We had a great conversation with our Climate Justice panel at Surrender In Tarntanya:22. But the conversation is far from over.
Here’s a list of resources they’ve compiled to help you and your church engage with climate justice.
For Individuals
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To Watch
Biblical Reasons for Creation Care - a four part series by Rev Dave Bookless
Christianity and Climate Change - a nine part film series by Tearfund Australia, featuring Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Climate Change Part 1: How climate change is affecting the Torres Strait - by ABC
Creation Care - a twelve part series by Lausanne Movement
Global Weirding with Dr Katharine Hayhoe, a worldclass climatologist and an evangelical Christian
Household Calculator - a tool from Uniting Church to help you calculate your carbon footprint
Lessons from COVID-19 for the Climate Emergency - a seven part series by Uniting Church Fellowship and Mission Support
Living Faithfully in a Changing Climate - a series of short videos raising global awareness of Climate Change
Let Science Speak - by Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Towards Zero - a series by the Uniting Church Assembly
Why Sustainable Living alone won't stop climate change - a video by Tom Bray about the different aspects of living a Low Carbon Lifestyle
Why We Care for Creation - by CREATIVenergie
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To Read
Bible and Ecology, Richard Bauckham (London: Longman and Todd, 2010)
Change the Climate: A Resource for families and churches, Debbie, David and Jamie Hawker (Abington, UK: The Bible Reading Fellowship, 2021)
A Climate of Hope: Church and Mission in a Warming World, Claire Dawson & Dr Mike Pope (UNOH Publishing, 2014)
Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World, Douglas J. Moo and Jonathan A. Moo (Zondervan, 2018)
For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care, Steven Bouma-Prediger (Baker Academic, 2001)
Introduction to Evangelical Ecotheology, Danile Brunner, Jennifer Butler & A. J. Swoboda (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2014)
Planetwise: Dare to Care for God’s World, Dave Bookless (IVP, 2008)
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in the Divided World, Katharine Hayhoe (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2021)
Spiritual Practice, The Center for Spirituality in Nature (The Center for Sprituality in Nature)
They Shall Inherit The Earth: Christian Attitudes to Climate Change, Tearfund Report (Tearfund, 2022)
What is Climate Change and what can we do about it?, Climate Council (Climate Council, 2019)
For Leaders and Congregations
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Talking about climate change in your congregation
2040, a film, Damon Gameau, 2019
Climate Action Kits, Australian Religious Response to Climate Change
Climate for Change: Study Series, Anglican Board of Mission, 2020
Climate Solutions 101, Draw Down
For the Sake of the Planet and All its People, Assembly Statement, 2006
Guide on talking about climate change, Common Grace
Temperature Change Infographics, Climate Council, 2022
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Creating a climate justice action plan for your congregation
How You Can Act, UK Church of England
Living the Change, Australian Religious Response to Climate Change
Roadmap for Congregations, Communities, and Churches for an Economy of Life and Ecological Justice, World Council of Churches
A Zero Emissions Church, UCA Assembly
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Liturgy materials on climate justice
Liturgy on Climate Change, Uniting Earth, 2020
Pray, Common Grace
Prayers, Australian Religious Response to Climate Change
Prayer for Season of Creation, Dr Deidre Palmer, 2020
Season of Creation, World Council of Churches, 2022
Sermons and Talk Outlines, Australian Religious Response to Climate Change
Singing Prayers for the Earth, Bret Hesla and Richard Colligan
Songs and hymns for worship, RESOUND Worship
Songs and hymns for worship, Uniting Earth
World Environment Day 2016, UnitingJustice, 2016
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Talking about climate justice from your faith
Climate Justice with and for Children and Youth in Churches, World Council of Churches, 2020
Kairos for creation - Confessing hope for the earth, World Council of Churches, 2020
Making Peace with the Earth, World Council of Churches, 2016
Why Christians Care, Common Grace
Why the church is taking action, Uniting Earth, 2020
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First Peoples' and Pacific Islander perspectives on climate justice
How Indigenous philosophy could help us understand climate change, Monica Tan, The Guardian, 2015
Not passive victims: Indigenous Australians respond to climate change, Foreground, 2019
Rev. James Bhagwan speaks at the UCA President’s Conference, 2019
Seed, an Indigenous youth climate network
Too late for justice? Disappearing Islands, Migration and Climate Justice, Rev. Dr Seforosa Carroll, 2019
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Mental health and anxiety over climate change
Coping with climate change distress, Australian Psychology Society
How to cope with anxiety about climate change, ReachOut
Talking with children about the environment, Australian Psychology Society
Theology of Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate, Uniting World
Tips for talking to kids about climate change, Yale Climate Connections
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Energy at your church and in your home
Home Energy Audit, South Australian Government
Home Energy Toolkits, South Australian Government
Installing Solar Panels, South Australian Government
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Other resources
Congregation/Individual Emissions - a resource from Uniting Earth on reducing emissions
Fight For Planet A: Carbon Counter - a child friendly resource to help reduce your carbon footprint
Reconciling God, Creation, and Humanity, An Ignatian Examen - a prayerful reflection on climate justice