Professor Mark Stoll, Professor of Environmentalism and Religion at Texas Tech, will speak on the topic, “Reformed Contributions to the Ecological Movement,” on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. Eastern. This is an online address to the nation with follow-up discussion. Register below to receive the link. Also check for a watch party near you.

Professor Stoll will speak in depth on his 2015 book, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism. Religion has been an overlooked motivation for environmental thinking from its earliest days. Individuals with a Presbyterian and Reformed background were at one point the undisputed leaders in environmental thought, art, and action. They achieved many successes and set the stage for those who followed. How did faith energize these stalwarts in their public mission to protect the environment? Are Presbyterians still essential to the movement, yet unnoticed? Could Presbyterians ever regain the energy, clarity and leadership they once had, now that we need them the most? Will members of the Reformed faith be moved again to restore our earthly home, so that all may flourish?

This Reformed Institute event is co-sponsored by the Earth Care Network of the National Capital Presbytery and by the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria.