it's alive with such possibilities
Recently I've been able to begin writing and researching for a series I pitched earlier this spring. The series is about congregations which are greening themselves. In previous blog entries I've discussed ecologically concerned theology. It's been very meaningful for me to explore how theology prompts ethical ecological considerations. ( Here is a link to a theologian I've been able to talk with at the Metro Lutheran .) What the linked theologian, myself and so many are after is, what role does theology have in ecological-talk. I worked on a paper about a Theology of the Cross and ecology. It was a lot of fun, but it was frustrating, too. I felt like I had to spend at least a 1/3 of the paper explaining why ecology isn't a mere addition to theology, but an essential consideration in theology. For one of the the stories in the series, I visited Lutheran Church of the Reformation , in St. Louis Park. This congregation has been concerned and a leading caring for cre...