The Book of Created Things: Reading the Gulf Oil Spill
The gulf oil spill bears witness that we have rejected our earthliness, forgotten who we are, and broken the sacred connection between ourselves and our world. As Metropolitan John Zizioulas writes, “The human being has rejected his role as the priest of creation by making himself God in creation.”
The Gulf of Mexico and the Care of Creation
As I type this, I am looking out at the Gulf of Mexico…those waters I grew up with, gently lapping against the sand, are threatening to bring with them millions of gallons of oil…Five years after Hurricane Katrina leveled this hometown of mine, it is bracing for the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history…
The BP Oil Spill: A Christian Call for Lament and Reconciliation
During the Duke Center for Reconciliation’s Summer Institute, Christians from varied denominations, backgrounds, and nations gathered to explore the work Christ is doing in reconciling all things…As followers of Christ…we mourn the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe and the BP oil spill now polluting the Gulf of Mexico…
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Toxic Sludge Is Good For You
Several weeks back it happened again. I remember it happening last year- coinciding with the warmth of Spring…The trucks parade back and forth for hours. What these trucks are hauling is one of the most controversial substances on the American landscape…sludge (aka: biosolids)
Poor Folks Don’t Care About the Earth
I was not being fair to those that need to think about their basic needs first. So I started to think, how can I help those with limited choices not only have what they need to live but to give them choices?
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