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Connecting Ecological Healing to Racial and Economic Justice

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Hear from our students:

“Climate change is the defining issue of our time. PLTS has demonstrated its commitment to meeting this kairos moment by creating a revolutionary climate justice concentration, but also working with me to help fit the program into my busy schedule. It’s the balance of the personal and global that sets PLTS apart.”

Regina Banks, JD
— Director, Lutheran Office of Public Policy, CA; MDiv Student with Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith

“The climate justice and faith concentration helped me further form my vocation. It challenged me to think deeper and broader about God’s divine justice-seeking love; how to share it and how to see it in the world around.”

Rev. Kaylie Inez
— Pastor, Walsburg Lutheran Church, KS; MDiv with Concentration in Climate Justice and Faith ’21

“The reality of climate change is fast becoming a crucial issue in Nigeria, change in rainfall pattern and drying streams is posing challenge to faith and religious community. I seek to be equipped in raising ethical and theological discussion on climate actions.”

Kolade Fadahunsi
— Director of Institute of Church and Society- Ibadan, Nigeria; Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith ’22

“I have learned and grown much through my relationships with those in my cohort who share the realities of how the climate crisis has impacted their lives, and I’ve been inspired by the ways they have helped heal their communities. The Certificate program at PLTS has provided me with many tools to use to discover faith responses to the climate crisis.”

Larry Ryan
— Retired Teacher; Member of Delaware-Maryland Synod Creation Care Team; Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith ’22

“Working with others from different geographical locations has brought much more comfort from knowledge that we are not alone in the pursuit of climate justice. I regard being part of the cohort as a privilege and opportunity to tap from the vast knowledge and experiences of others which in turn enriches my knowledge and broaden my perspective.”

Arthurage Abereni
— Program Manager, Zimbabwe Interfaith Council; Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith ’22

“This Certificate program is an eye opener in order to understand climate justice from a faith perspective. It is a timely course for our generation.”

Simon Halkano Gollo
— Graduate in Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith ’22

Community Organizing for Climate Justice as Love in Action

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FEATURED NEWS

Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith. 100% online, International Cohort, Project-based learning, bi-monthly Zoom meetings. Applications due June 15, 2025.

Apply Today for the Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith

Applications Due June 15, 2025

The Center for Climate Justice and Faith is accepting applications for the 2025-26 Cohort of the Certificate in Climate Justice and Faith. APPLY HERE.

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UPCOMING EVENT

Unearthing the Racist Roots of the Climate Crisis: Climate Justice & Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. Tuesday, May 27 7pm CT. Justice Nichols, Program Coordinator for Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA. Brenda Blackhawk, Director of Communications at Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis.

Unearthing the Racist Roots of the Climate Crisis: Testimonies of Resistance from Indigenous Voices

Thursday, June 19th 10am PT / 1pm ET

Join Sarah Augustine, Co-Founder and Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and Co-author of So We and Our Children May Live; together with Josias Viera, a black pastor of Kaeté indigenous ancestry and Founder of the We in Creation Movement as they discuss the connections between racism, colonialism, and ecological devastation; the resistance to the climate crisis in their communitie;, and the role they see the Church can play in addressing racial and climate justice.