Jessica
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Introduction | I am a 22 year old Christian Environmentalist who runs an ecumenical church greening awards program called the Five Leaf Eco-Awards. Through this program I work with churches to help them become more environmentally friendly and to overcome the barriers which have slowed the adoption of creation care practices in churches around Australia. Some days I hear fantastic stories about what churches are doing and it warms my heart, other days I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall. I have no formal training in theology, but I do have a great love for the Bible, and I believe that God's spirit is calling us to a fresh look at what His Word says and means in terms of the environment and how we, as humans, relate to it. When I'm not working for Five Leaf I am a university student studing environmental science and marketing. Many people find this combination of science and commerce quite strange which amuses me. I think if I was doing physics or chemistry it would be perfectly normal... the zoology is a bit more different. It is interesting at times though, because I often see both sides of things and I know how the 'enemy' thinks. |
| Interests | Environment, Conservation, Animals, Sustainability, Ecology, Christianity, Church, Religion, Faith, Eco-theology, Theology, Green Faith, Church Greening, Christian Environmentalism, Climate Change |
| Favorite books | The Green Bible, Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental Stewardship by Van Dyke et al., Christian Faith and the Environment: Making Vital Connections by Brennan R. Hill, Whose Earth? by Chris Seaton |