As Americans reel from the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history, the Christian community has been forced to ask difficult questions about our witness on environmental issues. How should we respond when the structures of human society cause mass damage to the world, our wildlife, vulnerable people, and our economy?

Using the oil...

This piece originally published on RelevantMagazine.com

What does the Gulf oil spill symbolize to you? Perhaps American consumerism? Maybe the incredible potential of human beings to destroy creation? What about the coming apocalypse? According to a recent Newsweek article by Lisa Miller entitled, “Blood in the Water,” some Christians see...

This article originally appeared on Washington Post's "On Faith"

The most destructive oil leak in U.S. history has been devastating: 11 people are dead, approximately 20 million gallons of oil now drift along the western coast of Florida, destroying or threatening untold numbers of birds and marine wildlife, and wreaking unknown economic...

Over one month ago, the massive BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico exploded beneath the surface, causing unbelievable damage. The blast killed 11 people, and hundreds of gallons of oil have poured into the ocean at the rate of at least 210,000 gallons per day. Over one month later, oil is still gushing and criticism of BP and the U.S. ...