Sustainability & Creation Care

The AMBS community cares deeply about its interaction with the natural environment God created on earth.

AMBS green library

Fall 2008 classes

Reflections in Ecology, Theology, and Spirituality
HTE516
1 credit hour

AMBS and Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College are collaborating to offer a course focusing on the hope that is embedded in the natural world. Arts, spiritual practices and our relationship with God’s creation will be part of a weekend conference at Merry Lea, Wolf Lake, Ind., September 19–21. An additional session at AMBS will provide opportunities for reflection and discussion.

Ted Koontz, Ph.D., Professor of Peace Studies and Peace Studies

To participate:

  • register for the Autumn Hope Conference, with a discounted fee of $30 with the Merry Lea form.
  • register for the one-credit hour course through the AMBS registrar’s office

Schedule:
September 19–21; October 24 (time to be announced)

 

Eco-Justice: A Vision for a Sustainable City
SCUPE course (Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education in Chicago)
3 credit hours

Building on the theological foundation of stewardship and historic faith traditions, this course addresses the questions around what makes cities sustainable. We will examine the relationship of faith and spirituality to environment and community health in the urban landscape. Topics include energy, politics of food, environmental justice and pollution. The class also will consider a theology of earth care and ecological restoration as an act of Christian communion through site visits and theological reflections.

Rev. Clare Butterfield and Sara Spoonheim

Schedule:
October 3–4, 10–11, 17–18; Fridays 1–9 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. –5 p.m.

To participate: Register with the AMBS registrar’s office

 

From restoring native prairie grasses on campus and building a new library according to the L.E.E.D. green building rating system, to growing fresh produce for the campus dining hall in a community garden and implenting a green cleaning policy, AMBS actively seeks ways of nurturing a sustainable and restorative relationship with God's creation.




Click here to view a brochure about sustainability at AMBS. The brochure was used during a recent tour of local homes and businesses that have incorporated sustainable features into their homes or buildings. The tour was organized by the Michiana Mennonite Earth Group.