Global Warming and the Church

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Nov 13, 2023

Guest Gary VanderPol, professor, pastor, and activist, discusses global warming and the church. Topics include interpreting the book of Revelation, the church's role in addressing global warming, reinterpreting 'ruling over and subduing the earth,' secularization of environmental attitudes, mobilizing Christians and small groups, practical actions to combat global warming, and joining the email list for more information.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Climate Activism and Religious Beliefs

02:28 • 8min

Interpreting the concept of ruling over and subduing the earth

10:15 • 2min

The Secularization of Environmental Attitudes

12:13 • 17min

Mobilizing Christians and Small Groups to Take Action on Global Warming

29:18 • 2min

Practical Actions to Combat Global Warming

31:02 • 11min

Discussion on Joining Email List and Reframing the Climate Crisis

42:25 • 2min

In this episode, Rob interviews Gary VanderPol as they discuss global warming and the church. Gary gives some practical insights with regard to steps we can take to make a difference.

Gary is a professor, pastor, and activist. He has taught at seminaries in Costa Rica and Denver and pastored Evangelical Covenant churches in Oakland, Berkeley, and Boston. With Soong-Chan Rah he co-wrote Return to Justice: Six Movements that Ignited our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience. He holds a doctorate in the history of global Christianity from Boston University. He is currently coaching and cheering on churches that want to do creation care together.

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Some of the resources Gary mentions include:

Katharine Hayhoe

David Wallace Wells's The Uninhabitable Earth

Norman Wirzba From nature to Creation: A Christian vision for understanding and loving our world