Jon Magnuson is executive director of the Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan.
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Book Review
In adapting to climate change, technology will not save us
Book review: In The Human Scaffold, anthropologist Josh Berson invites readers into a world that turns upside down conventional arguments about how we can best meet the challenges of climate change in the 21st century.
Indigenous leader Ted George was a 'fire carrier' who bridged cultures
Appreciation: Ted George now joins the ancestors. He leaves behind important lessons about community organizing, resiliency, and the gifts and personal costs that come along with a devotion to cross-cultural justice work.
Book Review
Historian explores what global weather changes mean for faith communities
Book review: In Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith, Philip Jenkins takes a deep dive into religion and science to explore climate change and religious upheaval, concluding with a haunting prediction.
Commentary
Time of the Hunger Moon: saints, wolves and the global pandemic
Commentary: There is a price we have paid for disrupting natural systems of self-regulation. Controversy about the gray wolf offers clues to such hidden connections. Yet, a legend of St. Francis offers hope.
