Justice camp highlights role of land in faith
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article40422
- Author
- MacAdam, Murray
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 October
- Author
- MacAdam, Murray
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 October
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 8
- Page
- 3
- Notes
- 75 Anglicans and other Christians gathered in Edmonton from 15-21 August 2014 for a justice camp. "Sponsored by the diocese of Edmonton, this year's gathering focused on the theme of 'land', where participant learned about issues involving food security, ecology and conservation, and the oil and gas industry, among others". "Stephen Martin, professor of theology at King's [College, Edmonton], outlined the central role that land plays in people's faith and lives. God's desire for people to honour the gift of land has become distorted he said. 'Land is not seen as a gift from God, but as a commodity. The land is good, but we have not always been good to the land'." "The Rev. Chris Brouillard-Coyle, rector at the Anglican Parish of St. Paul's, Essex and Trinity, in Cottam, diocese of Huron, was part of the group that visited Fort McMurray". "Meanwhile, a seven-member Cuban delegation came to receive training for a justice camp being planned for Cuba in 2015".
- Subjects
- Justice camps - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Edmonton
- Land tenure - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Oil sands industry - Environmental aspects - Canada
- Oil sands industry - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Martin, Stephen
- Bouillard-Coyle, Chris
- Justice camps - Episcopal Church of Cuba