Biblical Theology for a Climate Changed World Week 2

Heat waves, droughts, overheated oceans, torrential rains, devastating floods, vast wildfires, and more leave no doubt that ours is a climate-changed world. With that comes the double imperative to adapt to a transformed environment and to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable. Yet on both fronts, from the local to the global, progress is slow if it comes at all. Particularly in America, a deeply rooted and fiercely held commitment to self-determination is among the reasons for our struggle to live cooperatively with nature and generously toward our neighbor. In this brief series we will wrestle with some biblical traditions that call us out of ourselves to simultaneously partner with nature and serve the disadvantaged. We will see how the Christian scriptures provide compelling theology for a climate-changed world.