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Apocalypses all around us
Martha Park unearths surprising connections between the natural and the supernatural, the material and the ineffable.
A river runs through us
Robert Macfarlane helps us appreciate that life is not a possession. It is a process we participate in.
Learning to see the planet as gift
At Holden Village, a Lutheran retreat center nestled deep in the Cascades, I asked my students to consider their vocation in light of the Anthropocene.
Hope as an act of love
Theologian Norman Wirzba’s account of hope is compelling precisely because it is so grounded in harsh reality.
How roads hurt animals
Ben Goldfarb’s book on road ecology has expanded my understanding of what makes a livable city—and world.
Trending topics: Ecology without colonialism
Five new postcolonial perspectives on living faithfully through climate change
When stagnant waters become fresh
The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.
Earth martyrs
Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo makes readers question the depth of their own commitment to righteousness.
Reading scripture through the lens of nature
Daniel Cooperrider understands the Bible as an outdoor book, open to the sky.
Given the environmental future we’re facing, we would do well to address it with resurrection hope.
Some trees are like mothers
Scientist Susanne Simard on how trees communicate and nurture each other
by Jane McBride
What is ecopiety?
The stories we tell about consuming our way to a healthy environment
A guide to religious education during the climate crisis
For Jennifer Ayres, it’s crucial to name our ecological identity and responsibility.
Can we survive the incalculable damage of climate change?
David Wallace-Wells charts a path for life in the wake of global warming.
Trees communicate with one another. I’m trying to listen.
My favorite is a 100-year-old male cottonwood. I call him Grandfather.
The spiritual desert of First Reformed's minister
Ernst Toller is not so different from the male anti-heroes at the heart of Paul Schrader's earlier, more sensational films.