Letter from the Editor
In preparation for The EcoTheo Review’s second quarterly I have had the opportunity to talk with a number of people from both the ecological…
Pope Francis to Address Climate Change in 2015
Pope Francis has become something of a media darling since his arrival in Rome, with the media hanging on his every word and making…
The Culture of Real Food
As Thanksgiving nears, I have been thinking about food. We live in an age and place that has nearly completed the commodification of food.
Pope Francis Pushes Ecological Issues
ETR recently posted a blog on a speech Pope Francis gave in Italy where he told the audience, “This is our sin, exploiting the Earth… This…
St. Francis deems Exploitation of Earth a Sin
Al Jazeera American posted a short article on Pope Francis’ recent address at the University of Molise in Italy which touched on the exploitation of earth and…
Union Theological Seminary Divests
Union Theological Seminary in New York City recently became the first seminary to divest from fossil fuels. Union’s president Serene Jones wrote an op-ed…
Rise of the Machines?
We live in an age where technological advancements are occurring at a rate that exceed by multitudes that of previous generations, a phenomenon known as…
The State of U.S. Farms and Farmland
The USDA’s recently released Census of Agriculture has shown a decrease in the number of U.S. farms and acreage of farmland between 2007 and 2012….
The Snake Handler
After Dennis Covington I’m not long for this world, the young man said nonchalantly. The next night I watch him at church. Why would…
Food Scrap Powered Farming
NPR’s The Salt recently ran an article on a meatpacking facility in Chicago that is being converted into an indoor farm that will be…