50 Ways to Help Save the Earth: How You and Your Church Can Make a Difference

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jun 1, 2009 - Religion - 120 pages
This guide outlines fifty ways in which you, your congregation, and your local community can help fight global warming and enjoy participation in a vital part of Christian discipleship. 50 Ways to Help Save the Earth makes a clear connection, in a practical and unintimidating way, between stewardship of the earth and living one's faith. This easy-to-follow book consists of seven chapters on topics related to global climate change: "Water," "Energy," "Transportation," "Food and Agriculture," "People," "Other Species," and "Wilderness and Land." Each chapter begins with a statement on how the content relates to global warming, followed by seven action items ranging from individual efforts to activities that encourage the involvement of the congregational and wider communities.
 

Contents

ENERGY
12
TRANSPORTATION
42
WATER
58
Live within the Limits of Your Watershed
66
PEOPLE
74
OTHER SPECIES
90
WILDERNESS AND LAND
106
Notes
126
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Rebecca Barnes-Davies is an environmental activist with over a decade of experience in advocating for public policy changes, educating groups of concerned Christians, and writing numerous articles. She is a consultant for Environmental and Social Justice Ministries and also served as the Director of Presbyterians Restoring Creation. She is currently studying at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

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