The Green Good News: Christ's Path to Sustainable and Joyful Life

When was the last time that we heard some good news? For those tuned in to the ecological crisis and the daily chronicle of injustice the declaration of good news might seem synonymous with denial and avoidance. The gospel of Jesus Christ helps us to face the suffering of the world and live in love and hope. The only catch is it requires that we change. It is only by losing our consumeristic profit-seeking and isolated lives that we may save them. The Green Good News finds a fresh take on the Gospels painting a picture of Jesus as a humorous and subversive teacher an organizer of alternative communities and food economies as a healer of bodies and relationships and as a prophet who sought to overturn an empire and restore a more just and joyful way of life. Christ teaches and incarnates a vision for sustainable life and provides practices that mark the path toward it. By exploring this always-inspiring sustainable gospel we can find ways to transform our lives communities and even creation.