Webinar on Religious Ethics and Climate Change: leading scholars in theological education discuss the relevance of religion in curbing climate change and living sustainably. Panelists are Dr. Laurie Zoloth, Margaret E. Burton Professor of Religion and Ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School; Dr. Chris Doran, Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University; and Dr. Mark Douglas, Professor of Christian Ethics at Columbia Theological Seminary. This webinar took place on December 10th, 2020.
Eco Bible
What can the Bible say about ecology? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people face huge ecological challenges—including growing hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and plastic pollution—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Bible-Ecological-Commentary-Genesis/dp/173533880X/ Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God’s creation as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment and action to protect all of God’s creation. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the book an “”insightful analysis,”” which “”will inspire contemplation on how…
Animal Care and Eco Bible
What Does the Bible Say About Animal Welfare? Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Alex Weisz discuss how Eco Bible relates to caring for animals. Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) and its Jewish Eco Seminars branch. He is a co-author, with Rabbi Leo Dee, of Eco Bible. Alex is Director of Youth Education and Programming and Peninsula Sinai. This video is also appearing as a podcast of Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy.
Care for Animals in Eco Bible
What can the Bible say about animal welfare and care? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people keep 80 billion animals in factory farms—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Bible-Ecological-Commentary-Genesis/dp/173533880X/ Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God’s creatures as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment and action to protect animals. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, including animal welfare. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the book an “”insightful analysis,”” which “”will inspire contemplation on how to live…
Plant-based Diet and Eco Bible
What can the Bible say about a plant-based diet? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people face huge ecological challenges—including growing hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and plastic pollution—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Bible-Ecological-Commentary-Genesis/dp/173533880X/ Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care for God’s creation as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment and action toward a a plant-based diet. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, and how Bible teachings relate to a plant-based diet. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the…
Sine Grubert Performs at the Interfaith Eco Poetry Slam
For more from this event, please see this video of Marilena Bekierz’ performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bo7HajXiZ4&t=3s At Tmol Shilshom, Sine performs an original poem that discusses the lack of environmental awareness for humans on an everyday basis. The German poet explores her struggle with trying to promote what is best for the earth no matter how it was created.
Eco Bible and Food Ethics
What can the Bible say about food ethics? The co-authors of Eco Bible share their insights in this video! As people show increasing concern about how and what we eat—the groundbreaking Eco Bible dives into this question. It’s available on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Bible-Ecological-Commentary-Genesis/dp/173533880X/ Drawing on 3,500 years of religious ethics, it shows how the Bible itself and its great scholars embrace care about food ethics as a fundamental and living message. Eco Bible both informs the reader and inspires spiritual commitment for ethical eating. Eco Bible has been a #1 bestseller on multiple Amazon Kindle categories. This ‘earth Bible’ is a great read for those interested in Jewish and Christian social issues, including food ethics. It also represents an important contribution to eco theology, and to the spiritual ecology movement. Publishers Weekly called the book an “”insightful analysis,”” which “”will inspire contemplation on how to live in harmony…
Religious leaders in Jerusalem united in advocating for peace in Ukraine.
The most energetic part of the event outside of the Russian Orthodox Church was walking in Jerusalem’s Moscow Square to the outer wall of the church, and posting a letter to Patriarch Kirill, signed by 150 world religious leaders and clergy, calling on him to speak with Putin to seek peace. That moment is captured in this short video.