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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Climate gets religion Richard Cizik and enviro religious leaders speak to Grist on climate leadership	Sara Barz	30 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Evangelicals have been absent without leave from the climate change discussion, failing to push the Republican Party to take the issue seriously, according to Richard Cizik, the vice president for governmental affairs at the National Association of Evangelicals. Evangelicals, Cizik said, are looking for 'prophetic leadership' to champion the climate cause. Surprisingly, he said that voice may not come from traditional conservative circles. 'The advantage that Bara ...
Topics: climate, interview, presidential race 08, religion and spirituality, video (all these topics)

E.O. Wilson's mentors	David Roberts	09 Jul 2008	Gristmill
The great biologist E.O. Wilson discusses the kinds of people who inspired him: Check out Grist's interview with Wilson here.
Topics: interview, religion and spirituality, video (all these topics)

Warren Piece Warren G. Stone, green religious leader, answers readers' questions		01 Jun 2007	InterActivist
Clearly, caring for the planet is a valid expression of faith, whether Jew, Christian, Buddhist, or whatever. However, there is a huge organization of right-wing Christians dedicated to interfering with our political process. Where do you draw the line in the separation of church and state, and when is it reasonable for religious leaders to use their authority to influence others' political views or deci ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Stone on a Roll Warren G. Stone, green religious leader, answers Grist's questions		28 May 2007	InterActivist
Warren G. Stone. What work do you do? I'm a rabbi in the Washington, D.C., area; I've been privileged to serve as the rabbi of Temple Emanuel for the past 18 years. I also serve as the national environmental chair for the Central Conference of American Rabbis and am on a variety of boards, including as co-chair of the Religious Campaign for Forest Conservation and the Religious Coalition on Creation Ca ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview, 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)

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)

An interview with Rabbi Michael Lerner On spiritual environmentalism	David Roberts	22 Mar 2006	Gristmill
A few weeks ago, I sat down for a long chat with Rabbi Michael Lerner. The first half -- most directly related to environmental issues -- is here. The second half, wherein in we discuss general spiritual and theological issues, is below. In his new book The Left Hand of God (you can read an excerpt here), Lerner says the religious right offers what he calls the right hand of God: a stern authoritarian father, who punishes sin, demands self-reliance, and inspires ...
Topics: interview, 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)

Eilon Encounters Eilon Schwartz, founder of The Heschel Center, answers readers' questions		16 Dec 2005	InterActivist
Eilon Schwartz, founder of The Heschel Center. How does the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians affect the work of environmentalists?�� -- Noah Efron, Tel Aviv, Israel As you must know, coming from the region, the "conflict" has traditionally dwarfed all other agendas. Interestingly, the environment has always been a central piece in efforts to build a dialogue and reconciliat ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, Israel, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

Heschel Effects Eilon Schwartz, founder of The Heschel Center, answers Grist's questions		12 Dec 2005	InterActivist
Eilon Schwartz. What work do you do? I'm the founder and executive director of The Heschel Center, an environmental NGO in Israel. I am also an academic, teaching at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. What does your organization do? Only in the last decade has environmentalism gotten on the map in Israel. For years, "The Situation" -- that is, the relationship between Israel and the Pa ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, Israel, 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)

The Chris Science Monitor An interview with Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science	David Roberts	27 Sep 2005	Arts and Minds
Chris Mooney. Photo: Perseus Books. For some five years, Chris Mooney has been writing about the delicate overlap of science and public policy. As a correspondent for The American Prospect and Seed, a blogger, and a freelance journalist, he's carved out what you might think would be a modest, out-of-the-way niche of political punditry. Turns out, Mooney's metier has ...
Topics: interview, politics, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

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