Evangelicals on the environment
10/12/2006
Moyers Asks "Is God Green?"
October 11, 2006 / Treehugger.com
Last week, Treehugger took note of Bill Moyers and Bill McKibben's live presentation of their ideas on evangelicalism and environmentalism at the New York Public Library.
[To review Green Institute Advisor, Bill McKibben’s perspective visit - http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/moyers_and_mcki.php]
Online
viewers have another chance to hear Moyers discuss the topic with both
evangelicals and treehuggers, and well as some who fall into both
groups, on his PBS Moyers on America special "Is God Green?"
In conjunction with the airing of the program, Grist is running a series entitled "God & the Environment." http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2006/10/05/gate/
The series features interviews with Moyers, the Rev. Richard Cizik, Rabbi Michael Lerner, and others, and an essay by McKibben…
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::Moyers on America -- "Is God Green?" http://www.pbs.org/moyers/moyersonamerica/green/index.html
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"Is God Green?"
A new
holy war is growing within the conservative evangelical community, with
implications for both the global environment and American politics. For
years liberal Christians and others have made
protection of the environment a moral commitment. Now a number of
conservative evangelicals are joining the fight, arguing that man's
stewardship of the planet is a biblical imperative and calling for
action to stop global warming.
But
they are being met head-on by opposition from their traditional
evangelical brethren who adamantly support the Bush administration in
downplaying the threat of global warming and other environmental
perils.
The political stakes are high:
Three
out of every four white evangelical voters chose George W. Bush in
2004. "Is God Green?" explores how a serious split among conservative
evangelicals over the environment and global warming could reshape
American politics.
Get Involved!
With
the MOYERS ON AMERICA series, we inaugurate the Citizens Class, an
extensive, interactive curriculum designed to encourage and facilitate
public discourse on the issues raised in the series. The workshop
features multimedia discussions, reference materials on the key
perspectives presented in the program, and questions for further
reflection — all designed to stimulate deep and thoughtful community
dialogue. Interested?
