What does faith have to do with climate change? Can one person make a difference anyway?
Questions like these will be part of the discussion at a free program on “Science, Faith and Making Every Day Earth Day.” The panel is scheduled for next Monday (April 18) at 7 p.m. at the Ecumenical Religious Center on the UW-Eau Claire campus.
Interest in care for creation runs deep in many faiths. With the Pope’s recent encyclical on the environment, public interest has surged. Earth Day, established in 1970 and now often celebrated as Earth Week, reflects the public’s interest in environmentalism.
The Newman Parish, University Lutheran, and the UW-EC Student Office on Sustainability are sponsoring the panel discussion. Panelists will include Dr. James Boulter, Dr. Charlene Burns and Eleanor Wolf.
Boulter is the director of the Watershed Institute for Collaborative Environmental Studies at the university. Burns is the chair of the UW-EC Philosophy and Religious Studies Department and established the Chippewa Valley Dialog on Science and Religion. Wolf is a longtime community activist and member of the Sierra Club, Lower Chippewa River Alliance and the League of Conservation Voters.
The program is open to the public.