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Environment
Climate Vigil aims to channel prayer into action High Country News, Jan. 1, 2024
Christians in eastern Oregon fight for a safe climate as a human — and moral — right.
Environmental Protection in the Name of God Atmos, Dec. 20, 2023
For these Christians, caring for the environment is a religious imperative.
Can churches spread the gospel of solar in coal country? Sojourners, June 16, 2023
Bolstered by new federal incentives, researchers want to leverage the potential for more churches to seed communities with solar.
Spirituality, global warming, and grief: How clergy can help tackle climate anxiety Grist, June 9, 2023
A growing number of spiritual leaders believe they have a vital role to play shepherding people toward action.
Earth is in Trouble. Can Hymns Help? Sojourners, Aug. 8, 2022
Worship music activates awe, which researchers have shown can facilitate a connectedness to nature and motivate ecological behavior.
Child welfare
Episcopal Church Approves Committee to Investigate Forced Adoptions Sojourners, Nov. 2, 2023
The action includes gathering church archives on forced adoption, providing opportunities for families to share their stories, and exploring reconciliation opportunities.
For Decades, Churches Forced Unwed Mothers Into Adoptions Sojourners, Oct. 17, 2023
A mother is lobbying the Episcopal Church to make to make an apology for forcing her and other women and girls to relinquish their children for adoption while receiving services in the church’s maternity homes
The End of International Adoption? Sojourners, April 2023
Birth families and cultures are at the center of an emerging theology of family.
Psychology
When Restoration Hurts Christianity Today, December 2019
Christian counselors grapple with how to encourage reconciliation while protecting victims.
The Key to Raising Kind Kids Christianitytoday.com, March 13, 2017
Harvard psychologist Richard Weissbourd says it’s closer than you think.
Health
3 Bioethical Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines Christianitytoday.com, Jan. 13, 2021
After considering new mRNA technology, Christian experts are in favor.
To Debunk Viral Conspiracies, First Build Trust Christianitytoday.com, April 17, 2020
In video, Francis Collins addresses skepticism of the coronavirus’s natural origins, which is higher among Christians.
Not Worth a Shot: Why Some Christians Refuse Vaccinations on Moral Grounds Christianitytoday.com, April 26, 2019
The use of fetal cell lines from the 1960s is another sticking point in the vaccine debate.