SOCAN June 28, 2022 Interfaith Work on Climate Change
Local Rogue Valley
- Blog: Rogue Valley Voice, invaluable collection of resources and events by Rick Bonetti
- Facebook: Rogue Valley Voice
To connect with the new interfaith climate group emerging in the Rogue Valley, contact Rick Bonetti@gmail.com or 408-857-8800
Oregon
- Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Creation Justice Program
- Oregon Interfaith Power and Light (OIPL) Project of EMO
- Cool Congregations (through national Interfaith Power & Light)
- OIPL Advocacy Team
National/International
- All Creation
- Creation Justice Ministries (National Council of Churches)
- Creation Spirituality/Matthew Fox
- GreenFaith: (global, multi-faith climate & environmental movement)
- Interfaith Power and Light
- Action Project Example: IPL chapter (DC/MD/NoVA) gathered data & wrote report on gas leaks Beyond Gas DC
National Faith Community Programs & Resources
- List of statements from faith communities
- American Baptist Church Creation Justice Network
- Buddhism
- Catholic Climate Covenant
- Creation Care (Episcopalian)
- Dayenu (Jewish climate action)
- Evangelical Environmental Network
- Green Muslims
- Green Sanctuary (Unitarian Universalist)
- Hinduism
- Hazon (Jewish)
- Indigenous communities – individual tribes
- Lutherans Restoring Creation
- Pachamama
- Presbyterian
- Sustaining Earth (Episcopalians)
- United Church of Christ
- Quakers
- World Lutheran Federation
- Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
Books
Cathedral on Fire!: A Church Handbook for the Climate Crisis, by Brooks Berndt
Climate Church, Climate Change: How People of Faith Must Work for Change, by Jim Antal
Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis, Rev.Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas & Leah Schade, co-editors
Pope Francis’ /encyclical letter Laudato Si’ (excerpts)
Videos
Christianity and Climate Crisis (9 short videos featuring Katharine Hayhoe – 6 min each)
Jim Antal and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas discuss the challenges of preaching climate action now.
