Faith in a Changing Climate

Summary of posts to do with the Age of Limits 300-Year Party

Our faith is in what can be called the ‘Church of Progress’.

I live in central Virginia, USA and I am a member of the Virginia diocese of the Episcopal church. Our current bishop — Susan Goff — is...

This is the third post in a series to do with ‘Exile’ as it applies to the climate crisis. Those of us who are aware of the consequences...

Yesterday's post, Existential Threat, discussed the statements made by President Biden at a Town Hall meeting this week. His words showed...

On October 21st 2021 President Biden held a Town Hall meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. A transcript of the event is available here. When...

Exile is not always enforced; sometimes people choose to remove themselves from society. The image that this conjures up for most people

One of the themes of this site is that we need to be specific about our climate goals. General statements of good intent are not enough....

The leaders of the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Anglican churches have issued a Joint Message for the Protection of Creation. They stress...

Climate change is a predicament, not a problem. There are no solutions that allow us to return to the old normal. This situation provides an

Bishops in the Roman Catholic church threatened to withhold communion from President Biden due to his position on the topic of abortion. How

During the COVID-19 pandemic the church followed the leadership of secular society. The church id not offer a different type of leadership.

As the industrial age winds down the future will be more rural than it is now. However, this will not be a return to Paradise.

Tolstoy’s novella ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ can be used as a framework for those who see the inevitability of climate catastrophe.

Legend has it that King Canute (Knut) tried to stop the incoming tide. The story illustrates the futility of our response to climate change.

Jeremiah preached against false prophets. In our time people have a false faith in the Church of Progress.

The COVID-19 pandemic and climate chang provides an opportunity for the church to provide leadership in a changed world.