The Episcopal Church is shrinking, and the world is warming. These two phenomena are disturbing to anyone who is concerned with the stewardship of Creation and the proclamation of the Gospel. Our mechanized age, in denial about our impact on future generations, is emitting historic levels of atmospheric carbon. Our church, in denial about the secularization of society, is acting as if the wider culture will handle evangelism for us.
Much real and virtual ink has been spilled on each of these challenges, but we often don’t realize how deeply connected they are. Reflecting on our climate-unstable age, biblical scholar Ched Myers says “the choice before us is stark: discipleship or denial.” These words also apply to those of us who hold in trust the Anglican tradition in North America.
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