What Every Seminarian Should Know

What Every Seminarian Should Know About Caring for the Earth

1.	Scriptural, theological, historical, ethical and spiritual foundations for earth-care.
2.	How faith communities can incorporate earth-care into worship, education, facilities management, finances and mission.
3.	The ecological state of the world, important ecological issues and a vision of sustainability.
4.	Personal lifestyle changes necessary to minimize our human impact on the earth.
5.	Local, as well as global, ethical issues related to the earth.
6.	The systemic changes needed to create a sustainable world (laws, policies, protocols, treaties, and how to advocate for them).
7.	A working knowledge of the local ecology, including an understanding of the important threats to the local ecosystem.
8.	The human justice issues related to ecological degradation.
9.	How to work though fear, guilt, grief, and anger so as to offer ecological leadership with joy and grace.
10.	How to cultivate love for the natural world as a basis for our actions.

Green Seminary Initiative