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Creation Care

Though there is continued argument whether humankind has truly brought about climate change and the effects of global warming, most evangelicals agree that stewardship of God’s creation is a biblical principle. When it comes to how that environmental stewardship should be executed, however, disagreement abounds.

End Times Ecology

We care for the environment precisely because God will create a new earth.

Creation Care Needs Christ

Why the work of Christ makes all the difference in our care of creation.

Greening of the Gospel?

Evangelical environmentalists press to add creation care to the church's mission.

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Home Improvement Meets the Gospel

How two co-founders of the home-supply store TreeHouse infuse their business with environmentally sound faith.

The Oceans Declare the Glory of God

How NASA oceanographer Jorge Vazquez is protecting the seas through climate-change research.

Christianity and Scientific Concerns

Six evangelical scholars--including C. Everett Koop--in a panel discussion on technology and bioethics.

Jesus Is Coming, So Save a Wave

Surfing for the common good of my Australian city.

An Architect for the Green-Friendly Masses

Jill Kurtz believes it's time for architects to start serving the other 80 percent.

Did Evangelicals Change the Climate Change Conversation?

Agnostic scholar Katharine Wilkinson looks at the legacy of the Evangelical Climate Initiative.

Holy Ground: Why This Land Is God's Land

Ignoring the ethics of food production and land use is not an option for Christians.

Teaching Natural Theology as Climate Changes Drown a Way of Life

Pacific Islanders relearn God’s care as rising sea levels threaten the future.

Creation's Own Inherent Value

A review of 'Living with Other Creatures.'

Back to the Garden

Row by row, urban Christians learn to bear literal and spiritual fruit.

The Joyful Environmentalists: Eugene Peterson and Peter Harris

The duo thinks of creation care not as an onerous duty but a natural response to the goodness of God.

Alternative Capitalist: How a Coffee Business Brews Reconciliation

Why Jonathan Golden helps farmers in Rwanda.

A Christian Response to Overpopulation

We can continue to affirm life while acknowledging that unrestricted population growth can put women and children at risk.

Eugene Peterson: A Pastor's Journey

The memoirist reads the text of his life, and addresses the parlous state of the pastoral calling.

After Japan Earthquake, Groups Question Nuclear Power

Also, several Christian relief agencies are on the ground.

Alissa Wilkinson: Every Square Inch

The writer and editor seeks the redemption of all creation.

More Than a Mountain

'Deep Down' plumbs theological divide on coal mining.

Local Is Beautiful

Bill McKibben believes we can thrive on a planet that will never be the same. A review of 'Eaarth.'

Food Fights

But it doesn't have to be this way.

The Grim Realities of Factory Farms

A Feast Fit for the King

Returning the growing fields and kitchen table to God.

A Covenant with the Earth

Why the work of Christ makes all the difference in our care of creation.

Let the Sea Resound

We can no longer act like creation care is a secondary issue.

Be Fruitful and Multiply?

Observers weigh in on whether Christians have a special responsibility to have children.

Green Plus Christian Isn't New Math

How concerned Christians should be about environmental care.

Peter Singer's Swan Song

Bioethicist asks: 'Why don't we make ourselves the last generation on earth?'

WWJD to BP and the EPA?

The oil spill is the top major issue for some political groups, while other groups fought the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.

The Cry of the Oil-Soaked Pelican

How the birds mired in the Gulf oil spill teach us to properly grieve.

Judgment in the Gulf

Woes and blessings of the oil spill.

The Gulf of Mexico and the Care of Creation

We exercise dominion over creation not only when we use it, but also when we conserve it.

Box Office Pantheism

Critiques of Avatar's spirituality should be winsome—and prophetic.

'Hunger Can Be Conquered'

And, says former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow, churches have a crucial role to play.

Political Prayers and Petitions

As political rhetoric focused on evil and injustice this week, prayer seemed to be the strategy of choice.

The Green Baptist

Jonathan Merritt seeks a renewed approach to American society.

Trees Of Life

How Floresta integrates development discipleship, and creation care overseas.

A Grounded Faith

Mexican ministry branches out beyond tree planting to bring healing to souls in a barren land.

The Lab Rat of the 21st Century

The new executive director at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity discusses recent bioethical debates.

Not One Sparrow

We can be 'speciesists' and show compassion for animals.
News Feed
Solar Panels Rare Amid the Steeples
Houses of worship have been slow to embrace green initiatives, for reasons including architectural challenges and a lack of incentive to make the upfront investment. (The New York Times)
Evangelical Environmentalists
An unlikely yet growing movement in the U.S. embraces the Christian God but also preaches protection of, rather than dominion over, the natural world (The Ecologist)
The rise of Evangelical environmentalists could reshape US elections
Rare, but rising in influence, evangelical environmentalists are equally well versed in ecology and theology. They and other proponents of the “creation care” movement may be harbingers of a cultural shift, albeit a slow one. (CSM)

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