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 Stories About: God and the Environment AND interview AND religion and spirituality
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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 ... |
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| Topics: books, God and the Environment, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: God and the Environment, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, energy efficiency, God and the Environment, green living, health, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, God and the Environment, green living, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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Cizik Matters
An interview with green evangelical leader Richard Cizik |
Amanda Griscom Little |
05 Oct 2005 |
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| 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 ... |
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| Topics: climate, God and the Environment, heroes, interview, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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