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An exploration of church and society produced by the United Lutheran Seminary with campuses in Gettysburg and Philadelphia, PA.
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Monday Dec 02, 2019
Town and Country Church Institute at ULS
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
Dr. Gilson Waldkoenig, Paulssen-Hale-Maurer Professor of Church in Society, and the Director of the Town and Country Church Institute at United Lutheran Seminary, asks that we expand our vision beyond the big-topic issues of the day, important as they are, and embrace three universal needs: energy (including climate); food and health, including water resources; and habitat, both for humans and for our non-human neighbors (“all creatures great and small”).
He suggests specific ways in which congregations are doing their part, for example, energy assessments of their buildings and their “footprints” on the ground; cultivating gardens or supporting a farm; and sponsoring fresh produce markets.
Woodcut by Wenceslas Hollar (1607-1677) illustrated Augsburg Confession VII
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Up Close with Climate Up Close
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Nadir Jeevanjee and Nathaniel Tarshish are two members of a group called “Climate Up Close” who share a background in Princeton University research and are traveling with a program that describes, in easy-to-understand terms, what climate change is, how it affects us, and what “bold climate actions” can redress this increasingly critical development. Sharing the scientific consensus on climate change is foremost in their program, using a power point presentation and simple demonstrations, plus a desire to dialogue, even with those who might have a different perspective.
Monday May 06, 2019
Restoring Health in the World, One Disease at a Time
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Kate Braband, Senior Associate Director of Program Development, Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia describes the success that the Carter Center, initiated thirty years ago by President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, has had in controlling guinea worm, one of the more painful and debilitating of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (WTD) in Central Africa. Not long ago, cases numbered in the thousands; today in the twenties. Guinea worm is controlled, not by vaccinations, but by changes in behavior, especially drinking filtered water. Education and supervision are largely in the hands of the locals. Other projects by the Carter Center derive from their mission of building hope, restoring health, and fighting for peace. To achieve these goals, the Center enlists national governments, the United Nations, and international corporations.
Monday Jun 13, 2016
Inside Organic Farming Today
Monday Jun 13, 2016
Monday Jun 13, 2016
Mary Ann Oyler of Oyler’s Organic Farms and Market discusses the process of converting a 6th generation family fruit farm into an organic farm. She explains the motivations and challenges of organic farming. Mary Ann also details the day to day operations that make an organic farm different from a traditional non-organic farm.
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Geology, Climate Change & Life Today
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Dr. Principato describes with clarity and precision the importance of geology for understanding our world, and the current state of the climate. She is informative, interesting, and compelling!
Monday Aug 03, 2015
Encyclical on the Environment from Pope Francis
Monday Aug 03, 2015
Monday Aug 03, 2015
Dr. Collinge discusses the content and context of the encyclical, Laudato si, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi. It is a meditation on created nature and the place of humanity in it. The pope adds something new: he joins the Catholic theology of creation (not anthropology) with the tradition of Catholic social ethics, especially his concern for the poor.
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Going Green
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Dr. Christianson and John Spangler, Executive Assistant to the President for Communication and Planning and former President of the Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation Foundation, explore what we can learn from a small school on a large campus on how to realize a commitment to preserving the environment by “going green:” using new technologies, such as geothermal wells, measuring the “carbon footprint,” recycling, and planting. The Historic Walking Pathway and campus renewal with new parking and tree planting are prime examples at Gettysburg Seminary.
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Why Lutherans Should Care about and for Creation
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Dr. Largen spends this episode talking to The Rev. Dr. David Rhodes about the integral role creation plays in Lutheran Theology, and the resources available for individual Christians, public ministers and congregations who want to learn more about how to bring care for creation into their faith lives.
Wednesday Aug 27, 2014
The Conflict in the Middle East: From one who has been there
Wednesday Aug 27, 2014
Wednesday Aug 27, 2014
Listen to the insightful and interesting reflections on the current crisis in the Holy Land from the Rev. Dr. Angela Zimmann, who recently returned from serving at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.
Monday Jul 21, 2014
Community Gardening
Monday Jul 21, 2014
Monday Jul 21, 2014
Dr. Largen talks to Sara Gyson about her involvement with the community garden on the Gettysburg Seminary campus, and the ways in which a garden can foster a church’s mission in the world, and also strengthen Christian discipleship in ways large and small.