Justice on Earth: People of Faith Working at the Intersections of Race, Class, and the Environment



ISBN-13: 978-1558968134
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155896813X
Publisher: Skinner House Books
Print length: 176 pages
Publication date: March 14, 2018
subtitle: Paperback – March 14, 2018
author: Manish Mishra-Marzetti Jennifer Nordstrom
review: Editorial Reviews Review Justice on Earth is energizing and illuminating reading it filled me with motivation to work towards environmental justice in prophetic and deep ways, grounded in Unitarian Universalist faith community and values. I hope every Unitarian Universalist will read this book and take its messages to heart and into the world. --Aly Tharp, Program Director, Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth The steepest hill to climb in the Unitarian Universalist Association's Green Sanctuary Program is the required environmental and climate justice engagement. That is because many of us are still laboring under the problematic "traditions" of charity as primary or sole strategy (rather than partnership or following leadership from front line communities), and approaching justice issues as if they can be separated from one another. The Unitarian Universalist - sourced essays and stories in this book bring together pieces that have before now been spread through diverse disciplines. This collection has what I believe is needed for UUs who care about the environment and justice to deepen individual and collective understanding of the intersectional realities of environmental and climate justice. Through the lens of this book comes understanding that is difficult for many of us, but also beauty and joy that spring from alternatives discovered only together in relationship across boundaries. --Rev. Karen Brammer, Manager, Multicultural Growth and Witness, Unitarian Universalist Association Green Sanctuary Program About the Author Manish Mishra-Marzetti serves as senior minister of The First Parish in Lincoln, Massachusetts, a dual Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ member congregation. He has served extensively in UU leadership, including in his current role as a trustee on the UUA Board of Trustees. Jennifer Nordstrom is the senior minister of the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee. She is the founder of the Unitarian Universalist Young Adults for Climate Justice.