On Earth Day, people of faith need to take action on climate change

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climate change, climate justice, Duke Divinity School, Earth Day, Elisabeth Sophia Lee, Faith and Leadership, World Council of Churches

School children in central London staged a sit down protest over climate change near Downing Street in February 2019. Photo by Ben Gingelge

Earth Day is April 22.

Below is a repost of my new piece, “On Earth Day, people of faith need to take action on climate change”, for Faith and Leadership Magazine for Duke Divinity School. 

Please do share it.

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God’s Gift of Water, by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

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climate justice, Dinesh Suna, eco-justice, Ecumenical Water Network, korea, Lutheran World Federation, Making Peace with the Earth, water, water justice, World Council of Churches

Here is my new piece for the World Council of Churches, “God’s Gift of Water”. The Ecumenical Water Network is doing a “Seven Weeks for Water 2019” and I am delighted to be part of this series.

Many thanks to Dinesh Suna who is the Coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network at the World Council of Churches.

Religion News Service: A Multifaith Movement will Push to Address Climate Change

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Here is my latest 2019 Prediction for Religions Service News (RNS), “A Multifaith Movement will Push to Address Climate Change.” 

My 2018 Prediction for RSN was Women Rise Up. 

Peace Talks for Korean Peninsula

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I helped organize our second meeting: International Forum for  Addressing Peace on the Korean Peninsula and Beyond

일시: 2월 7일(수) 3:30~ 5:00

장소: The Sheraton Hotel in Time Sq. (3rd Floor , Riverside Rm)
811 7th Avenue 53rd Street, New York  NY, 10019

Making Peace with the Earth-Book Review

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Read this review of my edited book Making Peace with the Earth for Reading Religion. It is reviewed by Dr. Barbara Rossing.

As we experience climate change, it is ever more important to take our environmental changes more seriously and with priority. 

A Green Reformation

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I wrote a new Sojourner’s Article for February 2017 issue, Green Reformation: Protestants turned the world upside down once. Is it time to do it again on climate change?

WATER Recommends: Nov 2016, “Making Peace with the Earth”

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It is an honor to have my latest edited book, Making Peace with the Earth on WATER Recommend’s book list. Thank you WATER!!

Please check out WATER website for interesting posts, blogs and updates. Below is a repost of WATER Recommends: Nov 2016.

COP22: Marrakesh Climate Change Conference

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climate change, climate justice, COP22, creation, creation care, World Council of Churches

I am excited about attending the COP22 meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.

COP22 is an important meeting as we are faced with climate change and environmental crisis. Much needs to be done as religious groups and government bodies try to work towards climate justice. I am happy to be part of the World Council of Churches’ delegation to COP22. The World Council of Churches puts a high priority on the work of climate justice and creation care.

Religious groups working for peace and love

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Switzerland, Geneva, 30 September 2016
The Grand Imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar mosque and university, Prof. Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb, visited today the World Council of Churches to participate in high-level dialogue on interreligious peacemaking.

“Religious groups working for peace and love” was originally published on the World Council of Churches’ site, “Pilgrimage of Peace and Justice”.

It is now reposted on the Huffington Post.

Making Peace with the Earth: Book Launch and Discussion

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The World Council of Churches will hold  a book launch and discussion for my new edited book, Making Peace with the Earth on Thursday September 29, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva.

Hope to see some of you there.