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[environment, climate, anthropology, religion] ecological anthropology and Genesis Covenant

“Pleading for an “ecological anthropology” on behalf of theologians, McFague warned, “This crisis demands that we live differently…It is not just another important issue. It appears to be a paradigm shift in who we think we are.” … “Ecological anthropology is not a sentimental plea to love nature,” she urged. “It is the truth about who and what we are.” … Choctaw Nation elder Dr. Steven Charleston, president of EDS and former Bishop of Alaska, updated participants on his vision of a “Genesis Covenant,” which he first unveiled in Seattle in June 2007. “If we, people of faith, do not act to save this planet, then who will we be waiting for to do the job for us?” Charleston challenged the audience, asking them to imagine the impact of a unified effort to reverse global warming by every faith community in the United States. Within a few weeks, podcast videos of the HOPE conference will be posted on the conference website for download for personal or group viewing, and DVDs of the presentations will be available for purchase.»