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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Duck, Hunter Rev. Joel Hunter speaks out on broadening the evangelical agenda	David Roberts	20 Dec 2006	Main Dish
In July, Rev. Joel Hunter was named president-elect of the Christian Coalition of America, the legendary political advocacy organization founded by Pat Robertson. Rev. Joel Hunter. Last month, just before he was to formally take office, he abruptly stepped down after a meeting with the coalition's board of directors. According to Hunter, it became clear that the organization was not ready t ...
Topics: God and the Environment, heroes, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Go Tell It on the Mountain Allen Johnson rallies Christians to fight against mountaintop-removal mining	David Roberts	07 Nov 2006	Main Dish
Allen Johnson. As its not-at-all euphemistic name would indicate, mountaintop-removal mining makes no effort to disguise its impact. Coal-mining companies brazenly invade Appalachian communities, blow the tops off mountains, send massive coal trucks careening up and down narrow roads, spew coal dust into the air and mining waste into the water, and terrorize reside ...
Topics: God and the Environment, grassroots activism, Kentucky, mining, religion and spirituality, West Virginia (all these topics)

Sine Quammen Non David Quammen chats about evolution, science, religion, and his new book	David Roberts	02 Nov 2006	Main Dish
David Quammen. Though we do not, alas, live in the kind of world where science writers become celebrities, David Quammen has developed an unusually devoted fan base. As a young man he aspired to write fiction, and that sensibility remains evident in science writing that reads like literature -- humane, absorbing, occasionally thrilling. His "Natural Acts" column for Ou ...
Topics: biodiversity, books, God and the Environment, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Moral of the Story A review (and a preview) of the documentary The Great Warming	Kate Sheppard	30 Oct 2006	Arts and Minds
The Great Warming aims to do what other climate-change books, TV shows, and films haven't. In lieu of purely scientific or data-based persuasion, it appeals to viewers' sense of spiritual and moral responsibility. On that level, it succeeds. Debuting in American theaters on Nov. 3 but already making the rounds in the country's churches, the film takes regular folks and lets them ...
Topics: climate, God and the Environment, green living, movies, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

EOphilia E.O. Wilson chats about his new book on the intersection of science and religion	David Roberts	17 Oct 2006	Main Dish
E.O. Wilson. Photo: Jim Harrison In 1967, E.O. Wilson coauthored the book that founded island biogeography, a new field of scientific study. He could have retired then with a distinguished record. Instead, in the ensuing four decades, he's gone on to discover hundreds of new species, generate major advances in entomology, win the National Medal of Science and two Pulitzers, f ...
Topics: books, God and the Environment, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Soul of DeWitt An interview with environmental scientist and evangelical leader Calvin DeWitt	David Roberts	17 Oct 2006	Main Dish
No one has worked longer at the intersection of environmental science, evangelical ethics, and practical activism than Calvin DeWitt. Calvin DeWitt. A respected scientist with advanced degrees in biology and zoology, DeWitt spent over 25 years as director of the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, where he worked to help college students learn the principles of ...
Topics: God and the Environment, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

How Does Your Gardner Go? A chat with Worldwatch's Gary Gardner on faith and environmentalism	David Roberts	11 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Gary Gardner. "It's because I'm a religious person that I'm an environmentalist," says Gary Gardner, director of research at the Worldwatch Institute. An expert on nuclear proliferation, population, and world hunger, Gardner returns to a subject close to his heart with his latest book: Inspiring Progress: Religions' Contributions to Sustainable Development. I ca ...
Topics: God and the Environment, green living, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special (Windows, low bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Watch the high-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special (Windows, high bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The Windows Media Player is required. Get it now. Watch the low-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special �(RealPlayer, low bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The RealPlayer is required. Get it now. (There is a completely free version. Make sure to click on the hard-to-find "FREE RealPlayer" link.) Watch the high-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Is God Green? An exclusive preview of Bill Moyers' PBS special �(RealPlayer, high bandwidth)	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
The RealPlayer is required. Get it now. (There is a completely free version. Make sure to click on the hard-to-find "FREE RealPlayer" link.) Watch the low-bandwidth version here. Return to the Moyers interview.
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Faith, Hope, and Clarity Bill Moyers discusses the spread of environmental concern among evangelicals	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Just after the 2004 election, in his 70th year, legendary journalist Bill Moyers retired from full-time television, giving up the reins of his beloved PBS show Now. But Moyers has not left behind his vocation or his network. This month, PBS will air a new three-part special, Moyers on America. The second part -- Is God Green?, airing Oct. 11 -- traces the growing env ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Born Again, Again Will evangelicals help save the earth?	Bill McKibben	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Copyright 2006 by Bill McKibben. First published in OnEarth, a publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Reprinted by permission. First came the mighty winds, blowing across the Gulf with unprecedented fury, leveling cities and towns, washing away the houses built on sand. Toss in record flooding across the Northeast, and one of the warmest winters humans have known on this continent, and a prolonge ...
Topics: Bill McKibben, environmental movement, God and the Environment, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Gospel of J. Matthew An interview with J. Matthew Sleeth, evangelical environmentalist and author	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
In 2000, a wealthy hospital chief of staff and evangelical Christian named J. Matthew Sleeth looked around at the life he'd built -- suburban neighborhood, huge house, two cars, lots and lots of stuff -- and decided it failed to properly honor God. J. Matthew Sleeth: listen to the heart. In what he describes as a religious awakening, he, his wife, and their two teena ...
Topics: consumerism, energy efficiency, God and the Environment, green living, health, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

God & the Environment A Grist special series	David Roberts	05 Oct 2006	Main Dish
Environmentalists and their politically progressive allies have long dismissed conservative evangelical Christians as repressive moralists and industry apologists. The suspicion and hostility are mutual: evangelicals see environmentalists as godless, anti-human pagans and socialists. Not exactly a match made in heaven. But relations are slowly thawing -- in part thanks to, well, thawing. As glaciers and ice shelv ...
Topics: God and the Environment, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

What the Left Hand's Doing Rabbi Michael Lerner calls on environmentalists to develop a spiritual vision	David Roberts	22 Mar 2006	Main Dish
As we strolled through downtown Seattle in search of coffee, Rabbi Michael Lerner casually pointed over my shoulder and said, "That's where I was in jail." Rabbi Michael Lerner. Photo: Mark Werlin. He was referring to his membership in the Seattle Seven, a group of Vietnam War protesters whose 1970 arrest and trial sparked a legendary media circus. It wa ...
Topics: consumerism, God and the Environment, green living, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Cizik Matters An interview with green evangelical leader Richard Cizik	Amanda Griscom Little	05 Oct 2005	Main Dish
Richard Cizik. Photo: National Association of Evangelicals. Polluters will have to answer to God, not just government, according to Richard Cizik. Vice president of governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, Cizik is a pro-Bush Bible-brandishing reverend zealously opposed to abortion, gay marriage, and embryonic stem-cell research. He is also on a mission to convert ...
Topics: climate, God and the Environment, heroes, interview, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

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