Английская Википедия:Faith in Place
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Faith in Place is an American organization based in Chicago, Illinois that coordinates religious leaders to address environmental sustainability issues.[1] Partnering with religious congregations, Faith in Place promotes clean energy and sustainable farming.[1] Since 1999, Faith in Place has partnered with over 700 congregations in Illinois.[2][3][4]
Faith in Place has established cooperative fair trade markets, and, for a time, the Eco-Halal cooperative for "Muslim consumers to purchase sustainably raised lamb, chicken, and beef".[3][5]
History
Started in 1999, as a project of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, it later incorporated as an independent organization.[6] Initially the group worked in seven location to develop projects and then expanded to regional coordination.[6] In 2003 they incorporated officially and moved to independent offices in late 2004.[6]
Activities and projects
Faith in Place works with religious organizations in an effort to "promote stewardship of the Earth as a moral obligation".[7]
Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Campaign
Their Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Campaign helps various religious groups conserve energy, purchase clean energy and advocates for conservation.[2] Faith in Place is the Illinois chapter of the national Interfaith Power & Light campaign. They assisted the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in building the nation's first certified green synagogue.[2] Another project they facilitated was Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview becoming the United States’ first mosque to go solar.[8]
See also
- Ecotheology
- Religion and environmentalism
- Christianity and environmentalism
- Evangelical environmentalism
- Spiritual ecology
- Lutheran Volunteer Corps
Notes
- Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ), interview with Clare Butterfield, August 2005.
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Eat Where You Live: How to Find and Enjoy Local and Sustainable Food No Matter Where You Live by Lou Bendrick; The Mountaineers Books, 2008; ISBN 1-59485-074-7, ISBN 978-1-59485-074-5
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 "Green Awards 2007 Honorees: Rev. Clare Butterfield and Shireen Pishdadi, Faith in Place" Chicago Magazine, April 2007 by Geoffrey Johnson.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Beyond Organic: God, Food & the Environment
- ↑ Grace Matters: Courtesy Toward the Earth by Peter W. Marty April 29, 2007
- ↑ Bread rising: Environmentalist mixes faith with organic flour The Lutheran by Nicole Adamson, November 2006.
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Faith In Place: About Us: History
- ↑ "Churches' faith down to Earth" by Amanda Vogt, Chicago Tribune, February 25, 2005.
- ↑ "Bridgeview mosque goes solar" by Manya Brachear, Chicago Tribune, July 31, 2008.
