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Faith in Place is an American organization based in Chicago, Illinois that coordinates religious leaders to address environmental sustainability issues.''Eat Where You Live: How to Find and Enjoy Local and Sustainable Food No Matter Where You Live''
by Lou Bendrick; The Mountaineers Books, 2008; ISBN 1-59485-074-7, ISBN 978-1-59485-074-5 Partnering with religious congregations, Faith in Place promotes clean energy and
sustainable farming Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem se ...
. Since 1999, Faith in Place has partnered with over 700 congregations in Illinois. "Green Awards 2007 Honorees: Rev. Clare Butterfield and Shireen Pishdadi, Faith in Place"
''Chicago Magazine'', April 2007 by Geoffrey Johnson.Beyond Organic: God, Food & the Environment
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by Peter W. Marty April 29, 2007 Faith in Place has established cooperative fair trade markets, and, for a time, the Eco-Halal cooperative for "Muslim consumers to purchase sustainably raised lamb, chicken, and beef".Bread rising: Environmentalist mixes faith with organic flour
''The Lutheran'' by Nicole Adamson, November 2006.


History

Started in 1999, as a project of the
Center for Neighborhood Technology The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, which is committed to sustainable development and livable urban communities. The organization was founded in 1978 by Scott Bernstein, ...
, it later incorporated as an independent organization.Faith In Place: About Us: History
/ref> Initially the group worked in seven location to develop projects and then expanded to regional coordination. In 2003 they incorporated officially and moved to independent offices in late 2004.


Activities and projects

Faith in Place works with religious organizations in an effort to "promote
stewardship Stewardship is an ethical value that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources. The concepts of stewardship can be applied to the environment and nature, economics, health, property, information, theology, cultural resources e ...
of the Earth as a moral obligation"."Churches' faith down to Earth"
by Amanda Vogt, ''Chicago Tribune'', February 25, 2005.


Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Campaign

Their Illinois
Interfaith Power & Light Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e. "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels. It is ...
Campaign helps various religious groups conserve energy, purchase clean energy and advocates for conservation. Faith in Place is the Illinois chapter of the national Interfaith Power & Light campaign. They assisted the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in building the nation's first certified green synagogue. Another project they facilitated was Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview becoming the United States’ first mosque to go solar."Bridgeview mosque goes solar"
by Manya Brachear, ''Chicago Tribune'', July 31, 2008.


See also

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Ecotheology Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationships of religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns. Ecotheology generally starts from the premise that a relationship exists between ...
* Religion and environmentalism *
Christianity and environmentalism Christian views on environmentalism vary among different Christians and Christian denominations. Major Christian denominations endorse the Biblical calling of our stewardship of God's creation and our responsibility for its care. Some of this c ...
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Evangelical environmentalism Evangelical environmentalism is an environmental movement in the United States in which some Evangelical Christians have emphasized biblical mandates concerning humanity's role as steward and subsequent responsibility for the care taking of Creatio ...
* Spiritual ecology *
Lutheran Volunteer Corps The Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) is a full-time, volunteer service and leadership program. It was founded in 1979 by Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, DC. Each year, LVC places approximately 100 volunteers in urban areas across the U ...


Notes

{{reflist, 2 * Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ), interview with Clare Butterfield, August 2005. Religious action on climate change Environmentalism and religion