Planning for a half-day program focused on Pope Francis’ 2015 environmental concerns Encyclical will be spearheaded by a local working group which looks at these issues through the lens of religious faith and spirituality. A tentative date of Jan. 28, 2017, emerged from the group’s meeting on Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church. Rev. Dean Simpson, the church’s […]
David Weiss to wind up spirituality-climate change lecture series on Sunday
David Weiss will conclude his fall lecture series on spirituality and climate change on Sunday evening, when he will discuss ways of resisting the powerful forces bent on exploiting the planet. He will speak at 7 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church,m 202 W. Grand Ave in Eau Claire. The lecture is free and open to […]
Environmental group plans for interfaith discussions of Pope’s 2015 encyclical
By David Gordon, associate editor Planning for community-wide interfaith discussions of Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical on environmental degradation and climate change is high on the agenda of a local working group whose goal is to promote awareness of these topics through the lens of religious faith and spirituality. That priority crystalized during the group’s meeting […]
Visiting theologian brings eco-spiritual approach to Lenten series at Grace Lutheran Church
By David Gordon, associate editor David Weiss describes himself in written materials as a writer, teacher, poet, speaker, hymnist and public theologian. Asked to narrow that self-definition during a recent interview with the Chippewa Valley Post, Weiss said he was “a restless activist for a better world.” His current focus is on the intersection of […]
Paris Climate Change talks to run an extra day — Summary of the Dec. 11 developments
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post Editor’s Note: Pastor Dean Simpson has provided summaries of the most important developments at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, which began on Nov. 30 and ended on Saturday (Dec, 12), a day later than originally planned, as noted in the Summary below. The goal of the conference was […]
REPORT FROM PARIS (IV): a summary of activities at the UN Climate Change Conference
By Pastor Dean Simpson, for the Chippewa Valley Post Editor’s Note: Rev. Dean Simpson is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church and chairs a newly formed Eco-spirituality Working Group whose membership includes several other clergy, UW-Eau Claire science faculty members, JONAH members working on “environmental justice” issues and other community members. The group is working […]