Day 1: Making Peace with the Earth by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

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Day 1 with host Peter Wallace is the voice of the mainline churches. Through sermons, blogs, and video & audio resources, Day 1 proclaims a positive, passionate faith for today. Formerly “The Protestant Hour.”

I am reposting this new post from Day 1 on my latest book, Making Peace with the Earth (WCC). Check out the rest of the website for other interesting posts, podcasts, broadcasts etc.,

Making Peace with the Earth: Action and Advocacy for Climate Justice

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My new edited book, Making Peace with the Earth: Action and Advocacy for Climate Justice (WCC) is now available.

This project started 2 years at the World Council of Churches (WCC) working group on climate change in Germany. It appeared to be an easy enough project until I realize that having contributors around the world was going to be a challenge.

This difficult task of putting together a book with contributors from around the world was overcome by the wonderful help of the WCC editor, Michael West. To him I am greatly indebted. 

Making Peace with the Earth: Action and Advocacy for Climate Justice

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My new forthcoming book, Making Peace with the Earth: Action and Advocacy for Climate Justice is now at the Press and should be published by the end of March.

Please Pre-order the book on Amazon!

 

Care for the Whole Creation: The World Council of Churches at COP20 in Lima

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I attended the COP20 in Lima as a World Council of Churches’ delegate.  This is my latest Huffington Post about the COP20 meeting.

 

It felt like the world had descended upon Lima, Peru. Political leaders, scientists, activists, NGOs, world leaders and religious leaders

Investing in Our Children’s Future: Divestment, Sustainability and Climate Justice

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Climate Change is one of the most urgent social justice issues of our time. Here is my latest for Huffington Post about the World Council of Churches’ Interfaith Summit on Climate Change and Union’s Religions for the Earth conference in NYC.  Would love to hear your feedback and comments.

Advocacy and Action on Climate Change: World Council of Churches

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This piece is my latest for The Huffington Post, co-authored by Dr. Guillermo Kerber, the World Council of Churches Programme Executive for Care for Creation and Climate Justice.

At the beginning of a recent meeting in the global South on climate change with church leaders in a region severely