Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect Earth’s Climate, a book by outdoor leadership/environmental studies professor Mallory McDuff, has been published by New Society Publishers. The book includes a foreword written by Bill McKibben and contributions by Katharine Hayhoe. Sacred Acts documents the diverse actions taken by churches to address climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice.

From the publisher: Stories from across North America of contemporary church leaders, parishioners and religious activists who are working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet.

Sacred Acts documents the diverse actions taken by churches to address climate change through stewardship, advocacy, spirituality and justice. Contributions from leading Christian voices such as Norman Wirzba and the Reverend Canon Sally Bingham detail the concrete work of faith communities such as:

Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN, where parishioners have enhanced food security by sharing canning and food preservation skills in the church kitchen

Georgia’s Interfaith Power & Light, which has used federal stimulus funds to weatherize congregations, reduce utility bills and cut carbon emissions

Earth Ministry, where people of faith spearheaded the movement to pass state legislation to make Washington State a coal-free state.

Sacred Acts shows that churches can play a critical role in confronting climate change – perhaps the greatest moral imperative of our time. This timely collection will inspire individuals and congregations to act in good faith to help protect Earth’s climate.

 

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