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In the fall of 2005, Jim Waller, professor of psychology at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington, will present the third case study, recounting his interaction with scholars whose research is focused on the Holocaust and on genocide more broadly. As in the previous studies, there will be an emphasis on the transferable knowledge offered by an "empathetic interpersonal model" for engagement.

The range represented by these studies is encouraging. And the lessons they suggest are immediately applicable, as close at hand as Christmas dinner.

John Wilson is the editor of Books & Culture.

Other Books & Culture and Christianity Today articles on the environment include:

Tending the Garden | Evangelicals and the environment. (July 07, 2004)

Environment as Creation | Conquest vs. care for the wilderness. (Books & Culture, January/February 2004)

Bald Eagles and Babies | The case for compassionate conservationism. (June 27, 2001)

Eco-Myths | Don't believe everything you hear about the church and the environmental crisis (June 27, 2001)

Why We Love the Earth | Our belief in a Creator, not crisis scenarios, drives our environmental concerns (June 27, 2001)

Religious Leaders Rebuke Bush Administration Over Kyoto Protocol | Officials from the National Council of Churches, Presbyterian Church (USA), United Methodist Church, Disciples of Christ, and African Methodist Episcopal Church say U.S. must limit greenhouse gas emissions. (April 6, 2001)

Unholy Harvest? | Evangelicals join protests against genetically modified "frankenfoods." (May 9, 2000)

U.S. Churches Join Global Warming Debate | Environmental stewardship is an act of compassion toward the poor, say mainline Protestants and evangelicals, who are joining with other faith groups to reduce the effects of global warming. (Oct. 5, 1998)

God's Green Acres | How Calvin DeWitt is helping Dunn, Wisconsin, reflect the glory of God's good creation. (June 15, 1998)

Greening of the Gospel? | Evangelical environmentalists press to add creation care to the church's mission. (Nov. 11, 1996)

Evangelical Environmentalism Comes of Age (Nov. 11, 1996)

More on Christians and creation can be found in Books & Culture's Science Pages.

The Evangelical Environmental Network has more information about its activities on its website.

Other Christian Environmentalism associations include Christian Environmental Council (an offshoot of the Evangelical Environmental Network), the Interfaith Council for Environmental Stewardship, Evangelicals for Social Action, and Green Cross.

Books & Culture Corner appears every Tuesday. Earlier editions of Books & Culture Corner and Book of the Week include:

Modern, All Too Modern | Tom Wolfe's new novel, largely reviewed as a satiric report on the sexual mores of today's college students, is fundamentally about the nature of the human will. (Dec. 14, 2004)

Unfashionably Good | A savory collections of essays by Alan Jacobs. (Dec. 07, 2004)

Communicating Communication | A roundup from the National Communication Association's annual convention. (Nov. 30, 2004)

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