Natural Saints
How People of Faith Are Working to Save God's Earth
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 12 December 2013
- ISBN 9780199335954
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages242 pages
- Size 140x213x17 mm
- Weight 299 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Mallory McDuff shows that churches and faith organizations are reconnecting with conservation and working to save the natural world.
MoreLong description:
At La Capilla de Santa María, parishioners weatherized their church in an effort to decrease the utility bills that took up a fifth of the annual budget. At Jubilee Community Church, parents and the education coordinator revised the Sunday School curriculum to integrate care of creation for all age levels. And at All People's Church in Milwaukee, the sanctuary became a free farmer's market on Sundays with produce grown by youth.
Natural Saints shares the stories and strategies of contemporary church leaders, parishioners, and religious environmentalists working to define a new environmental movement, where justice as a priority for the church means a clean and safe environment for all. Mallory McDuff shows that a focus on God's earth is transforming both people and congregations, creating more relevant and powerful ministries . As a result, people of faith are forming a new environmental movement with a moral mandate to care for God's earth.
McDuff highlights eight key ministries: protecting human dignity, feeding the hungry, creating sacred spaces, responding to natural disasters, promoting justice, making a pilgrimage, educating youth, and bearing witness. With two daughters in tow, she traveled across the country to document environmental actions grounded in faith. This journey transformed the author's own faith and hope for a sustainable future. Congregations and individuals seeking to integrate care of creation into their faith community will find inspiration and concrete advice in the lives of these natural saints.
Mallory McDuff provides a narrative on the church's role with environmental issues that is rich with stories and contextual detail. This book is a must read for anyone interested in how churches are working to protect God's Creation.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction - The Doxology and a Communion of Saints: A Journey with Faith and Earth
Chapter 1 Protecting Human Dignity: Fair Food, Farmworker Rights, and the Church
Chapter 2 Feeding the Hungry: Gardening for God's Children
Chapter 3 Creating Sacred Spaces: Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, and Green Building
Chapter 4 Responding to Natural Disaster and Rebuilding: Loss and Resurrection on the Gulf Coast
Chapter 5 Promoting Justice: Environmental Justice, Toxic Tours, and GreenFaith
Chapter 6 Making a Pilgrimage: Mountaintop Removal, Water, and Wildflowers
Chapter 7 Educating Youth: Solar Panels at Camp, Creation Care at Sunday School
Chapter 8 Bearing Witness: Engaging People of Faith in Environmental Advocacy
Conclusion
Afterword by Reverend Brian Cole
Notes
Index
