Climate change

Eco-Justice: Getting There from Here

Elizabeth Palmberg 6-19-2009

As I look at where we need to get, pronto -- 350 parts per million or less carbon in the atmosphere, sustainable use of planetary resources, and a world economy consistent with those things -- and

Who Should Pay for Our Pollution?

Elizabeth Denlinger Reaves 6-10-2009

Congress is hard at work on historic energy and climate change legislation. The House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill in the next few weeks, with the Senate to follow in early fall.

On Racism

Brian McLaren 5-29-2009

Many in the Republican Party and some noteworthy Christian leaders have come together to call Judge Sotomayor a racist.

Love Your Neighbor, Love the Earth

Jim Wallis 5-14-2009

The industrialized world's collective failure to both regulate pollution and curb gross overconsumption has put millions and billions of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people at increase

Voices of Global Climate Change, Part II: Leo Atakpu

Elizabeth Palmberg 4-24-2009

Nigerian activist Leo Atakpu is a busy guy -- he advocates for debt cancellation, opposes water privatization, and speaks out against climate change.

Voices of Global Climate Change, Part I: Fe' Kaho Tevi

Elizabeth Palmberg 4-23-2009

Often, when we hear about global warming, what we get on the news is statistics that are hard to take in.

The Social Side Effects of Global Warming

Cesar Baldelomar 4-22-2009

We are at a global turning point.

The Eco-Footprint of War: Lemeyo's Story

Amanda Hendler-Voss 4-14-2009

Lemeyo Abon, an indigenous elder from the Marshall Islands, is a survivor of fallout from the largest nuclear bomb ever

G-20 Recap: Global Economics Cannot Be a Values-Free Zone

Andy Clasper 4-08-2009

The group of 20 leading and emerging nations met at the Excel Centre in London's Docklands last week in a meeting which Gordon Brown heralded as the dawning of a new world order.

A Crucial Time in the Fight Against Global Poverty and Climate Change

Ray Offenheiser 4-07-2009

The realities of global poverty are very stark.

Time for Cristus Victor Gardens?

Fred Bahnson 3-16-2009

As the engine of the American Economy coughs, sputters, and shifts to low gear (too soon to say "grinds to a halt"), another motor driving the American Dream is also running low on fuel: the food s

Jesus and Justice Always Kiss: A Plea to Youth Pastors Making Out with Empire

Jarrod McKenna 2-11-2009

That U.S. megaphone of amazing grace, Shane Claiborne, was recently moved to tears after witnessing a youth gathering in Australia.

Inaugural Week Meditation: So Happy

Brian McLaren 1-21-2009

I'm 52, and I've had a great first half-century of life (and am looking forward to the next). But this inaugural week I feel an extraordinary happiness. Younger people can understand it to a great degree, but I think many folks my age and older

Changing the Image of Religion: The New Faith Coalition

Jim Wallis 1-19-2009

The day after the inauguration, I will be joining with Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and Christian leaders at the National Prayer Service for our new president.

Rich Cizik, Pioneer for New Evangelicals, Resigns from NAE

Jim Wallis 12-12-2008

Rich Cizik has been a pioneer in the "new evangelical" movement and a real hero, especially to the next generation of young believers.

My Personal 'Faith Priorities' for this Election

Jim Wallis 10-23-2008

In 2004, several conservative Catholic bishops and a few megachurch pastors like Rick Warren issued their list of "non-negotiables," which were intended to be a voter guide for their followers.

An InterVarsity Chapter Shifts Focus from the Campus Booth to the Voting Booth

Timothy McMahan King 10-23-2008

Max Kuecker was a devoted member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IV) on Northwestern's campus in the mid 90's. It provided faith, fellowship, support, and friends. One thing, however, really bothered him: "It was clear from the culture around me that to be a Christian meant I had to be a Republican.