Religious Resources - Caring for Creation

In all major religions there is an ethic of creation care. This page offers preaching, teaching and thinking resources from different religious traditions on the subject of caring for creation. We hope you and your religious community will find it helpful. Please contact Yaira with links to other resources you'd like to see here; we will be happy to add more links, including more religious traditions, to this page.

Interfaith Resources

• “To Mend the World: A Justice Framework for Creation Care,” a publication from Texas Interfaith Power & Light

• Sample sermons, from Interfaith Power & Light

• Prayers, Poetry & Other Worship Resources, from Interfaith Power & Light

• Religious Teachings on the Environment, from GreenFaith

Jewish Resources

• Torah Commentary, listed by Parsha, from Canfei Nesharim

Christian Resources

• Downloadable resources, from the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program

Muslim Resources

• Islam and the environment, from the Interfaith Environmental Network, the Austin chapter of Texas Interfaith Power & Light

General Guides and Reflections on Environmental Justice & Preaching

• “Three Layers of Environmental Preaching” by Rev. Peter Sawtell, Executive Director, Eco-Justice Ministries

• “Environmental Racism: An Ecumenical Study Guide” from the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program. A downloadable pdf in the “Environmental Justice Resources” section of the resource page