The Abrahamic Faiths and the Climate Crisis: What our Faiths Demand
Theological and ethical perspectives on the climate crisis from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim speakers
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The Parliament of the World’s Religions cultivates harmony among the world’s spiritual traditions and fosters their engagement with guiding institutions in order to achieve a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
The Tri-Abrahamic Dialogue on the Climate Crisis – organized by the Parliament of the World’s Religions, in partnership with the First Analysis Institute – launched with its first panel on Sept. 8, 2025. This event was the first of a five-part series, and each session will feature three speakers, one from each faith, offering unique theological and ethical perspectives on the issue. The second webinar, Sacred Guidance for a Planet in Crisis: A Call to Justice, Compassion, and Hope, takes place Thursday, September 3, 2026.
The series will culminate in the publication of an edited volume, which will include written essays from each contributor, further elaborating on their discussions. With the Abrahamic faiths collectively controlling as much as 80 percent of the world’s economic resources and holding significant institutional influence in education, culture, media, commerce, and politics, this initiative aims to foster interfaith dialogue and collective action on climate change.
The next webinar, Sacred Guidance for a Planet in Crisis: A Call to Justice, Compassion, and Hope, takes place Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 2:00 pm Central. This session turns to the sacred texts themselves – including Laudato Si', Laudate Deum, Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth, and central Jewish teachings on creation and justice – to explore what a just and faithful response to the climate crisis demands of Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Speakers include Imam Saffet Catovic, Bishop John Stowe, and Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, moderated by Erin Lothes. Register here
Overview
Past webinars in this series
SEMPTEMBER 2025
The Tri-Abrahamic Dialogue on the Climate Crisis: What Do Our Faiths Demand?
Speakers: Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam, Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir, Ashley Kitisya (moderator)
On Sept. 8, 2025, the Parliament of the World’s Religions, in partnership with the First Analysis Institute, launched the Tri-Abrahamic Dialogue on the Climate Crisis with the first of a five-part series. The opening panel brought Jewish, Christian, and Muslim perspectives to how foundational texts—including Laudato Si’ and Al-Mizan—can ground broad-based, compassionate climate action commensurate with the crisis. The series aims to foster interfaith collaboration and collective action on climate change and will culminate in an edited volume of contributor essays.