The Environmental Spirit
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Beliefnet users recount their personal stories in helping to keep our environment alive and well in the 21st century.
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
The God who designed the first garden is also an urban planner. Shouldn't Earth Day celebrate cities, too? By Richard Mouw
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Here are 10 earth-friendly possibilities to strive for, courtesy of Beliefnet members.
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Test your knowledge of recent news stories about religion and the environment.
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Whether we follow the Bible, evolutionary science, or any world faith, we are called to care for the earth from which we came. By Cheryl M. Walker
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Faith communities are injecting the environmental movement with a breath of fresh air. By Elizabeth Kadetsky
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
How the Jewish emphasis on healing the world plays out in tackling Israel's environmental problems. By Julia C. Keller
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Seven steps to getting in tune with the wisdom of nature. By Mara Freeman
Inspiration Eden's Legacy
Why tending the earth gives us inner peace.
By Rabbi Balfour Brickner Honoring Mother Earth
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
An inspiring parable
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
I carry hope with me. By Jane Goodall
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
It's ecologically healthy to communicate with the earth. By Starhawk
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
An Eastern Orthodox look at the environment.
By the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Digging a well makes the author aware of her connection to the earth. By Barbara Brown Taylor
Opinion
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
"If you drive an SUV, then you're 'driving' global warming." By Bill McKibben
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Evangelical Christians know it is necessary and biblical to care for the environment.
By the Reverend Jim Ball, Executive Director of the Evangelical Environment Network
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
We must take action on climate change.
By Robert Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Much of the religious community is opposed to extreme environmentalism. By Michael Barkey, President of the Center for the Study of Compassionate Conservatism
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
The Hebrew Bible is filled with passages about our environmental responsibility. By Robert Rabinowitz
Earth Day Liturgies
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
Multifaith prayers for the natural world
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
More liturgies from the NCC
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)
![](/imgs/tout/tree.gif)