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American Lutherans Engage Ecological Theology

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for all you do! I remember my father (I'm Paul's daughter, he specifically asked me to share the essay!) was involved in Earth Day early on. he went to Colorado one year... I remember it clearly, it was a big deal at home, probably 1980? lutheransrestoringcreation.org/american-lut...

American Lutherans Engage Ecological Theology: The First Chapter, 1962-2012, And Its Legacy1 by Paul Santmire Ecological theology is a relatively new movement in the world of christian thought and pra...

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · 1d

Compelling connection between faith and activism www.earthday.org/how-my-catho... @earthdayorg.bsky.social #EarthDay #Faith

How My Catholic Education Made Me A Climate Activist - Earth Day

A Catholic upbringing, St. Francis’s legacy, and Pope Francis’s teachings shaped my climate activism — revealing care for creation as a core act of faith.

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · 22d

September 30, "Building a Moral Economy" An online conversation with Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobedo 5pm PT/8pm ET bit.ly/moral-economy hosted in partnership with Creation Justice Ministries, the Center for Climate Justice and Faith, and Blessed Tomorrow

BUILDING A MORAL ECONOMY
A conversation with
Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobedo
9/30
5PM PT/8PM ET
bit.ly/moral-economy
Photo of an older woman with shoulder length hair and glasses, smiling. The background around the text is dark purple. Logos from Creation Justice Ministries, Center for Climate Justice & Faith, Lutherans Restoring Creation, and Blessed Tomorrow are at the bottom.

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · 22d

"...producing enough food to sustain the global population while preserving critically important ecosystems is increasingly difficult…in the last fifteen years, vertical farming has emerged as a promising alternative to [many] current farming practices..." www.earthday.org/skyscraper-c...

Skyscraper Crops Are Changing the World - Earth Day

Vertical farming could be the future of agriculture that’s better for us and the Earth.

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A Boring Follower of Jesus on SunDay?

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · 22d

Celebrating SunDay with @thirdactfaith.bsky.social, a new post on my Walking Thoughts blog: hpaulsantmire.net/a-boring-fol... @elcalutherans.bsky.social @lutheransrc.bsky.social

A spell of ecojustice excitement is already rising in my heart. SunDay, September 21, is going to be a great day for the good olde U.S. of A!

When I first started preaching, two of my congregants were internationally known New Testament scholars, Krister Stendahl and Helmut Koester. It scared the exegesis out of me. But they knew how egregi...

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 28

New post on my Walking Thoughts blog: "When I first started preaching, two of my congregants were internationally known New Testament scholars, Krister Stendahl and Helmut Koester. It scared the exegesis out of me..." hpaulsantmire.net/one-rule-for...

One Rule for Preaching?

Start SINGing: Spirituality in Nature Group Leaders’ Training | CtrforSpiritinNature

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌿 Discover how to create a Spirituality in Nature Group (SING) in your community! This workshop will inspire connection, practice, and care for Creation.

🌱Spirituality in Nature Group Leadership Training

📅September 13, 1 - 4pm ET, Online

Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/sing-25

Spirituality in Nature Groups are wonderful outlets for community building, deepening spiritual engagement, and connecting deeply with the natural world. Join us for a detailed, accessible workshop on...

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Aug 26

🍃We're one week away!
The Season of Creation runs from Sept 1-Oct 4; how your church is recognizing this special time. Share your photos and stories with us!

Find ideas here: bit.ly/CreationSeason #SeasonOfCreation

Season of Creation: Focusing Worship on God as Creator

The Season of Creation is typically celebrated from the beginning of September until St. Francis of Assisi Day. We offer creation focused commentaries for every week and lectionary cycle, but what abo...

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 21

In a word: heat kills. -hps
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o... #GiftArticle

Opinion | The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked

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Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit | AAR Annual Meeting

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 5

I'm honored to share that on Nov 22 from 9-11am at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion there will be a roundtable session entitled "The Eco-theological Legacy of H. Paul Santmire," hosted by the Martin Luther & Global Lutheran Traditions Unit @aarweb.bsky.social #AARSBL25

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 20

Let the sun shine in: Kudos! "Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome...into a vast solar farm that the Holy See hopes will generate enough electricity to meet its needs...the world’s first carbon-neutral state." apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope prays for world to recognize urgency of climate crisis as he celebrates Mass' using new rite

Pope Leo XIV is praying for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor.”

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For reasons that I cannot fully understand, I sometimes find myself claimed by the maxim of Charles De Gaulle: maximize the inevitable. A case in point: I sometimes feel that a minor disability of min...

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 5

Including a call for papers, if you or someone you know might be interested (see #1): papers.aarweb.org/group/14944 #AARSBL25

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 11

"I would like to think that, at least on some occasions, my awareness of my own color-blindness, has made me a better theologian..." New post on my Walking Thoughts blog: hpaulsantmire.net/maximize-the...

Maximize the Inevitable?

I began my public theological vocation with my first book, Brother Earth (1970), by calling for a new theology of nature. I ended that book by discussing Jesus and the earth; and more, Jesus and the w...

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 7

New post on my Walking Thoughts blog: "I began my public theological vocation with my first book, Brother Earth (1970), by calling for a new theology of nature. I ended that book by discussing Jesus and the earth; and more, Jesus and the whole cosmos..." hpaulsantmire.net/jesus-and-ma...

Jesus and Maximo

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 7

I hope that was the reason rather than an unwillingness to sign on.

Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit | AAR Annual Meeting

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 5

Including a call for papers, if you or someone you know might be interested (see #1): papers.aarweb.org/group/14944 #AARSBL25

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 5

I'm honored to share that on Nov 22 from 9-11am at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion there will be a roundtable session entitled "The Eco-theological Legacy of H. Paul Santmire," hosted by the Martin Luther & Global Lutheran Traditions Unit @aarweb.bsky.social #AARSBL25

papers.aarweb.org

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American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social · Aug 4

AAR's Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion recognizes extraordinary contributions to the public understanding of religion. Send in your nominations by September 15, 2025: aarweb.org/award/martin...

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · Jul 29

The article says “multiple synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, including those in New England, the greater Milwaukee area, southwest California, and southwest Texas” signed on.

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Aug 5

That is a relief!

Faith Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship | Common Dreams

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Jul 29

Apparently ELCA Churchwide did not sign on to the lawsuit, only the New England Synod.

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Jul 28

The ELCA @elcalutherans.bsky.social is a part of the new lawsuit arguing "raids, arrests, and surveillance at [houses of worship] could deny people of faith access to their places of worship and violate religious freedom rights." www.commondreams.org/news/ice-chu... @commondreams.org

Religious organizations sue DHS over policy targeting parishioners at houses of worship. Lawsuit alleges violation of First Amendment rights.

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Reprise: Does the Sunday Eucharist “Work” at Home?

H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Jul 28

New post on my Walking Thoughts blog: Reprise: Does the Sunday Eucharist “Work” at Home?

"I learned the other day that online worship in my particular Church judicatory, the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a big deal..."
hpaulsantmire.net/reprise-does...

When you’re unable to attend the Sunday Liturgy, but when you are able to sit at your kitchen table in front of a screen, say: is the bread and the wine which you eat and drink truly the Real Presence...