Location
Millennium Center
2001 Millennium Place
Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614
Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/26/2019
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Category(ies)
Can our religious beliefs help our environment and how we respond to climate change? Come listen and participate in a discussion to foster an increased desire and action to protect the creation on Tuesday February 26th. A panel of four faith leaders will explore our common understandings of how congregations can address environmental stewardship. Invited speakers come from the Catholic, Protestant, Islamic, and Jewish faith traditions. This third meeting in a discussion series highlights the upcoming Earth Day celebration on April 22. It is sponsored by East Tennessee State University’s Department of Sustainability, the Green Interfaith Network and Citizens’ Climate Lobby, who are working collaboratively in the Tri-Cities area.
Featured Speaker: Peterson Toscano, Performance Artist and Biblical Scholar. Playfully exploring the serious worlds of gender, religion, and climate change
Invited Panel Speakers:
- Rabbi Arthur Rutberg (Jewish), B’nai Sholom Congregation
- Linda Cataldo Modica (Catholic), St. Mary’s Catholic Church
- Reverend Dr. Timothy Ross (Christian), Hopwood Memorial Christian Church
Moderator: Kathleen Moore, East Tennessee State University Department of Sustainability
