Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis
Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew their capacity for compassionate, purposeful, and joyful action.Leah Schade and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas gather twenty-one faith leaders, scientists, community organizers, theologians, and grassroots climate activists to offer wisdom for fellow pilgrims grappling with the weight of climate change. Acknowledging the unprecedented nature of our predicament—the fact that climate disruption is unraveling the web of life and threatening the end of human civilization—the authors share their stories of grief and hope, fear and faith. Together, the essays, introductory sections, and discussion questions reveal that our present crisis can elicit a depth of wisdom, insight, and motivation with power to guide us toward a more peaceful, just, and Earth-honoring future. With a foreword by Mary Evelyn Tucker and a special introduction by Bill McKibben, the book presents an interfaith perspective that welcomes and challenges readers of all backgrounds.
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Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis
Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew their capacity for compassionate, purposeful, and joyful action.Leah Schade and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas gather twenty-one faith leaders, scientists, community organizers, theologians, and grassroots climate activists to offer wisdom for fellow pilgrims grappling with the weight of climate change. Acknowledging the unprecedented nature of our predicament—the fact that climate disruption is unraveling the web of life and threatening the end of human civilization—the authors share their stories of grief and hope, fear and faith. Together, the essays, introductory sections, and discussion questions reveal that our present crisis can elicit a depth of wisdom, insight, and motivation with power to guide us toward a more peaceful, just, and Earth-honoring future. With a foreword by Mary Evelyn Tucker and a special introduction by Bill McKibben, the book presents an interfaith perspective that welcomes and challenges readers of all backgrounds.
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Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis
Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew their capacity for compassionate, purposeful, and joyful action.Leah Schade and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas gather twenty-one faith leaders, scientists, community organizers, theologians, and grassroots climate activists to offer wisdom for fellow pilgrims grappling with the weight of climate change. Acknowledging the unprecedented nature of our predicament—the fact that climate disruption is unraveling the web of life and threatening the end of human civilization—the authors share their stories of grief and hope, fear and faith. Together, the essays, introductory sections, and discussion questions reveal that our present crisis can elicit a depth of wisdom, insight, and motivation with power to guide us toward a more peaceful, just, and Earth-honoring future. With a foreword by Mary Evelyn Tucker and a special introduction by Bill McKibben, the book presents an interfaith perspective that welcomes and challenges readers of all backgrounds.
Leah Schade, PhD, is a Lutheran pastor, eco-theologian, author of Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology and the Pulpit, and assistant professor of preaching and worship at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky.Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, PhD, is an Episcopal priest, author, and climate activist serving as Missioner for Creation Care in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts and Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Mary Evelyn Tucker A Special Introduction by Bill McKibben Introduction Questions to Ponder A Spiritual Practice SECTION I: ROOTING IN INTERFAITH FRIENDSHIP Section I Introduction 1 Living in the Four Worlds: Spiritual Practices in the Midst of Climate Disruption Rabbi Mordechai Liebling 2 Connecting Faith, Environmental Justice, and Sustainability: An Islamic Reflection Huda Alkaff 3 Building the Eco-Ethical Ark in the Age of Climate DisruptionRev. Dr. Leah D. Schade 4 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual Practice SECTION II: RISING IN LOCAL ACTIVISMSection II Introduction 5 Praised Be the Flood Rev. Fred Small 6 The Ground Beneath Our Feet Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman 7 The End of Hope and the Beginning of Miracle Jay O’Hara 8 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual Practice SECTION III: ROOTING SCIENCE AND POLICY IN FAITH AND SPIRITUALITYSection III Introduction 9 The Imperative of Hope Dr. Katharine Hayhoe10 The View from My Window Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH11 The Thing with Feathers Corina Newsome12 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual Practice SECTION IV: RISING FROM THE MARGINSSection IV Introduction 13 Not Our First Rodeo: Memory and Imagination Stir Up Hope Peterson Toscano14 Confronting Climate Change: Wisdom from a Civil Rights Activist Rev. Dr. Gerald L. Durley15 Interview with Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.Margaret Bullitt-Jonas16 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual Practice SECTION V: ROOTING IN LITURGY, MORAL VISION, AND VOCATIONSection V Introduction 17 The World as Sacrament Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis18 A Letter Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda, PhD19 Fighting Climate Change: Our Responsibility, Our Vocation, Our Salvation Rev. Dr. Jim Antal20 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual Practice SECTION VI: UPROOTED, REPLANTED, AND RISINGSection VI Introduction 21 The People around Me: Reflections from a Post-Christian AnarchistKiran Oommen22 Interview with Dr. Tink Tinker (wazhazhe/'sage Nation), PhDLeah D. Schade23 Working Up Hope Tim DeChristopher24 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual Practice SECTION VII: GRIEF, LOVE, AND TREESSection VII Introduction 25 Contemplating Creation: Wisdom from a Sequoia Christina Leaño26 Living with Environmental Despair Roger S. Gottlieb27 Love Every Leaf Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas28 Questions to Ponder and a Spiritual PracticeBibliographyScripture Index Index About the Contributors