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Theological Basis for Eco-Stewardship Scripture
Denominational Statements, Messages & Resolutions Sermons

 


Becoming an eco-steward is engaging in spiritual practice. Our call to care for Creation is articulated similarly by a range of diverse traditions, some examples of which are provided in the following resource links on the theological basis for eco-stewardship:

Catholic Conservation Center

COEJL: Jews, Jewish Texts, and Nature: A Brief History

Evangelical Environmental Network: Scripture

Islamset: Environmental Protection in Islam

Web of Creation: Prayers, sample sermons, resources, liturgies



Dr. Metwalli Amer
Sacramento Area League
of Associated Muslims 		Rabbi Melanie Aron
Congregation Shir Hadash
Los Gatos
The Rev. Sally G. Bingham
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco 		The Rev. David Borglum
Home of Truth Spiritual Center
Alameda
Tom Bourne
Development Director
California Council of Churches
Sacramento 		Linda Ruth Cutts (audio)
Former Abess, San Francisco Zen Center, Green Gulch Farm
San Francisco
Rabbi Zoe Klein (pdf)
Temple Isaiah
Los Angeles		 Dr. Hamid Mavani
Islamic Cultural Center of
Northern California
Oakland
Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce, Ph.D
Congregation Emanu-El
San Francisco		 The Rev. Roger Scott Powers
Montclair Presbyterian Church
Oakland
The Rev. Dr. David Thompson (pdf)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
of Sacramento		 Rabbi Laura Geller
Temple Emanuel Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills

 


American Baptist Churches USA
Bahai International Community
Children and the Environment: A Joint Reflection
Bishops Committee on Ecumenical and Religious Affairs,
N.C.C.B.and The National Council of Synagogues
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Church of the Brethren
Common Declaration of John Paul II
and the Ecumenical Patriarch His Holiness Bartholomew I
The Episcopal Church
Resolution on the Environment
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Jewish
Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Energy Security A Call To Action
Rabbinical Assembly Resolution
Resolutions Adopted by the UAHC
Mennonite Church
Orthodox Church in America
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Reformed Church in America

The Roman Catholic Church
The Ecological Crisis is a Common Responsibility, Pope John Paul II
Franciscan Booklet on Global Warming
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Faithful Stewards of God's Creation: A Catholic Resource for Environmental Justice and      Climate Change
Society of Friends
Unitarian Universalists
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church