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Papal prayers on climate change.

At the conclusion of Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change, issued this past Thursday, he proposed “that we offer two prayers. The first we can share with all who believe in a God who is the all-powerful Creator, while in … Continue reading

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Holism: the first casualty in the climate-change war?

“In war, truth is the first casualty.” – attributed to various authors The recently-released papal encyclical on climate change calls for a holistic approach to the challenge. (That’s holistic and holism as in considering the problem in its broadest aspects, … Continue reading

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Laudato si’

Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs    – Saint Francis of Assisi This sister now cries out to us because … Continue reading

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Climate Change in the American Christian Mind

In recent years, the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication have collaborated on a distinguished and insightful series of studies of public attitudes toward climate change. Whether through coincidence or … Continue reading

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