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The Accomplishments
Of The Partnership: 1993-2004
To establish organized religion's long-term engagement,
the Partnership has accomplished objectives that
have served environmental thought and action more
universally.
Scholarship
The Partnership has commissioned eminent scholars
to establish the intellectual roots of the religious
response. In so doing, it has linked environmentalism
to teachings to which civilization has turned
for centuries.
- The U.S. Catholic bishops have convened scholars'
conferences annually and distributed materials
based on these deliberations to every parish
in America.
- Hundreds of evangelical leaders have signed
an Evangelical Environmental Declaration in
a consultation sponsored by Dr. Billy Graham's
Christianity Today.
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- Jewish scholars have met in three major conferences
to prepare materials for integration into anthologies,
conferences, educational curriculum, and adaptation
for sermons and other popular formats.
- Scholars from the Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant
traditions gathered to consider the theological
dimensions of the relationship between children’s
health and the environment.
Integration of Initiatives
into Religious Agencies
The Partnership has integrated initiatives into
established religious agencies which are addressing
other social issues. In so doing, it has modeled
an environmentalism linked to economic justice,
human health, and global peace and security.
- The Association of Evangelical Relief and
Development agencies, with programs in 40 countries,
prepared materials for field staff who would
become environmental advocates as well as hunger
workers.
- The United Jewish Appeal has sponsored a curriculum
for outdoor Jewish environmental education.
- Habitat for Humanity, with 1,200 affiliates
in the United States, has started identifying
chemical threats in construction.
- A "Children and a Safe Environment (CASE)"
project has been undertaken collaboratively
by Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Health Association,
National Catholic Education Association, National
Council of Catholic Women, and the Pro-Life
Secretariat of the U.S. Catholic Conference.
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