Stewardship or Sacrifice Conference


The Creation Care Coalition encourages you to take part in an important conference organized by the Rock Ethics Institute and the Jewish Studies Program at Penn State and designed especially for religious communities in Pennsylvania.Past events

 

Stewardship or Sacrifice? Religion and the Ethics of Climate Change

Conference: October 7–8, 2009

Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, Penn State, University Park

 

The keynote speakers will be the Rev. Canon Sally Bigham, founder of Interfaith Power and Light, and Prof. Michael E. Mann of Penn State, a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report.  On the second day of the conference, local, state, and national advocates in the role of religion in climate change will discuss practical steps that congregations can take to respond to climate change.

 

Click here for the main website for the conference, including descriptions of the keynote speakers and presenters.

 

Click here for the conference program.

 

To help you publicize  the conference, below are resources that you may use.  Feel free to copy and distribute widely.

 

Click here for Tips on spreading the word about the conference

 

Click here for memo to pastoral leaders

 

Click here for Sample notices to use in bulletins and newsletters

 

Click here for Conference flyer

 

Click here for handout suitable for insertion in a church bulletin.

 

Click here for a selection of flyers and posters