Book Launch - Living Ecological Justice

The book launch event for "Living Ecological Justice" will take place on Tuesday December 10, 2013, at the Toronto School of Theology, 47 Queens Park Crescent E (2 blocks south of Museum subway station) from 7pm to 9pm. Free-will donations will be accepted.

Enjoy a panel discussion with book contributors Stephen Scharper, Rev. Willard Metzger and Joy Kennedy, recently returned from Climate talks in Warsaw (see biographies below). The evening will include a question and answer session and workshop activities to help you explore ways to make the best use of this resource in your own congregation. Refreshments will follow.

Living Ecological Justice: A Biblical Response to the Environmental Crisis is an ecumenical workshop and action guide on creation care. It contains a series of reflections by leading thinkers in ecotheology, as well as suggested activities which make it a perfect discussion book for a study group.

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"He cannot live without a world."
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