Creation
Corner Column for November 2014
Caring for
Creation: A Sampler of Web Sites
"Just 'googling'
around" for examples of ministries that take a caring approach to God's
creation results in many sites. Of especial value are these:
BioLogos---Science and Faith in dialogue
and harmony
BlessedEarth---Serving God, Saving the
Planet. Energy Audits (church, home,
business), good steward worksheets, Starting an Ecology Ministry, etc.
Covenant(s) for Care of
Creation---google that site for examples
CreationCare---includes the Evangelical
Environmental Network Adult Study Guide: Why Christians Should Care about God's
Creation, and other resources for laity and preachers
Creation
Care: An Introduction for busy pastors (for evangelicals and scientists united
to protect creation), from the Harvard School of Public Health, Center for
Health and the Global Environment; the pdf can be downloaded at http://www.chgeharvard.org/resource/creation-care-introduction-busy-pastors
CreationJustice---An “umbrella”
effort, Ministries for Stewardship of God’s earth and people for and by 37
major U.S. Christian denominations, with an emphasis on justice
EarthCareOnLine---Caring for God’s
Creation, Creation Care web sites and statements, Bible verses, church facility
management, etc.EcoPreacher---Ecotheological sermons, essays, reflections, etc. by central PA Lutheran Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade
GreenFaith---Interfaith partners educate,
inspire and mobilize people of diverse backgrounds for environmental
leadership. A “must see” site with
varied emphases
WebOfCreation is an “all purpose” site
that includes Care of the Earth: An environmental resource manual for church
leaders; Green Congregation Program, denominational statements, biblio. etc.
Worship
resources and suggestions (with or behalf of creation), creation-celebrating
hymns, books on ecology and worship, green congregation training, themes for
Sundays of the Season of Creation (land, mountains, animals, river, forest,
ocean, storm, universe, humanity, wilderness, outdoor worship, Earth Day,
Harvest, Rogation), weekly care for creation commentary on the lectionary, etc.
are at LetAllCreationPraise
Other
examples of searches you could do are those for Interfaith Power and Light,
Green Seminaries, Bible and Ecology, Blessed Tomorrow, Care of/for Creation,
etc.
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Three
secular sites of value:
EnergyJustice is a network of
advocates for grassroots environmental justice causes, providing platforms for
action on various fuels and technologies, fact sheets and publications
Religion OnLine provides nearly 50
articles; see ecology/environment under Social Issues
Arguments
from global warming skeptics and what the science really says can be found at Skeptical Science
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