Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and Spirituality · Forrest Inslee

Partnering for the Planet: Resisting Environmental Injustice, with James Amadon and Ben Lowe | Ep. 145

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Forrest opens by inviting listeners into more creation-centered ways of thinking and being, and into a deeper connection to place. He frames the conversation as a different kind of episode, one made more for reflection than for the usual format. James Amidon from Circlewood and Ben Lowe of Arusha USA join him for the discussion. The three spend time introducing what their organizations are trying to do, and Forrest notes their new collaborative partnership as a practical center for the episode. From there, the conversation turns toward earth care in difficult times. Ben argues that there has always been a remnant of Christians at the forefront of caring for God's world, even when church institutions have been slow or absent. He says that should keep people from assuming the whole church has been missing. He also points to research showing that in the United States, attitudes toward climate and environmental concerns are shaped more by political identity than by religion. That point lets the episode press on a simple but pointed invitation: let faith shape politics rather than letting politics determine faith. They suggest that good theology and good science can still be a blessing to God's world. The conversation also challenges the public picture that often overrepresents the loudest and most strident Christian voices. James notes that the Christian tradition is much more diverse than it is often portrayed. He adds that many people in the pews already see care for the planet as essential. The discussion then links care for people and care for the planet as two sides of the same coin. Forrest keeps the pace patient and relational, listening, restating, and widening each point instead of rushing past it. The episode treats creation care as a spiritual and communal reorientation rather than a slogan. It keeps returning to the idea that faith should not be absorbed by partisan sorting. Instead, it invites a church that can be both biblically serious and ecologically attentive. By the end, the partnership itself feels like a small sign of the larger cooperation the conversation hopes to see.

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A grounded conversation about Christian creation care, public polarization, and a new partnership.

This episode brings together Forrest Inslee, James Amidon of Circlewood, and Ben Lowe of Arusha USA for a talk about Earth care in difficult times, along with the announcement of a new partnership between the two organizations.

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When you want faith-talk about climate that stays calm, concrete, and rooted in creation care.

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