num_pages: 246
description: Rooted and Rising is for everyone who worries about the climate crisis and seeks spiritual practices and perspectives to renew their capacity for compassionate purposeful and joyful action.Leah Schade and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas gather twenty-one faith leaders scientists community organizers theologians and grassroots climate activists to offer wisdom for fellow pilgrims grappling with the weight of climate change. Acknowledging the unprecedented nature of our predicamentthe fact that climate disruption is unraveling the web of life and threatening the end of human civilizationthe authors share their stories of grief and hope fear and faith. Together the essays introductory sections and discussion questions reveal that our present crisis can elicit a depth of wisdom insight and motivation with power to guide us toward a more peaceful just and Earth-honoring future.With a foreword by Mary Evelyn Tucker and a special introduction by Bill McKibben the book presents an interfaith perspective that welcomes and challenges readers of all backgrounds.
language: English
title: Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis
publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers