Renown theologian and Christian environmental ethicist Larry Rasmussen–a resident of Santa Fe and a member of the New Mexico El Paso-IPL advisory committee–has mentored a generation of Christians in eco-theology and green religion. “He rooted his courses and scholarship at Union Theological Seminary in the practice of environmental justice with communities and community leaders. He has published numerous books, including two landmark, award-winning volumes, Earth Community, Earth Ethics and Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key. Read a longer bio
Rasmussen’s latest work, entitled The Planet You Inherit: Letters to My Grandchildren when Uncertainty’s a Sure Thing, is set for publication on November 29.
Here is a short description from the publisher’
Our children’s and grandchildren’s generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. In fact, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another.
From this vantage point—two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet—Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green earth and climate justice as well as a scholar of faith-based earth ethics, Rasmussen bridges this gap between generations to write to the future about climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy. In topics ranging from “A Viable Way of Life” and “Democracy” to “Where We’ve Come From” and “Who We Are Now,” Rasmussen explores the large questions of justice, meaning, and faith, encouraging us to speak to and look to the future generation and their future world.
You can purchase the book at a handful of independent bookstores in New Mexico.
Bookworks in Albuquerque upon publication on Nov. 29 or Pre-order here
Page 1 Books in Albuquerque Pre-Order Here
Collected Works in Santa Fe
COAS Books in Las Cruces Pre-order here
Literaty Book Shop in El Paso, TX Pre-order here
You can also pre-order the book from national book sellers Option 1 Option 2
Jardin de Milagros in Anthony Helps Address Food Insecurity in El Paso
/in Featured Articles, NEWS, Sacred Land and Water /by adminIn March 2020, the COVID pandemic hit my home city of El Paso badly. At that time, I decided to volunteer at the Kelly Center for Hunger Relief (located at Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown El Paso) to deliver food to the most vulnerable people in the city. During one of my volunteer visits, I noticed healthy fresh vegetables delivered in large boxes.
Photo: Jardin de Milagros website
At the same time, I got to know more and more about the center’s operations, its goals to address hunger and food insecurity through direct services to the communities, education programs and advocacy (particularly steamlining SNAP access ).
This network led me to Jardin de Milagros , or Garden of Miracles, in Anthony (a community that straddles Texas and New Mexico). This is a 3-acre farm operated by Jerry and Susie Hobson since 2010. The garden provides food to Kelly Center, thanks to a collaboration that began with discussions between the Hobsons and Rev. John Schwarti
Photo: Jardin de Milagros website
The Farm depends on volunteers to assist with preparing the fields, transplanting slips and harvesting the produce.
To volunteer, please contact Susie Hobson at (915) 867-3371 or Suzanne.H.Hobson@gmail.com.
The Farm is located at 496 Wallace Road, Anthony, NM, 88021.
Below are a few more photos from the farm.
Fall preparations
Post-harvest
The growing season
Susie Hobson
Photos: Odile Coirier, Jardin de Milagros website
Larry Rasmussen’s Climate Letters to his Grandchildren
/in Earth & Faith, Featured Articles, NEWS /by adminRenown theologian and Christian environmental ethicist Larry Rasmussen–a resident of Santa Fe and a member of the New Mexico El Paso-IPL advisory committee–has mentored a generation of Christians in eco-theology and green religion. “He rooted his courses and scholarship at Union Theological Seminary in the practice of environmental justice with communities and community leaders. He has published numerous books, including two landmark, award-winning volumes, Earth Community, Earth Ethics and Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key. Read a longer bio
Here is a short description from the publisher’
Our children’s and grandchildren’s generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. In fact, the next generation will face the reality that human activity is changing the planet from one geological epoch to another.
From this vantage point—two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet—Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green earth and climate justice as well as a scholar of faith-based earth ethics, Rasmussen bridges this gap between generations to write to the future about climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy. In topics ranging from “A Viable Way of Life” and “Democracy” to “Where We’ve Come From” and “Who We Are Now,” Rasmussen explores the large questions of justice, meaning, and faith, encouraging us to speak to and look to the future generation and their future world.
You can purchase the book at a handful of independent bookstores in New Mexico.
Bookworks in Albuquerque upon publication on Nov. 29 or Pre-order here
Page 1 Books in Albuquerque Pre-Order Here
Collected Works in Santa Fe
COAS Books in Las Cruces Pre-order here
Literaty Book Shop in El Paso, TX Pre-order here
You can also pre-order the book from national book sellers Option 1 Option 2
Video from 350NM Speaker Series: “Living with Oil Wells as Neighbors”
/in Campaigns, Faithful Citizenship, Featured Articles, NEWS, Permian Basin /by adminWhat is it like to live in the Permian basin next to oil wells? How can we update the 1935 Oil and Gas Act to make it safer for the people living there? Join activists Kayley Shoup and Tannis Fox on this video recorded Oct 24, 2022 to find out.